Corporate Banking

Introduction

The training Course “Corporate Banking” is structured into two self-contained teaching/thematic Units, lasting four and two months respectively. The Course analyses issues relating to the structure, organisation and basic functions of banks, the current institutional framework, banking activities, and the functioning of money and capital markets. The analysis also covers payment systems and banking institutions. As is well known, lending is one of the most basic and important activities of banking, as a very large part of banks’ income derives from it. At the same time, because it involves credit risk – perhaps the most significant of all banking risks – it is subject to strict banking supervision rules imposed by the Regulatory Authorities. The main objective of this Unit, therefore, is to give the reader comprehensive knowledge of the rules and framework governing lending, the financial characteristics of loans and the functioning of loan markets. Finally, an important part of the analysis concerns banking risks, their measurement and management, as well as the applicable regulatory framework.

Units

I. Letters of Credit – A Useful Tool in International Trade (Duration 2 months / 30 hours / 1.15 ECTS)

II. Banks – Bank Lending – Banking Risks (Duration 4 months / 40 hours / 1.54 ECTS)

Scientific Director

Emmanuel Tsiritakis,

Professor, Department of Banking and Financial Management, University of Piraeus

Target Audience

The course is aimed at:

Graduates and students of schools of economics
Executives of financial institutions
Professionals in the wider banking sector

Admission Requirements

Participants must have:

Basic computer skills
Internet access
A personal email account

Delivery Method

The Course is delivered entirely online through simple educational software (an asynchronous e-learning platform), with digital Educational Material and continuous educational support. Once a candidate has been accepted onto the Course, a user account is created on the e-learning platform, giving access to the Unit of their choice. Within each Unit, the responsible instructor’s electronic Educational Material is posted on the e-learning platform on a weekly basis. The Educational Material includes electronic notes with theory and examples in PDF format, which can be saved and printed so that study is also possible offline. During the Course, assignments or self-assessment tests may be set. Trainees have access, at any time and from anywhere with an Internet connection, to all the activities, information sources and announcements of each Course, and are provided with the instructor’s contact details for resolving queries. Participants should:

study the material and the notes
use the links related to the course material
submit assignments, self-assessment tests and final examination answers

Type of Certificate

Trainees who successfully complete all the Units of the Course are awarded a Training Certificate by KEDIVIM of the University of Piraeus. Trainees who choose to attend only some of the thematic units are awarded a Training Certificate listing the Teaching/Thematic Units successfully completed. Where successful completion of the Course is not possible due to discontinuation of studies or failure in the examinations, the trainee is awarded a Certificate of Attendance by KEDIVIM of the University of Piraeus.

See a sample of the certificates awarded, as applicable, here

Teaching/Thematic Units

1Teaching/Thematic Unit 1: Letters of Credit – A Useful Tool in International Trade

INTRODUCTION
THE CREDIT CYCLE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE (IMPORTS-EXPORTS)
DEFINITIONS
ISSUANCE, ADVICE AND CONFIRMATION OF A DOCUMENTARY CREDIT
AMENDMENT OF THE CREDIT
EXECUTION OF THE CREDIT / PRESENTATION OF SHIPPING DOCUMENTS

6.1 PLACE AND TIME OF PRESENTATION

6.2 INTERPRETATIONS AND GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR DOCUMENTS AND THEIR EXAMINATION

6.3 THE DOCUMENTS IN DETAIL

6.3.1 INVOICE

6.3.2 TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

6.3.2.1 Road, rail or inland waterway transport document

6.3.2.2 Air Waybill

6.3.2.3 Bill of Lading (marine)

6.3.2.4 Non-negotiable Sea Waybill

6.3.2.5 Charter Party Bill of Lading

6.3.2.6 Transport document covering more than one mode of transport – Combined or multimodal transport document

6.3.2.7 Post Receipt/Certificate of Posting – Courier Receipt

6.3.3 INSURANCE DOCUMENTS

6.3.4 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

6.3.5 WEIGHT CERTIFICATE / WEIGHT LIST

6.3.6 PACKING LIST

6.3.7 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATES AND DECLARATIONS

6.4 THE DOCUMENTS AT THE BANKS

6.5 EXAMPLE OF A CREDIT TEXT WITH TERMS THAT MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS

EXECUTION OF THE CREDIT / PAYMENT
TRIANGULAR TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSFERABLE CREDITS
DOCUMENTARY CREDIT CHARGES

2Teaching/Thematic Unit 2: Banks – Bank Lending – Banking Risks

1.1. GENERAL

1.1.1 Introduction – Basic concepts

1.2. THE BANKING SYSTEM

1.2.1 The financial environment – Basic characteristics

1.2.2 The banking system – The evolution of the system – The concept of banking intermediation

1.2.3 EU objectives for the operation of banks

1.2.4 Banking organisation and operation – The basic classification of banking activities

1.2.5 Banking activities and services

1.2.6 Bank payment systems

1.2.7 Accounting data from bank balance sheets and income statements

1.3. LENDING PRODUCTS

1.3.1 Mortgage loans – Terms, conditions and granting procedures

1.3.2 Consumer loans – Characteristics, granting procedures, loan agreements

1.3.3 Current Accounts – Purpose, Operation

1.3.4 Business Loans – Features, Procedures

1.3.5 Letters of Guarantee – Overdue receivables

1.3.6 Bankruptcies – Auctions

1.3.7 Securitisation of receivables

1.3.8 The financial operation of loans – Interest rates, Repayment methods

1.3.9 Public borrowing – Debt securities, Types and Securities Markets

1.4. BANKING RISKS

1.4.1 General concepts

1.4.2 Analysis, measurement and management of credit risk

1.4.3 Market and Liquidity Risk

1.4.4 Operational Risk

1.4.5 Supervisory rules

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Course, trainees will achieve the following:

✔️ Understanding documentary credits through examples and self-assessment tests in each unit

✔️ Training in current banking issues

✔️ Decision-making skills

✔️ Data processing skills

✔️ Ability to understand economic developments

✔️ The ability to handle letters of credit with relative ease, which is important for anyone working in this field

✔️ Analytical skills

✔️ Information

✔️ Knowledge of financial sector issues

Assessment

The examination process takes place remotely via the e-learning platform, with the final examination questions and exercises posted in the form of an assignment with a deadline for submitting answers. Late participation in the final examination may be arranged in consultation with the trainee, provided that no more than one year has passed since their registration in the relevant teaching unit.

Discount Policy

The following discount categories apply:

GROUP A: Unemployed persons, members of large families and families with three children, persons with disabilities, graduates and students of the University of Piraeus, employees of the University of Piraeus (permanent or under contract), municipal employees
GROUP B: Undergraduate students of universities/technological institutes (AEI/TEI) or persons up to 30 years of age holding a European Youth Card, participants of previous cycles, registration for at least two courses in the same period

Please note that:

Discounts are not cumulative.
Each trainee may benefit from only one discount category.
Participants entitled to a discount must submit the supporting documents that will be requested.

Course Fee after discount

	GROUP A	GROUP B	NO DISCOUNT
Total Course Fee	500	600	710
Fee for Thematic Unit 1	170	200	240
Fee for Thematic Unit 2	330	400	470

Payment of Fees

Fees are payable in a single payment or in equal monthly instalments, the number of which corresponds to the duration of the Teaching Unit in months, provided that the fees are paid in full 2 weeks before the end of the Teaching Unit. Failure to pay any instalment will result in the automatic exclusion of the candidate from the remainder of the Course, the examinations and the award of the certificate.

Duration:	6 Months / 70 Hours
ECTS:	2.69
Field of Study:	Finance
Language:	Greek
Scientific Director:	Emmanouil Tsiritakis

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