Section outline

  • Dates and times are potentially prone to changes, that will be promptly shared in class and updated in this section.

    Last update: 14/11/2016

    Room (unless differently stated): Via Tigor, Room "Mappe Antiche"

    DAY TIME TOPIC H
    27/9 13-15 Course introduction. Overview of the financial system. 2
    28/9 13-15 Overview of the financial system. 2
    4/10 13-15 NO LECTURE! 2
    5/10 13-15 Interest rates. 2
    11/10 13-15 Interest rates. 2
    12/10 13-15 Interest rates. 2
    18/10 13-15 Efficiency of financial markets. 2
    19/10 13-15 Money markets. 2
    25/10 13-15 Money markets. 2
    26/10 13-15 Bond market. 2
    2/11 13-15 OPEN LESSON
    Stock market
    2
    8/11 13-15 Mortgage markets 2
    9/11 13-15 Foreign exchange market. 2
    15/11 13-15 Foreign exchange market. 2
    16/11 13-15 Economic role of financial institutions. 2
    22/11 13-15 OPEN LESSON
    Financial crisis
    2
    23/11 13-15 OPEN LESSON
    Central banking, monetary and currency policies.
    2
    29/11 13-15 Banks. 2
    30/11 13-15 Banks. 2
    6/12 13-15 Mutual funds. 2
    7/12 13-15 Insurance companies and pension funds. The securities' industry 2
    13/12 13-15 Risk management and hedging.  2
    14/12 13-15 SEMINAR (Paltrinieri - SWF/Islamic finance)
    2
    20/12 13-15 Other financial intermediaries. Course summary         2



    The following are seminars offered to students of "Economia degli intermediari finanziari", the Italian equivalent of this course.

    Students interested in these topics are encouraged to attend (unfortunately, lectures will be in Italian).

    Room 1 (first floor) - 16-18.30

    7/12 16-19 SEMINARIO (Zorzi - Consulenza finanziaria) 3 3
    14/12 16-17.30 SEMINARIO (Kasperkovitz - Credito cooperativo) 3 3