Courses
Gateway Course Fall 2012
IDP 141: Introduction to Global Financial Markets
Tuesdays, September 11–November 13, from noon to 1 pm
1 credit (graded S/U only)
Neilson Browsing Room
This lecture series will provide an overview of the financial system and the role of financial institutions in the global economy; domestic and international regulation; domestic and international banking. Faculty and guest lecturers will reflect on contemporary developments and challenges in their fields.
INTRO/OVERVIEW
Tuesday, September 11
Mahnaz Mahdavi, Course Director, Smith College Professor of Economics
COMMERCIAL BANKING & REGULATION
Tuesday, September 18
Roisin O'Sullivan, Smith College Associate Professor of Economics
CENTRAL BANKS
Tuesday, September 25
Roisin O'Sullivan, Smith College AssociateProfessor of Economics
INVESTMENT BANKING IN THE NEW REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
Tuesday, October 2
Ravi Sinha, Executive Vice Chair of Global Corporate & Investment Banking, & Stacey Hadash '88, Managing Director Global Capital Markets, Bank of America
NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE CRISIS OF 2008-09
Tuesday, October 16
Olga Naumovich '98, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
INVESTMENT BANKING: RAISING EQUITY CAPITAL, THE IPO PROCESS - A CASE STUDY
Tuesday, October 23
Caren Byrd '68, Managing Director, Lavanya Balakrishnan '04 & Ami Dave '04, Senior Associates, Morgan Stanley
IMF AND THE WORLD BANK: HISTORY AND STRUCTURE
Tuesday, October 30
Mlada Bukovansky, Smith College Professor of Government
THE IMF TODAY *PLEASE NOTE SCHEDULE & ROOM CHANGE*
Monday, November 5 (Ford 240)
Petya Koeva Brooks '96, Chief, Advanced Economies Unit, European Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Tuesday, November 13
Dr. Geoffrey Tootell, Senior VP and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
