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COURSE OUTLINE

Regulation of Financial Markets

1. General

School

School of Finance and Statistics

Academic Unit

Department of Banking and Financial Management

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course code

ΧΡΘΠΧ01

Semester

1st

Course Title

Regulation of Financial Markets

Idependent Teaching Activities

Weekly Teaching Hours

Credits

Διαλέξεις
4
7,5

Course Type

General Background

Prerequite Courses

Language of Instruction and Examinations

Greek

Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?

No

Url (Eclass)

https://eclass.unipi.gr/courses/FAS102/

2. Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

The general objective of the course is to present, in a comprehensive and intelligible manner, the principles underlying the legal framework of financial markets. More specifically, the course provide students with the necessary background to comprehend the basic functions, structure and regulation permeating financial markets and institutions, the fundamental economic rationale and legal  setting of financial instruments, the core supervisory structure of financial markets in national and European Union level, as well as the reasons of and the institutional response to financial crises.

General Competences
  • Analytical skills and critical thinking
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Ability to place facts within the scope of rules
  • Development and supporting of arguments in order to resolve problems
  • Creative thinking

3. Syllabus

Course Content

  • Financial system: introduction (how the financial system impacts on our everyday life, constituent elements of the financial system)
  • Money and payment system
  • Financial instruments (eg, stocks, bonds, units/shares of collective investment schemes, derivatives, insurance contracts): their basic characteristics and use
  • Financial markets: their structure and role
  • Financial institutions-intermediaries (eg, credit institutions, insurance companies, investment firms, collective investment schemes): their characteristics and function, with emphasis on analyzing the operation of credit institutions
  • Supervision of the financial system and the rationale of financial regulation
  • Central banks and EU banking union

4. Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation

Delivery

Classroom teaching

Use of Information and Communications Technology

All teaching material (eg. Power Point lectures, case studies) are uploaded to: https://eclass.unipi.gr/courses/FAS102/

Teaching Methods

Activity

Semester Workload

Classroom teaching-lecturing (with power point)
52
Discussion and analysis of case studies
52
Preparation study for each lecture
31,5
Preparation study for the exams
52
Total
187,5

Student Performance Evaluation

The course is assessed by a one written examination (two hours duration) with multiple choice questions covering all of the course components.

5. Attached Bibliography

Suggested Bibliography
  • Cecchetti S., Schoenholtz K., «Χρήμα-Τράπεζες και Χρηματοπιστωτικές Αγορές» (Εκδόσεις Πασχαλίδης και Broken Hill, 2019)
  • Gortsos, “Introduction to the International Financial Law: the International Banking Law in the context of the International Financial Law» (Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2011)
  • Distribution to students of additional, supplementary material which comprises articles and reports
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