Global Banking

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Course
ECON 3408
Discontinued
No
Course code
ECON 3408
Descriptive
Global Banking
Department
Economics
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
202030
PLAR
No
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
35
Contact hours
Lecture: 2-3 hours; Seminar: 1-2 hours. Total: 4 hours per week
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Learning activities

The course is discussion and case-oriented, and accordingly emphasizes classroom participation.

Lectures on challenging course material will also be provided

Course description
Global Banking examines the international banking and financial services landscape. It looks at industry structural changes resulting from the changing regulatory and technological environment. The major dimensions and scope of international commercial and investment banking will be examined. Included will be an examination of the global financial markets for capital raising and trading. Critical risk management and regulatory issues will also be examined. Current issues affecting the global banking industry will be addressed throughout the course.
Course content

Topics to be addressed in the course include:

1. An overview of global banking

2. Global capital raising and trading

3. Foreign exchange and money markets

4. International bank lending

5. Asset related and project financing

6. Global bonds markets

7. Global equity markets

8. Derivative and swaps markets

9. Mergers and acquisitions

10. Strategic drivers of structural change in global banking

11. Assessing and managing cross border risk

12. Systemic risk in banking 

13. Regulatory and compliance issues

14. Strategy and strategic positioning of global banks

15. Managing global banking firms.

  

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to:

1. Explain the effect of significant regulatory and technological change on the competitive environment of the global banking industry;

2. Analyze the major dimensions of international commercial and investment banking including money and foreign exchange markets, debt capital markets, international bank lending, derivative markets, asset-based and project financing, and equity capital markets;

3. Evaluate competitive strategies and strategic drivers of structural change in global banking;

4. Analyze risk management tools for dealing with systemic and cross border risk;

4. Explain the effect of the Basel Accords on the regulatory environment and the behaviour of global banking institutions.

5. Analyze strategies for dealing with regulatory compliance.

Means of assessment

The final course grade is determined by the following evaluation methods:

 

Classroom participation                   0 to 10%

Case Studies and Assignments         0 to 30%

Term tests                                      30 to 70%

Final Examination                            30 to 40%

THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) EVALUATIONS

Textbook materials

The main text for the course is:

  • Smith, Roy C., Ingo Walter and Gale DeLong. Global Banking. Latest Edition (New York: Oxford University Press) or another text as approved by the department

 

Supplemental materials may be chosen from the following, as determined by the instructor:

  • Study guides for the above text and the available text website.
  • Online resources.

 

Prerequisites

ECON 1150 and ECON 1250