Introduction to Banking Management

2026/2027

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Finance

Course type:

Compulsory course

When:

3 year, 4 module

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Introduction to Banking Management is a basic course for understanding of banking operations, regulation and analyses. Part of the course is dedicated to the banks’ role in the digital environment and their coexistence with non-banking lending and payments transfer units.

Learning Objectives

• To gain skills for assessing how: 1) the banks are operating, 2) Central Bank of Russia regulates financial markets, 3) banking analyses is being conducted 4) fintech is entering banking environments

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Able to systemize banking operations
• Able to systemize principles of banking regulations
• Able to analyze basic indicators of banking activity
• Able describe banking role in the fintech industry

Course Contents

• Topic 1. What is banking? Banking system of Russian Federations
• Topic 2. CBR and banking regulation
• Topic 3. Main banking operations
• Topic 4. Analyses of banking financial statements
• Topic 5. Banking Capital
• Topic 6. Banking lending and provisions
• Topic 7. Banking Liquidity
• Topic 8. Banking profitability

Assessment Elements

• Test (1 for each seminar)
• Exam

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 3rd module
  0.2 * Exam + 0.8 * Test (1 for each seminar)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Modern banking in theory and practice, Heffernan, S., 2001

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Risk management and shareholders' value in banking : from risk measurement models to capital allocation policies, Resti, A., 2007
• Russian banking : evolution, problems and prospects, , 2002

Authors

• Kazanskii Aleksandr Viacheslavovich
• Soloveva Ekaterina Evgenevna