Department: BSc in Business Management & BSc in Accounting and Finance
Module Description: This module is designed to enable the students to gain an understanding of the financial markets, which include the financial institutions, instruments and services. An understanding of the structure, dimensions and the operating mechanisms of the financial markets is important as it is an emerging discipline and has wider usage in banking, insurance, forex and also in capital and money markets. This module enables students to analyse the emerging trends in financial disintermediation and financial instruments. It helps students to be aware of the regulatory framework and its role in ensuring the smooth functioning of the financial markets.
Madura, J. (2020). Financial markets and institutions. 13th edn. Mason: South-Western.