Management of Financial and Banking Operations MGNE 3312

Course description:

This subject provides the fundamentals of the management, risk, regulation and operation and performance of a commercial bank. The course examines the theoretical concepts underpinning the operation of commercial banking in the form of financial intermediation and the unique role of banks in the economy. The structure of the financial system and problems posed by managing commercial banks in today's environment are given real-time practical applications that assess the performance of financial institutions from a creditor's, investor's and regulator's viewpoint.

Course Aims:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
  • Understand the banking operations in commercial and investment banks.
  • Evaluate specific banking functions (i.e., strategic planning, administrative policies, marketing, loans, securities, asset/liability management, funding, and operations).
  •  Assess the integrated operations of a banking organization, including the activities of trust, information technology, and consumer-related issues.
  • Measure the effects of economic conditions and competition on a bank’s earnings and competitive abilities.
  • Determine the importance of effective internal controls and information systems in a bank.
  • Assess and manage the various risks that bank management faces.
  • Judge the influence of funding policies on the composition and volatility of an institution’s liability structure, as well as the policies’ relationships to institutional liquidity.
  • Support the importance of interpersonal skills in the development of a strong management team. 

Course outcomes:

By the successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  • Understand the main structure of the banks institutions. 
  • Understand principles of banking productsز
  • Determine banking policies with regard to liquidity, management of deposits and lending.
  • Determine factors affecting bank management.
  • Understand principles of non-bank financial resources and its obtaining.