FIN 555 - Management of Financial Institutions

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisites: FIN 400 and completion of all required Finance concentration courses or concurrent registration in final required concentration courses.
This course covers the management of financial institutions (FIs), including depository institutions such as commercial banks and savings institutions, insurance companies, securities firms and investment banks, mutual funds, and finance companies. The focus is on risk measurement and management facing these FIs. The roles and operations of financial markets and various financial instruments and the impact of interest rates on the economy will also be discussed.