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IS4228

Information Technologies in Financial Services

An Overview of the

Financial Services Industry

IS4228 NUS Prof. Larry Lam

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IS4228

Information Technologies in Financial Services

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Larry Lam

disll@nus.edu.sg

BIZ2 #03-43A

Consultation by appointment

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Textbook and Readings

Textbook (Compulsory)

 Financial Services Technology: Processes, Architecture, and

Solutions, by Randall E. Duran, Cengage Learning, 2012.

Readings (Supplementary)

 An Introduction to Trading in the Financial Markets: Technology:

Systems, Data, and Networks, by R. Tee Williams, Academic

Press, 2011.

 Risk Management Technology in Financial Services: Risk Control,

Stress Testing, Models, and IT Systems and Structures, by

Dimitris N. Chorafas, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.

 Additional required reading material is posted on the IVLE.

 Keep up with the current news and events related to the IT and

financial services

Important: Required reading materials are examinable

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IS4228 Syllabus

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An Overview of the Financial Services Industry

Drivers for IT in the Financial Services Industry

Consumer and Private Banking

Investment and Corporate Banking

Risk Management and Control

Treasury and Foreign Exchange

Trade Services

Inter-bank Clearing and Other Less Conventional Financial Exchanges

Operations

International Standards

Regulatory Compliance

Career Opportunities for Graduates with an Information Systems Major

(Guest Lecture); Team Presentations

13. Team Presentations

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IS4228 Sources of Teaching Materials

Approx. 50% from Financial Services Technology: Processes, Architecture, and

Solutions, by Randall E. Duran, Cengage Learning, 2012.

Approx. 25% from Prof Larry Lam’s over 25 years of experience in the

industries

Approx. 5% from An Introduction to Trading in...