Università Roma Tre

The course aims, first of all, to provide an overview of the role and the main functions of the financial system. The central part of the course is dedicated to an analysis of the technical characteristics and of the economic and management profiles of financial instruments and markets. Finally, the course presents the objectives as well as the organization and the behavioral models of financial intermediaries, also considering the role of regulation and supervision.
1. Real economy, financial system and financial intermediation
2. Theory of financial intermediation
3. Financial instruments
4. Financial markets
5. Banking
6. Investment services and asset management
7. Insurance
8. Payment systems
9. Risks in financial intermediation
10. Regulation and supervision
11. Monetary policy

Mishkin F.S., Eakins S.G. (2014), Financial Markets and Institutions, eighth edition, Pearson.

1. Financial system and financial intermediation
2. Theory of financial intermediation
3. Risks in financial intermediation
4. Financial instruments
5. Financial markets
6. Banking
7. Investment services and asset management
8. Insurance
9. Regulation
10. Re-regulation and supervision
11. Monetary policy
12. Payment systems

Nadotti, Porzio, Previati. Economia degli intermediari finanziari. McGraw-Hill, ultima edizione