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| Attività frontale: Lectures: |
40.0 |
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| Esercitazioni: Applied activities: |
0.0 |
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| Studio individuale: Individual work: |
110.0 |
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| TOTALE (voci sopra-elencate): TOTAL: |
150.0 |
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0.0 |
Prerequisites:
See "other information"
Educational goals:
The course aims at presenting the structure, operating principles and some operations of Banks and Insurance companies, with a specific reference to the Italian and USA markets.
Course contents:
Theory and practical examples taken from the USA and Europe will deal with the following aspects of banking and insurance: -Financial intermediation: bank and non-bank financial intermediaries -Bank structures, operations, and cultural influence. -Bank operations: consumer loans -Bank performance. -The concept of risk, financial risk and other risks. The concept of insurance. -Main products of insurance companies. Insurance policies and premia calculation. -Insurance companies and markets -A case of an Italian Insurance Group (invited speaker)
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Lectures, exercises, group works, guest speakers
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written + oral
Final grade is based on: -class participation 15% -group work 15% -individual reports from the field visits/invited speakers 15% -final exam 55%
Teaching language:
English
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Semestre: II Docente responsabile: prof. Viganò Laura La partecipazione al corso è subordinata alla partecipazione al Bando per il Summer Business Program a.a. 2011-2012 (vedi sito Facoltà di Economia > Programmi di internazionalizzazione > Summer Business Program). IMPORTANTE: Per le propedeuticità previste consultare il sito www.unibg.it/economia nella sezione Piani di studi.