Banking and Financial Services
FIN 721
Dr. Thomas H. Payne Office: BA 109
Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking Phone: 881-7324
Professor of Finance Home: 587-0088
College of Business and Public Affairs Fax: 881-7323
University of Tennessee at Martin Email:
Course Description:
Banking and Financial Services is an interactive seminar that brings students, faculty, and industry leaders together 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, pension plans, risk management, mutual funds,
e-commerce, and personal and business planning. Leadership, customer service, and marketing issues will be discussed. Finally, the course will provide a comprehensive overview of the structure of the financial system, interest rate and business cycle determinates, and international financial markets.
Prerequisites: Finance 301 or Finance 710 (Graduate Standing)
Texts and Course Materials:
Saunders, Anthony, Financial Markets and Institutions: A Modern Perspective
Assigned Articles (provided in class and on blackboard)
The Wall Street Journal
Financial Calculator (TI BA II Plus Recommended)