Banking & Financial Intermediation: Concepts, Risks, Capital & Regulation

3-4 hours per week

Course Information

Course Length : 6 weeks
Estimated Effort : 3 – 4 hrs per week

Banks and other financial intermediaries make up a large part of the ecosystem that channelizes money from those who have it (also known as savers/investors) to those who need it (the borrowers). Central Banks in most countries also use that ecosystem to effectively manage money supply or liquidity and to safeguard the stability of the financial system. This MOOC on Banking and Financial Intermediation: Concepts, Risks, Capital, and Regulation is designed to help learners understand the macroeconomic context governing such banking and financial intermediations.

The MOOC will look at the products and services offered by banks and financial intermediaries; and also study the significant complexities and risks that they encounter in conducting their business in a globally interconnected world. It will address, in detail, the embedded risks in banking and financial intermediation such as credit risk, off-balance-sheet risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, solvency risk, etc., and examine how these risks can be identified, measured, and managed, using several risk mitigation techniques and regulatory mechanisms.

This course is taught by Prof PC Narayan and is part of IIMBx’s Professional Certificate Program ‘Risk Management in Banking and Financial Markets’.

Professor PC Narayan

Course Instructor Finance and Accounting Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).

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Course Syllabus

Week 1: Overview of Banking and Financial System

Overview of Banking and Financial Intermediation
How and Why are Banks Different From Manufacturing Companies?
How and Why are Financial Markets Different From Product Markets?
‘Market for Lemons’ and it’s Relevance to the Financial System
Determinants of Interest Rates
Term Structure of Interest Rates
Forward Rate
Summary and Additional Readings

Week 2: Financial Intermediation Process

Financial Intermediation: An Overview
Components of Financial Intermediation
Financial Intermediation: Sources and Applications of Funds
Financial Intermediation: The Lending Function
Financial Intermediation: Non-Fund Based Services
Summary and Additional Readings

Week 3: Lending and Credit Risk

Overview of Risk Management in Banking and Financial Markets
Risks in Retail Lending
Risks in Lending to SMEs
Measuring and Managing Credit Risk
Monitoring Credit Risk
Summary and Additional Readings

Week 4: Credit Risk Assessment Models; Operational Risk; Off-balance Sheet Risk

Credit Risk Assessment Models
Loan Concentration Risk and Loan Portfolio Risk
Off-Balance Sheet Risk
Operational Risk
Summary and Additional Readings

Week 5: Liquidity and Solvency Risk

Overview of Liquidity and Solvency
Managing Liquidity (CRR and SLR)
Managing LiquidityRisk
Summary and Additional Readings

Week 6: Solvency, Capital Adequacy and Basel Guidelines

Managing Solvency and Capital Adequacy
Regulation and Monetary Policy for Banks
Need for Independence of Central Banks
Basel-II Guidelines for Capital Adequacy
Summary and Additional Readings

By the end of this MOOC, a learner will be able to:

Identify the role of banking and financial intermediation in any economy
Outline in the theories and the macro-economic context governing banking and financial intermediation
Explain the processes, functions, advantages, and drawbacks of banking and financial intermediation
Compare the various types of lending and investing activities undertaken by banks and financial intermediaries and the nature of collaterals/securities used
Brief about the importance and workings of non-fund-based business and justify their classification as ‘Contingent Liabilities’
Identify, measure, and manage various risks using several risk mitigation techniques and regulatory mechanisms

Recall ‘Capital adequacy’ and ‘Basel guidelines’ and their role in ensuring the stability of the financial system in any country

Executives, students pursuing post graduate and people who are aspiring to develop their skills in the field of banking and finance.

Esha

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