Subject
Finance
Program
Master of Science (MSc)
Location
Côte-des-Neiges
Instruction mode
Credits
3
Description
Understand the internal dynamics of financial institutions, their influence on the actions of their portfolio firms, and the impact of the regulatory and competitive environment on them.
This course allows students to understand how financial institutions function and their influence on corporate actions of firms in their portfolios. Main topics include lending decisions and monitoring activities by banks and nonbank lenders such as shadow banks and fintech companies; incentives and performance of mutual funds and hedge funds, as well as their involvement in firm policies; sell-side analyst forecasts of firm performance. The course will employ an empirical approach based on papers published in top academic journals.
Themes covered
Bank lending decisions
Loan contract design
Banking regulations and shadow banking
Mutual funds and hedge funds
Corporate governance shareholder voting and activism
Sell-side analyst coverage
Important notes
Course in French : FINA 60208
M. Sc. finance: Préalable(s): MATH 60207(A) ou 60230(A), et MATH 60210(A) ou 60231(A), et FINA 60211(A) ou 60232(A), et FINA 60204(A) M. Sc. économie financière appliquée: Préalable(s): MATH 60837(A)(Co) ou être admis à la M. Sc. ingénierie financière
M. Sc. finance: Préalable(s): MATH 60207(A) ou 60230(A), et MATH 60210(A) ou 60231(A), et FINA 60211(A) ou 60232(A), et FINA 60204(A) M. Sc. économie financière appliquée: Préalable(s): MATH 60837(A)(Co) ou être admis à la M. Sc. ingénierie financière