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Management of Financial Institutions

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Management of Financial Institutions
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This course covers the roles and functions of financial institutions – a major component of the financial system – in providing financial services to individuals, businesses and the government, and in facilitating economic activities. Financial markets and instruments – the two other major components of the financial system are also covered. The main focus of the course is on understanding the operations of various types of financial institutions and management of their performance - using latest tools and techniques of asset, liability and risk management. Ethical and technological issues, affecting the global financial intermediation, are also emphasized.
Enrollment is Closed

About This Course

This course covers the roles and functions of financial institutions – a major component of the financial system – in providing financial services to individuals, businesses and the government, and in facilitating economic activities. Financial markets and instruments – the two other major components of the financial system are also covered. The main focus of the course is on understanding the operations of various types of financial institutions and management of their performance - using latest tools and techniques of asset, liability and risk management. Ethical and technological issues, affecting the global financial intermediation, are also emphasized.


Learning Objectives

1. To familiarize you with the financial system – financial institutions, instruments and markets – and to obtain an applied perspective of the management of financial institutions;
2. To help you acquire analytical and computational skills necessary to face the challenges in the world of financial institutions management – using mathematical and statistical models, financial calculator, Excel and other software packages; and
3. To develop your problem-solving and decision-making abilities for the effective management of financial institutions.

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of various types of financial instruments, markets and operations and management of various types of financial institutions;
2. Determine and forecast interest rates;
3. Assess the impact of asymmetric information on financial system;
4. Identify, measure and manage various types of risks faced by different types of financial institutions; and
5. Analyze performance of financial institutions, assess strengths and weaknesses and recommend actions for improvement.

Requirements

Prerequisite Course: Financial Management (FIN301)

Course Instructors



M Mujibul Haque

Professor
Brac Business School
mmujibul.haque@bracu.ac.bd

M Mujibul Haque joined Brac Business School (BBS) as a Professor of Finance and Associate Dean of Academics in May 2019. Previously, he has enjoyed his academic experiences at KIMEP University and KBTU in Kazakhstan; Wichita State University and Texas Tech University in the USA; and North South University in Bangladesh. Prior to full-time teaching, he obtained MS and PhD degrees in Business Administration (with Finance specializations) from Texas Tech University, USA; and MBA degree (with Marketing specialization) from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.


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