Global Financial Services in the 21st Ce

Prerequisite: Instructor-Managed Waitlist. With an orientation more toward practical application, the intent of this course is to provide a framework with which students can evaluate and understand the global financial services industry of both today and tomorrow. We define global financial services as commercial and investment banks, asset/wealth management institutions, private equity/hedge fund firms, and financial regulators. Via current case studies, proprietary materials, group presentations, class-based student polling exercises, and guest lectures, this class will introduce the student experience of "being in the room" with financial CEOs as they address regulatory developments, governance considerations, technology disruptions, evolving competitive dynamics, geographical differences, and global challenges, threats, and opportunities in a changing banking sector. Furthermore, the course is designed not only for students with a general interest in the financial system, but also for those thinking about a career in the private sector of financial services or the public sector of regulatory oversight, as well as for students who want to be financial “architects” rather than “technicians.”