MAN 403 – Financial Markets and Institutions

MAN 403 – Financial Markets and Institutions; Weekly hours: 2+0, ECTS: 4
The main objective of the curriculum is to introduce students to the basic concepts of financial markets and institutions focusing on banks. The students will learn about banking and non-banking financial institutions. Besides banks as financial institutions, the students will be familiar with insurance companies, pension funds, mutual funds and other institutions. The subject follows these topics: Introduction to financial markets and institutions; Financial intermediaries and financial innovation; Central banks and creation of money; Banking Financial Institutions; Insurance companies; Equity funds; Pension Funds; Banking; Deposits with banks; Loans to banks; Mortgage lending;Commercial Lending; Specialized banking services; Management of Banks.