| CODE | BKF3041 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | International Banking 1 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Banking, Finance and Investments | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit covers three main areas: the industrial structure and main markets of international banking; international banking activities; and the regulation of international banking. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims at providing participants with a good grounding in the theory and practice of modern international banking and an appreciation of the related policy issues involved, both at micro (managerial) and macro levels. It is structured over fourteen lectures of two hours each. By offering this credit, the Banking and Finance Department of the University of Malta is confident that its graduates will be well equipped to study other more in-depth courses related to banking The Banking and Finance Department’s study-unit on international banking is unique. It is designed for students who would like to pursue a career in financial services. The international banking study-unit provides detailed knowledge together with practical skills so that students are able to fulfill their responsibilities more efficiently and effectively once they embark on their profession. By drawing upon international best practice, it helps prepare students to adapt to the modern financial services practitioners’ environment. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Explain the theories of why banks engage in international business; 2. Name the various types of financial innovation and its relation to international banking; 3. Explain the rationale of international banking networks; 4. List the inudstrial and competitive issues raised by international baning activity; 5. Describe how global asset management is done; 6. Identify the main regulatory and supervisory issues related to international banking. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Estimate the risks of international banking activity and trade in financial services; 2. Rank banks in terms of their level of international banking activity; 3. Compare the safety of banks; 4. Evaluate competitive issues raised by international banking acitivity; 5. Distinguish different international banking rules; 6. Assess the importance of global asset management as a driver of international banking activity. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - T. Kim, International Money and Banking - Routelege, 1993 - J.E. Hughes & S.B. Macdonald, International Banking, Addison-Wesley, 2002 - Maximo V. Eng, Francis A. Lee and Larence J. Mauer, Global Finance, Second Edition - Addison- Wesley, 1998 - A. Buckley, The Essence of International Money - Prentice Hall, 1996 - EPM. Gardener and P. Molyneux, Investment Banking in Theory and Practice - Euromoney Books, 1996 Students should also scan The Economist each week. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Silvio John Camilleri |
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