3606593: C12_Risk Management, Financial Institutions & Current Topics in Financial Services

Kompetenzen

• • Gain expert knowledge in risk management and financial institutions and regulatory standards.
  • Characterize financial risk classes.
  • Interpret the relevant risk measures.
  • Describe pay off diagrams and valuation methods of derivatives.
  • Describe the use of derivatives to control risks.
  • Understand the role of different types of financial institutions.
  • Understand the difference between acting on financial markets and financial intermediation.
  • Describe the specific risks of financial intermediation.
  • Understand the main goals of bank regulations and the tools to reach them.
  • Describe and argue the importance of financial institutions for the whole economy.
  • Use risk measures to quantify risk and calculate them.
  • Find suitable hedging strategies.
  • Valuate derivatives with the model of arbitrage.
  • Apply the methods in a complex topic within a term paper
  • Identify potential sources of risks of financial institutions.
  • Apply the appropriate risk measures for specific risk classes.
  • Analyze the use of hedging strategies in given examples.
  • Find the fair value of derivatives by using parameters (Greeks).
  • Analyze specific risks of banks.
  • Identify the consequences of regulations.
  • Conceptualize a risk management process, which identifies and quantifies risks and displays the design/use of hedging tools and their valuation.
  • Design optimal processes to control for risk.
  • Combine the roles of financial institutions and legal regulations to understand financial markets.
  • Evaluate risk management processes.
  • Asses the consequences of regulations on financial institutions and the economy.
• • Understand how to manage risks with complex concepts and learn to connect the different roles of financial institutions.
  • Understand the logic and drivers behind current economic on goings in financial services.
  • Apply methods and models on unknown decision situations. Find and calculate optimal hedging strategies.
  • Are able to write a term paper according to principles of scientific writing.
  • Develop abilities to understand and analyze mathematical relationships and models.
  • Summarize and explain their findings in a presentation.
  • Critically evaluate models and argue which of the models fits their needs best.
  • Evaluate the outcomes of their term paper
• • Listen carefully and bring up the patience needed to understand the logic and mathematics behind models.
  • Know how to respond to questions and critique in a follow-up discussion after a presentation in front of class.
  • Take responsibility and organize/explain their solutions to others who have problems and tend to give up.
• • Understand and critically discuss the arguments of fellow students.
  • Work together in small groups to solve home assignments and examples discussed in class.
  • Evaluate the solutions of fellow students; explain carefully why they might be right or wrong.
  • Understand the flaws and problems of fellow students, reaction without offense.
  • React and critically reflect their solution without being offended.
  • Show that they are able to stick to a complex topic.