BU433
 Management of Financial Institutions
 0.5
This course focuses on an understanding of the major financial
institutions in Canada and the competitive and regulatory environment in
which they operate. Emphasis will be placed on the practical implications
of recent innovations in financial theory to the management of interest
rates, liquidity and credit risk. The course will use current readings and
cases to examine management decisions in financial institutions in Canada:
chartered banks, insurance companies, trust and mortgage loan companies,
investment banks, credit unions and pension funds.
Prerequisite: BU393