This course aims to provide the students with a sound basic knowledge of the role and the main activities carried out by the banks in the investment banking business; the influence of the regulation; the organizational and management aspects; the definition, measurement and management of the typical risks.
At the end of the course, the students will have developed:
• an in-depth knowledge of the components of the investment banking business, their roles and functions;
• ability to analyse and interpret behaviour of the bank intermediaries active in the market, also considering their regulation;
• the ability to critically analyse the technical characteristics and economic profiles of the corporate finance transactions.