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FIN30080

Academic Year 2024/2025

Financial Institution Management (FIN30080)

Subject:
Finance
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
John Kelly
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is primarily about banking and the wide variety of activities undertaken by banks. It is intended to be topical so being aware of current events will be useful. As a student of the Quinn School you can avail of a subscription to the FT.
Financial institutions lie at the heart of any economic system, providing a safe place for people and firms to save, to borrow and to transfer money to others.

There is a focus on making banks safer after the events of 2007/08. The challenges have been further complicated by the recent Covid-19 pandemic and in this country; Brexit. The module covers:
• Asset and liability management,
• Types of banking (Retail, Corporate & Investment),
• Fintech,
• International banking, international financial markets,
• Central banking (Regulation, Monetary Policy, Financial Crises)
The module will look at banking from economic, regulatory and practitioner perspectives. It will also touch on Insurance and Assurance activities. In other words, this is a high level look at banking (in its broadest context) and you are expected to do some research, analysis and communicating. I hope you enjoy it.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course you should be able to:

1. Explain the role of banks in today’s economic environment
2. Discuss liquidity and capital management policies and how they interact
3. Explain efficient approaches to managing the bank’s assets
4. Understand the dynamics of financial crises and their effects on economic activity
5. Analyse the performance of a bank
6. Discuss the importance of bank regulation and identify the dangers that arise in a regulated system

Indicative Module Content:

The course outline is available on Brightspace.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

26
Autonomous Student Learning

70
Lectures

24
Total

120

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is a research led module with research based assignment where students analyse the results of a publically quoted bank. This assignment promotes enquiry-based learning for the students.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Financial Institution Mangt (FIN37080)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): A 1,700 word essay (±10%) on a title of your choice. A topic list for your essay will be advised during the semester (via Brightspace). Week 12 Graded No
50
 No
Group Work Assignment: Prepare a video and a report for the Board of Bank of Ireland plc. Details in Brightspace. Project starts c.week 6 Week 11 Graded No
30
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: A quiz (Brightspace) that tests some of the quantitative module content. Details will be advised in the module. Week 7 Graded No
20
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback on the Group Assignment will be given prior to submission via in-class Q&A and after class discussion. Time after class will be limited as I have another lecture ater FIM.

Main Text: Arnold (2014) Banking, FT Publishing

Supplemental Book Readings:
Bessis (2015) Risk Management in Banking 4th ed., Wiley
Choudhry Moorad, (2012), The Principles of Banking, Wiley Finance
Dermaine & Bissada (2007) Asset & Liability Management, FT Prentice Hall
Matthews & Thompson (2015) The Economics of Banking 3rd ed., Wiley
Mishkin & Eakins (2012) Financial Markets & Institutions 7th ed., Pearson

Other Readings:
Baudino, Murphy and Svoronos (2020) The banking crisis in Ireland, BIS, https://www.bis.org/fsi/fsicms2.pdf
The Economist (2012), Special Report: International Banking | Retail Renaissance, May 19th
The Economist (2014), Financial Crises | The slumps that shaped modern finance, April 12th

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 Mon 12:00 - 13:50
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