The course examines: The nature and role of financial institutions in an economy; The economic and financial environment in which Financial Institutions operate; Commercial Banks (performance analysis, structure and regulation); Selected areas in the management of Commercial Banks and non-bank Financial Intermediaries (liquidity measurement, lending policies, investment policies, capital management, and asset and liquidity); Non-bank financial intermediaries (credit unions, building societies, money market funds, life and non-life insurance companies, pension funds, finance companies and investment companies).
The course outlines various topics including: The relationship between the financial sector and economic growth; The role of credit unions; The role of development banks; The role of microfinance; Financial Repression; Financial Liberalization; Financial Regulation and Supervision; Causes and Consequences of, and Responses to Financial Crises; Government Taxation and Borrowing; Private Portfolio Investment.