Risk Management and Financial Institutions

mlsmm2126  2017-2018  Mons

Risk Management and Financial Institutions
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Platten Isabelle; Van Wynendaele Pascal (compensates Platten Isabelle);
Language
French
Prerequisites
MGEST1219 Finance
Main themes
The course introduces, analyses and quantifies the risks
managed by financial institutions. On completion of this
course, students will have knowledge of the main financial
institutions and the regulations governing them. They will
understand how market, credit, liquidity and operational
risks are managed.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and describe the main risks faced by financial
institutions (banks, insurance companies and pension
funds, mutual funds).
- Explain the trade-off between risk and return and how
financial institutions make money by taking on and
managing risk.
- Identify and describe the main techniques banks use to
measure and manage risks (credit risk, market risk,
operational risk, liquidity risk).
- Explain the prudential regulation framework of the
financial sector and its effect on financial institutions' risk
taking.

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
CLSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Management

Master [120] in Business Engineering

Master [120] in Management

Master [120] in Business Engineering