Financial Markets and Institutions
How money moves through the Canadian and global financial system: banks, credit unions, dealers, exchanges, insurers and pension funds, interest rates and the Bank of Canada.
FIN-210 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Finance
Course content
- 1The financial system and why it existsComing
- 2Money, interest rates and the yield curveComing
- 3The Bank of Canada and monetary policyComing
- 4Commercial banks and credit unionsComing
- 5Investment dealers and capital raisingComing
- 6Stock exchanges and market structureComing
- 7Bond and money marketsComing
- 8Insurance companies and pension fundsComing
- 9Mutual funds, ETFs and asset managersComing
- 10Regulating Canadian financial institutionsComing
- 11Financial crises and systemic riskComing
- 12Case study: following a dollar through the systemComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
How money moves through the Canadian and global financial system: banks, credit unions, dealers, exchanges, insurers and pension funds, interest rates and the Bank of Canada.
Part of the Business stream, typically taken in year 2.