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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Financial Institutions and Markets
DFA6240
3
0
3

Description
Concepts of Banking, the theory of the Banking Firm; domestic versus International Banking, personal and corporate banking, International Banking, mergers and acquisitions in banking; the emergence of Global Banks; Multinational Banks; disintermediation in Banking; Hire Purchase, Leasing, Venture Capital and trade finance, Islamic finance, Risks in Banking, credit, liquidity, interest rate, market and operational risks measurement and management, Basic principles of insurance. Financial markets, types of markets, exchange traded and OTC markets, debt and equity, money and capital market, speculation, arbitraging and hedging, Collective investment schemes, the Euromarkets; Eurobond Markets, FOREX market, securitization , insurance (Life & General, Fire, Motor Insurance, Employer's Liability, Personal Accident and incident, Cattle and Crop Insurance), non banking financial institutions, financial crashes.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF LAW AND MANAGEMENT Department of Finance and Accounting
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: TASLIMA BOODHUN-JHUMKA
Telephone: 4037400
Email: t.boodhun@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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