Financial markets, governance and regulation

This course analyses the evolving regulatory framework for banks, investment banks, investment funds and other intermediaries in the financial markets.

Financial markets are highly regulated and an understanding of the regulatory environment is necessary for future decision makers in the financial industry, whether in financial institutions or with regulatory bodies.

To introduce the subject, a transversal view will be adopted to describe how the financial markets operate in practice, the key financial products and the interaction between the main players. 

The course will also cover the transformations the industry is facing due to factors such as globalisation, industry consolidation, ecological transition, complexity of products, technology, governance issues or new competition. These trends affect the regulatory environment too. The approach is practical and will contain real-life examples.

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

• link economics theory,  the workings of the financial markets in practice and the regulatory environment
• understand the basics of key financial products and the activities of financial institutions (mainly banks, investment banks and investment funds)
• have a holistic view of the trends in the financial markets

Required and Corequired knowledge and skills

None.

This course can be taken as a complement to more specialised courses on financial institutions or financial products.

The course will be delivered in 12 two-hour lessons (24 hours)

Guests may be invited to provide expert input

Slides will be posted in advance for students to read beforehand. The exam will cover the content of the slides

Contacts

Emmanuel.verhoosel@gmail.com

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• written examination

written examination

Writen exam

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

80 percent written exam

Language(s) of evaluation

• english