Course 2010-2011 a.y.

Go to class group/s: 31 - 32

CLEAM (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/11) - CLES (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/11) - CLEF (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/11) - BIEM (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/11) - CLEACC (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/11)

Course Director:
ISSAM HALLAK

Course Objectives

This course has three main objectives:

• Analyze the institutional and economic setting of the international financial markets where major banks operate.
  
• Examine the management problems faced by banks operating in the international financial markets.
  
• Analyze the technical features of the financial instruments negotiated in international financial markets and the characteristics of the markets in which these instruments are issued.
  
  

Course Content Summary

The course includes three main sections:

• the main segments of the international financial markets: the foreign exchange market, the Euromarkets, syndicated loans, eurobonds, and derivative securities;
• the management policies of international banks: international asset portfolio and risk management;
• the regulation of international banking activities: the Basle Accords, managing foreign exchange rates, settlement of sovereign debts crises.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

The exam is written. Participants can split the exam into two parts, a partial examination and a final examination, or simply have one general exam at the end of the course or during following official exam dates. All exams are closed books and include theory-related questions and exercises.

Textbooks

• Eun, Cheol S. and B. G. Resnick, International Financial Management, McGraw-Hill, 2009, 5th ed.

Please note that the book does not cover the whole programme and that additional material is distributed online.

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

Prerequisites

Prerequisites include basic knowledge of Financial Markets and Institutions (6055)

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