An introduction to international financial markets, including those for foreign currency and assets. Topics include: the domestic operations of foreign financial institutions; the multinational activities of these institutions and of Canadian financial firms; and actual and optimal regulatory risk in the face of national treatment, Herstadt and country risk.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 or equivalent (Grade of C- or better), and either BUEC 204 (Grade of C+ or better) or ECON 290 (Grade of C- or better)