The aim of the present course is to provide the students with a thorough understanding of the management of financial services. During the last decades the global financial system and in particular the banking industry has undergone significant institutional and structural changes. In addition, the emergence in recent years of a shadow banking sector which provide competitive financial services has created further need to the traditional banking sector for restructuring and provision of competitive services. Furthermore, the purpose of this course is the presentation of the basic concepts and principles of financial intermediation, the risks associated with it, the tools and the regulations for its management. The course will provide the students with the necessary specialized financial and banking knowledge so that they will be able to face and work in an efficient way in the new conditions of the modern globalized banking industry, to understand its structure and the rules underline its operation. More specifically, the course will make reference of the structure of the financial system, the structure and organization of a banking group, the workings of banks as well as, to present the products and services which a bank could offer. Moreover, part of the course will be devoted to the presentation of the Greek banking system and the factors that affect its operation, the factors that determine its profitability and the performance of banking institutions and finally the management of banking risks.

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