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BA 441/541 - Financial Institutions
Winter 2008

[Syllabus]

Tentative Schedule

Date

Topic

Reading

Assignment

Week 1:

7-Jan

 

Introduction

 

G&K: Chp. 1

 

 

9-Jan

Fin'l Stmts, Institutions and Initial Group Meeting

G&K: Chp. 3 Pg. 53 - 63

SBG Manual Pgs. 1 – 15

Bank1Y3Q3.pdf

 

Week 2:

14-Jan

 

 

 

Fundamental Analysis: Ratios

 

 

G&K: Chp. 3 Pg. 64-77

SBG Manual 16 – 29

 

16-Jan

Sources and Uses

(Historical)

           

SBG Manual Pgs. 30 – 40

Bank1Y3Q4.pdf

Bank1Y1Q3-Y3Q4.xls

 

Week 3:

21-Jan

 

MLK Day

 

 

No Class Held

 

23-Jan

 

Sources and Uses

(Historical cont’d &

  Planning)

SBG Manual 41 – 60

Bank1Y3Q3.pdf

Bank1Y3Q4.pdf

Assignment #1

Due

Week 4:

28-Jan

Sources and Uses

(Planning)

 

SBG Manual 61 – 84

Exam #1

 

30-Jan

 

Assets: Loans

 

G&K: Chp. 9 & 10

 

Decision #1 (Y2,Q2)

Week 5:

4-Feb

 

Assets: Loans

 

G&K: Chp. 9 & 10

 

 

Assignment #2

Due

6-Feb

 

Assets: Investments

G&K: Chp. 7; Int Rate Handout

Decision #2 (Y2,Q3)

Week 6:

11-Feb

 

Assets: Investments

 

G&K: Chp. 7; Int Rate Handout

 

 

 

 

13-Feb

Fundamental Analysis:    Cost of Funds

 

G&K:Chp. 13

Cost of Funds Handout

 

Decision #3 (Y2,Q4)

 

Week 7:

18-Feb

Advanced Analysis: Interest/Maturity Gap and Sensitivity

 

G&K: Chp. 5 & 6

 

 

 

Decision #4 (Y3,Q1) Due

 

Assignment #3

Due

20-Feb

Advanced Analysis: Interest/Maturity Gap and Sensitivity

 

G&K: Chp. 5 & 6

 

 

 

Decision #5 (Y3,Q2) Due

 

Week 8:

25-Feb

 

 

Capital Adequacy

 

 

G&K: Chp. 12

Capital Adequacy Handout

 

Decision # 6 (Y3,Q3) Due

 

Assignment #4

Due

27-Feb

Exam #2

Decision # 7 (Y3,Q4) Due

Week 9:

4-Mar

 

Regulatory

Environment

 

G&K: Chp. 2

 

Decision #8 (Y4,Q1) Due

 

Assignment #5

Due

6-Mar

 

Current Topics

 

G&K: Chps. 16,  17 & 18

 

 

Week 10:

11-Mar

 

Class Presentations and

Evaluations

 

 

13-Mar

Review and Class Presentations

 

MBA Reports Due

Final:                                                No Final Exam for this Class

Final Reports due TBA