Banking and Insurance Operations
Objectives
General objectives
# Know the functioning of banks and insurers, identifying the main aspects for their sound and prudent management
Specific objectives
# Understand the importance and functioning of the financial system and the role of banks and insurance companies
# Knowing the new context for banking and insurance operations
# Identify and distinguish the main banking operations and know the determinants of profitability and financial balance of banks
# Identify and distinguish the main insurance operations and know the determinants of profitability and financial balance of insurance companies
# Identification, Characterization and Measurement of Financial Risks
# Management of Financial Risks
Competences
# Overview of the functioning of banks and insurance companies and their importance in the context of a market economy.
# knowledge of the main concepts related to banking and insurance
General characterization
Code
33164
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
Miguel Coelho
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 36
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Not Applicable
Bibliography
Bessis, J. (2015). Risk Management in Banking, 4th Edition. John Wiley & Sons.
Hempel, G. and Simonson, D. (1999). Bank Management: Text and Cases, 5th Edition. John Wiley & Sons.
Rejda, G. (2005), Principles of Risk management and Insurance, 9th Edition. Addison Wesley.
Coelho, M. and Sainhas, R. (2015). Mercados: São Mesmo os Grandes Culpados das Crises?, bnomics.
Teaching method
The method combines theoretical exposition with the analysis and discussion of practical cases.
Evaluation method
The assessment is based on an intermediate test (TI) and a final exam (EF), with the final classification calculated according to the following rule: a) If IT > EF then: Final classification will be given by (50%xTI+50%EF) b) If TI < EF then: Final classification will be given by (100%xEF)
Subject matter
Module 1: Introduction
1.1 Economic circuit.
1.2 The role of financial system.
1.3 Money creation and credit multiplier.
1.4 Financial system in numbers.
1.5 The architecture of Portuguese financial system.
Module 2: New context for banking and insurance operations
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Subprime and sovereign debt crisis.
2.3 Changes in the regulatory framework.
2.4 Technological revolution.
2.5 Demographic and social changes.
Module 3: Banking operations
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Understanding a Bank¿s balance sheet and income statement
3.3 Active operations
3.4 Passive operations
3.5 Profitability, solvency and liquidity indicators
3.6. Challenges for banking activity
Module 4: Insurance operations
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Understanding an Insurance¿s balance sheet and income statement
4.3 Life insurance
4.4 Non-life insurance
4.5 Profitability, solvency and liquidity indicators
4.6. Challenges for insurance activity
Module 5: Identification, Characterization and Measurement of Financial Risks
5.1.Introduction
5.2. Liquidity Risk
5.3. Market Risk
5.4. Credit Risk
Module 6: Management of Financial Risks
6.1.Introduction
6.2. Liquidity Risk
6.3. Market Risk
6.4. Credit Risk