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The module covers a wide range of aspects of the financial services sector, from fundamentals to practice: what is money? How do central banks measure money? How do central bank policies affect borrowing and lending?
Regulation of financial intermediaries is an ever-present concern for firms in the sector, as is the development of technology, we will consider contemporary developments in both areas.
You will also analyse financial information – institution websites, industry reports, share information and price tracking, financial press reports and data in order to understand operations of the sector and in calculating yields and returns.

LO1: Develop an awareness of the rationale underlying financial institutions and markets, and appreciate the need for, and forms of regulation and control of the financial system
LO2: Discuss the roles of the various financial markets and types of financial instruments used in these markets
LO3: Review current models of retail financial services, including delivery and payments trends
LO4: Develop an awareness of, and skill in, basic quantitative skills appropriate to the financial sector
LO5: Describe the interaction between non financial firms (e.g. a retail firm using internationally traded commodities) and the financial sector