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Contents : Part One: Money And Payment

1. The Euro
History – Benefits – The euro in Europe and beyond – Appearance
Reading: The international role of the euro (ECB)

2. Payment Systems
Structure – Payment instruments – Mobile payments – Cross-currency payments – Remittances
Reading: The Federal Reserve in the US payments system

3. Payment Cards
Types of payment cards – Card technologies – Payment card networks
Reading: Sample credit card agreement

4. Cryptocurrencies
What are cryptocurrencies? - Blockchain and mining - Bitcoin and altcoins - Stablecoins
Reading: Bitcoin FAQ

Part Two: Banking

5. Commercial Banks
Core banking functions – Diversification of banking activities – Types of banking institutions
Reading: Building the retail bank of the future (Bain & Co.)

6. Investment Banking
Overview – Securities underwriting – Mergers and acquisitions – Trading – Investment banks and the financial crisis
Reading: An investment banking firm (Adams & West)

7. Central Banking
Monetary policy – Financial stability – Reserve management and foreign exchange operations – Other tasks
Reading: From the ECB's 2014 Annual Report

8. Multilateral Development Banks
Purpose – Types of assistance – How funds are raised – Governance
Reading: The African Development Bank – strategic priorities

Part Three: Other Financial Institutions

9. Investment Funds and Hedge Funds
Investment funds - Hedge funds
Reading: Mutual fund prospectus

10. Insurance Companies
Business model – Life insurance and annuities – Non-life insurance – Reinsurance
Reading: Hedgeway whole life insurance

11. Pension Funds
The three pillar system – Legal forms – Regulatory restrictions and fees
Reading: Canada Pension Plan

12. Credit Rating Agencies
Role – The rating process – Rating outlooks and reviews – Business model and other services
Reading: A credit rating (Moody's)

Part Four: Securities And Investment

13. Equity Securities
Ordinary and preference shares – Rights offering – Warrants – Depositary receipts
Reading: Description of capital stock: Ford Motor Company

14. Bonds
Characteristics – Types of bonds according to provisions and interest payment – Types of bonds according to issuer
Reading: RBW floating rate bond

15. Derivatives
Overview – Forwards and futures – Options – Swaps
Reading: CBOE interest rate options

16. Private Equity
Private equity firms and funds – Leveraged buyouts – Venture capital – Other private equity investment strategies
Reading: A private equity firm

Part Five: Financial Markets

17. Foreign Exchange (FX) Market
Exchange rates – Types of FX transactions – FX trading – Foreign exchange controls
Reading: FX turnover by currencies (BIS)

18. Money Markets
Description and functions – Instruments – Money market funds and accounts
Reading: Understanding repurchase agreements (Blackrock)

19. Stock Markets
Trading mechanisms – Trading strategies – Bubbles and crashes – Indices and analytical tools
Reading: London Stock Exchange – trading services for equity securities

Part Six: Regulation And Supervision

20. Financial Regulation
Banking regulation – Securities regulation – Insurance regulation
Reading: Basel III (Basel Committee)

21. Financial Supervision
Purpose – Institutional arrangements – Licensing and approving changes in structure – On-site inspections and other
supervisory tools – Stress testing – Follow-up measures and sanctions
Reading: The Prudential Regulation Authority's approach to banking supervision

22. Offshore Financial Centres
Definition and characteristics – Geographical distribution – Types of services – Recent developments
Reading: Issues in international taxation (IMF)

23. Financial Crime
Money laundering – Counterfeiting - Financial fraud (accounting fraud, embezzlement, Ponzi schemes) – Insider
trading and rogue trading
Reading: Enron's former president charged by SEC

Part Seven: Recent Developments

24. The Global Financial Crisis
Subprime loans – The role of securitisation – Too big to fail – Policy measures and institutional reform
Reading: Conclusions of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (United States)

25. The LIBOR Scandal
LIBOR: purpose and usage – How LIBOR was calculated – LIBOR fraud – Phase-out – LIBOR replacements
Reading: The future of LIBOR
26. From Bailout to Bail-in
Bailouts and moral hazard – The European sovereign debt crisis – How bail-in works – “Bad bank” and other
resolution tools
Reading: Taxpayer support to UK banks (National Audit Office)
Index of Financial Terms
Key to Answers

Language : English

Location : Nice Library

Material : Electronic

Statement : Présent

Owner : Bibliothèque