| Ses # | Topics | Key Dates |
|---|---|---|
1 | Introduction and overview of consumer financial markets | |
2 | How people should behave: economic models of household financial behavior |
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3 | How people do behave: behavioral biases, financial decisions, and markets | Retirement saving and consumption smoothing assignment due |
4 | Financial coaching and behavioral economics |
Financial Health Check case assignment due Guest lecture: Katy Davis (Managing Director, ideas42) |
5 | Selling personal financial advice | Hello Wallet case due |
6 | Risk-based pricing in consumer credit: credit cards and regulation | Consumer credit assignment due |
7 | Consumer insurance markets | BASIX case due |
8 | Peer to peer lending | Lending Club case due |
9 | Securities backed by consumer debts |
CLO modelling exercise due Guest lecture: Joseph Naggar (Partner, GoldenTree Asset Management) |
10 | Fintech lending in China | Guest lecture: Chen Long (Chief Strategy Officer, Ant Financial (formerly Alipay)) |
11 | Fintech: Bitcoin and payment technologies overview and discussion | Bitcoin case due |