Course overview
The course focuses on the risk management within financial institutions to manage the varied types of risk that they may be exposed to. The course applies the theories of defining and measuring various types of risk these institutions can be exposed to, and identifies effective policies and strategies for successful risk management. The course also examines international standards of banking practice and the impact on risk management of the institutions.
- Overview of Financial Institutions and Concepts of Risk Management
- Risk Measurements
- Risk Management
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the theories of financial intermediaries and the important roles of financial institutions in the global economy
- Analyse methods used to evaluate and assess the performance of financial institutions
- Identify the main types of risk faced by financial institutions and explain their interconnections
- Implement different methods to measure the main types of financial institution risk
- Implement methods in managing the risks
- Evaluate the application of the international standards of banking practice