FINE 4620 Valuations of Financial Firms

FINE 4620 Valuations of Financial Firms
Valuations of Financial Firms
This is an applications-oriented course which builds upon the valuation concepts learned in FINE 4100 (Advanced Financial Management) and applies them to financial firms. Financial firms have unique asset, liability, risk, and regulatory attributes which make them fundamentally different from other firms and are often challenging to value. Cases will be used to demonstrate how to value financial firms such as banks, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts (REITS), asset management companies, and other financial services companies. The class will cover business models of various types of firms in the financial sector and will then use this knowledge in conjunction with the institutional and regulatory restrictions that are specific to the financial sector to value financial firms in a case format. The course course will particularly helpful for students with an interest in working as a buy-side or sell-side financial analyst covering the financial sector. It will also provide insights to understanding the business models of financial firms which should be valuable to students who aspire to work for a firm in the financial sector.
Pre-requistites: FINE 4100
credit hours: 3