IF1204 Banking and Financial Institutions Notes, for City University London students, contain an overview of every topic covered within the module. Summarised two-terms’ notes into a 60-page single document, the notes were prepared using both lecture notes, in-class discussions and core textbook (ISBN: 9781121571945).

Term 1

• Lecture 1: Introduction to Money and Financial Markets

• Lecture 2: Money and the Payment System

• Lecture 3: Financial - Instruments, Markets and Institutions

• Lecture 4: Future Value, Present Value and Interest Rates

• Lecture 5: Understanding Risk

• Lecture 6: Bond, Bond Prices and the Determination of Interest Rates

• Lecture 7: The Term Structure of Interest Rates

• Lecture 8: The Economics of Financial Intermediation

• Lecture 9: The Financial Statements of Commercial Banks

• Lecture 10: Measuring and Evaluating the Performance of Banks

Term 2

• Lecture 1: The Regulation of the Banking System

• Lecture 2: Central Banks around the World

• Lecture 3: The Central Bank’s Balance Sheet


• Lecture 4: Monetary Policy Tools and Objectives

• Lecture 5: Investment Banking: An Introduction

• Lecture 6: The role of Investment Banks in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

• Lecture 7: The role of Investment Banks in the primary markets

• Lecture 8: Types of Risks Incurred by Financial Instituttions

• Lecture 9: The Market for Derivatives Lecture 10: N/A (Exam revision)