Financial institutions, international finance and risk management

The Course is focused on the importance, within the financial systems, of investment banking activity for the financing of innovation and the growth of corporations. The distortions causing the failure of US investment banks and the limits and risks of financial innovation are also discussed. The Course analyse the different types of financial operations within corporate and investment banking with a particular attention to the financial problems and needs of firms in their entire lifecycle. In the In In The Course students will engage in financial simulations and analyze case studies in a workshop on “Corporate and investment banking” dedicated to the financing problems of Italian industrial districts. Through the workshop they will have the opportunity to face the economic reality with direct contacts with firms, bank operators and experts while being challenged to think of creative new financial solution.