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Financial Markets II. B

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Course Unit Code154-0338/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
TIC02prof. Ing. Tomáš Tichý, Ph.D.
NOV329Ing. Josef Novotný, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of the course is to characterize macroeconomic and microeconomic functions of central bank. Their impact on economic system and banking industry will be explained. Students are informed about commercial banking management, indicators of financial analysis, rules and recommendations for bank activities. Students should be able to argue for the financial analysis assessment of a bank and asses its position at the market.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to extend knowledge in the area of banking industry. Passing the course will enable students to:
- understand financial statements of banks,
- understand regulation and supervision in banking,
- understand risk management in banking,
- understand lending policies and procedures,
- assess the situation on the domestic and foreign banking markets.
The practical excercises are focused on developing of knowledge from lectures by case studies and the application of the acquired knowledge, especially in the area of financial situation of banks and banking risks.
Course Contents
1.Role of the Banking in Financial – Services Industry, the development of the Banking sector,
2.Position and function of Central banks, central bank’s balance sheet,
3.Issuance of banknotes and coins, foreing-exchange activities of Central Bank,
4.The bank of banks, the bank of the state,
5.Regulation and supervision of banks,
6.Asset and liability management,
7.Principles of Risk Measurement and Risk Management
8.The capital adequacy, BASEL II, BASEL III
9.Financial Risk modeling
10.Credit risk and Operational risk,
11.Bank’s strategy and controlling
12.Bank’s marketing
13.Negative dealings in banking
14.Financial crisis.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
KAŠPAROVSKÁ, Vlasta. Řízení obchodních bank: vybrané kapitoly. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2006. ISBN 80-7179-381-7.
REVENDA, Zbyněk. Centrální bankovnictví. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7261-230-7.
ROSE, Peter S. a Sylvia Conway HUDGINS. Bank management & financial services. 9th ed., McGraw-Hill international ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. ISBN 978-0-07-132642-1.
KAŠPAROVSKÁ, Vlasta. Řízení obchodních bank: vybrané kapitoly. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2006. ISBN 80-7179-381-7.
REVENDA, Zbyněk. Centrální bankovnictví. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7261-230-7.
ROSE, Peter S. a Sylvia Conway HUDGINS. Bank management & financial services. 9th ed., McGraw-Hill international ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. ISBN 978-0-07-132642-1.


Recommended Reading:
HULL, John. Risk management and financial institutions. 6th ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2023. ISBN 978-1-118-95594-9.
MEJSTŘÍK, Michal, Magda PEČENÁ a Petr TEPLÝ. Základní principy bankovnictví. Praha: Karolinum, 2008. ISBN 978-80-246-1500-4.
MISHKIN, Frederic S. The economics of money, banking, and financial markets. 11th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-09418-2.

HULL, John. Risk management and financial institutions. 6th ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2023. ISBN 978-1-118-95594-9.
MEJSTŘÍK, Michal, Magda PEČENÁ a Petr TEPLÝ. Základní principy bankovnictví. Praha: Karolinum, 2008. ISBN 978-80-246-1500-4.
MISHKIN, Frederic S. The economics of money, banking, and financial markets. 11th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-09418-2.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit25 (25)13
                Written testWritten test25 13
        ExaminationExamination75 38