This seminar is on interactions of financial service industry strategy and financial statement analysis and valuation. In addition, it is to study and discuss critical issues facing today’s financial services industry. The course will address the full range of financial services including investment and commercial banking, insurance, securities and future firms. It will also provide an related overview of the structure of the financial system, interest rate and business cycle determinates, and international financial markets. Specifically, The following issues will be covered:
1.Each financial service industry core business revenue and cost model
2.Financial service industry merger acquisition valuation and goodwill regulatory issues.
3.Asset valuation (e.g. provision and loan loss reserve, factoring, loss impairment) regulatory issues and strategic impact
4.Capital management(e.g. capital adequacy test, dividend policy, capital injection and decrease issues) regulatory issues and strategic impact
5.Financial statement recognition and disclosure regulatory issues and strategic impact