Central Banking and Financial Stability

llsms2128  2021-2022  Louvain-la-Neuve

Central Banking and Financial Stability
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Henrard Luc; Olieslagers Ruben;
Language
English
Prerequisites
Bachelor in business engineering or in management
Main themes
The roles of central banks, lessons learnt from the 2008 crisis, overview of the most important regulatory constraints,
Learning outcomes

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

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During their programme, students of the LSM Master's in management or Master's in Business engineering will have developed the following capabilities :
  • Develop both methodological and practical knowledge in the area of international finance.
Acquired skills :
  • Analytical skills, presentation skills, problem solving, helicopter view, decision making, Bloomberg Market Concepts®
Career opportunities
  • Various positions in national and international financial institutions such as insurance, banks, hedge funds, and central banks. Your role could be that of a risk manager, consultant, supervisor, financial analyst, etc.


 
Content
The roles of central banks, lessons learnt from the 2008 crisis, overview of the most important regulatory constraints, how do banks adapt their strategies, organizations and business models to these new regulations and supervisions.
Teaching methods
Ex-catedra, case studies, company visits, group and individual projects
Evaluation methods Written exams, oral exams, case presentations, project presentation, case reports
Evaluation methods
2 workshops to be solved in groups of 4 students maximum . When : before or after the class ( 30 % of the points ) / written exam ( 70 % of the points ) with physical presence in the classroom 
Bibliography
Risk Management in Banking, Joel Bessis, Wiley edition
Faculty or entity
CLSM


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] : Business Engineering

Master [120] in Management

Master [120] in Management

Master [120] : Business Engineering