This two-day course offers participants an intensive and detailed overview of the bond markets. In recent years, the bond markets have witnessed significant change and innovation. The programme is intensive, requiring a high level of commitment from the delegates. The course will be taught using a combination of lectures, case studies, practical workshops and pc-based exercises.
The course is directed at those who require up-to-date bond market
knowledge and strategies for utilising the latest techniques in order
to meet their portfolio or funding objectives.
Anyone in investment or corporate banking or users of bonds with limited professional experience.
Previous participants have for example come from Fixed Income departments, Corporate Finance, Relationship Banking, Derivatives departments, Private Banking, Accounting firms.
What is the programme?
DAY 1 Market Impacts
Macro economics and the impact on the market
Economic indicators explained and assessed
Review of the bond market and the players
Start using basic pricing models
Creating a yield curve
Yield curve analysis
Trading simulation (fixed income)
DAY 2 Credit Markets
Analysing bond risks
Creating strategies using the duration of a bond
New developments
Typical strategies
The credit market and its players
The universe of credit derivatives
Impact on the credit market as a result of the changes in the markets and legislation
Securitization
Other details
Course venue Johannesburg area
About the trainer
Ibrahim Matta has worked among others for Citigroup, and specializes in markets.
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Dates: 28/08/08 ZAR 9.000,-
Exploring Equity Markets
Markets
Johannesburg
15 Sep 2008
Exploring Equity Markets
This 2 day course offers participants an intensive and detailed overview of the equity markets. In recent years, the equity markets have witnessed significant change and innovation. The programme is intensive, requiring a high level of commitment from the delegates. The course will be taught using a combination of lectures, case studies, practical workshops and pc-based exercises.
The course is directed at those who require up-to-date equity market
knowledge on how such changes will impact their professional lives. Previous participants have been investment or corporate banking professionals and Equity investors or Issuers, and have come from equity departments, corporate finance, relationship banking, derivatives departments, private banking, as well as law and accounting firms
What are the key issues covered?
The equity market and its players
Hedge funds
Exchanges
The initial public offering process
Equity products
Private equity
Equity derivatives
Structured products
What is the programme?
DAY 1
An overview of the equity market
The players and how hedge funds and private equity houses are changing the world
How the exchanges are being shaped and where they are head-ing
Following the process of a company that is listing for the first time from analysis to selling the shares (IPO)
Analysing the impacts and market of the various products that can be used next to common shares (e.g. convertibles, prefs)
DAY 2
Private equity markets
Equity Derivatives explained
How to use options
Analysing the risks
Trading options
Introduction to structured products and their uses
Who is the trainer?
Ibrahim Matta has worked for, among others, Citigroup and specializes in markets and derivatives.
Other information
Course venue
Johannesburg area
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Dates: 15/09/08 ZAR 9.250,-
Analysing Treasury Market Products
Markets
Johannesburg
17 Sep 2008
Analysing Treasury Market Products
During this three-days course participants will link global events to major market movements and upgrade their understanding of and ability to price and sell Treasury Products. Through the unique trading SIMULATIONS participants will develop and enhance trading skills with appropriate styles and strategies.
The typical participant will be an ambitious professional in areas such as money markets, foreign exchange markets, (corporate) treasury, corporate finance, and client relationship teams. Previous participants have come from the private and governmental banking sector, law firms, accounting firms and regulators.
What is the programme?
DAY 1 Money Markets
Market impacts
Economic indicators
Treasury markets
Foreign exchange markets
Case study
Trading simulation (FX)
DAY 2 Capital Markets
Yield curves
Capital markets
Government bonds
Central banks
Case study
Trading simulation (Fixed income)
DAY 3 Derivatives
Forwards
FRA’s
Futures
Swaps
Structured products
Case study
Other details
Course venue Johannesburg area
About the trainer
Ibrahim Matta has worked for, among others, Citigroup and specializes in markets and derivatives.
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Dates: 17/09/2008 ZAR 12.500,-
Consultative Selling Skills
Personal Skills
Amsterdam
18 Sep 2008
Consultative Selling Skills
This 2 day course offers
participants an intensive course on negotiation methods. Our negotiation
programmes help people define their own rules and beliefs about negotiation and
how they either support or get in the way of success. From there we look at
each person's individual negotiation style and develop people's skills in being
able to see what's going on for other people, reading body language, and
handling difficult meetings.
During this three-day course, participants develop and practice trading strategies and improve their overall trading skills. During the daily simulations the participants practice in a trading environment with several phones ringing simultaneously, customers and brokers asking for bid/offer quotes, and the screen in front of you flashing non-stop with new economic data and corporate news.
• Technical Analysis • Managing risk and liquidity • Facilitating your clients • Market making • Foreign exchange, equity and bond markets
Who should attend
The typical participant works on or together with Trading Desks, wants to learn how to trade, and/or wants to have a deeper understanding of the flows and players in the financial market. Some participants in the past have done joint sessions together with clients to get a better understanding of each other’s market behaviour.
Programme
DAY 1 Trading Instruments • Intraday Trading • Using Technical Analysis • Introducing the simulation pro-gramme • Simulation: Foreign Exchange Mar-ket
DAY 2 Flow Trading • News flow impact • Client flow impact • Simulation: Bond Market
DAY 3 Portfolio Risk Management • Managing risk and liquidity • Trading multiple instruments and using correlation • Simulation: Equity Market • Case
Other details
Dates 18-20 June, 2008
Course venue Reuters, Antonio Vivaldistraat 50, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
About the trainer
Ibrahim Matta worked for, among others, Citigroup and specializes in markets.
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EUR 2.100,-
Enterprise Credit Risk Analysis
Risk
Amsterdam
24 Nov 2008
Enterprise Credit Risk Analysis
After this three days course participants will be able to evaluate various credit risks, use financial ratios and assess current market trends in credit risk analysis. They will develop an ability to ‘price’ different types of loans of structures based on their risk as-sessment. The participants will gain profi-ciency in recommending how to mitigate credit risks.
The typical participant is an invest-ment/corporate banking professional who either is joining a credit risk department or who manages credit risk in another context. Previous participants have come from treasury desks, relationship banking and risk management departments, legal and ac-counting firms.
Programme
DAY 1 Strategic Risks • Basic risk concepts • Industry risk • Allocation risk • Capital structure risk
DAY 2 Operational Risks • Financial aspects of operational risks • Key drivers in the asset allocation process • Quality of earnings • Peer and trend analyses
Day 3 Financial Risks • Types of funding sources • Contractual and structural subordination • Liquidity management • Cash flow statements and analysis • The impact of Basel II • Impact of accounting rules
Other details
Course venue
Reuters, Antonio Vivaldistraat 50, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dates
21-23 May, 2008
About the trainer
Angelique Bakker has worked among other for ABN AMRO and specializes in risk management.
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EUR. 2.200
Private Banking and Wealth Management
Private Banking
Amsterdam
10 Dec 2008
Private Banking and Wealth Management
After this three-days course participants will be able to understand and explain how to allocate assets within a portfolio. They will be aware of the various private banking, wealth and asset management products and be able to integrate them in a portfolio or fund.
• Market impacts • Asset allocation • Money markets • Capital markets • Alternative investments
Who should attend
The typical participant is a private banker or a portfolio manager who either is joining a portfolio management team or who uses private banking and asset management products.
Programme
DAY 1 • Macro economic indicators and their impact • Strategic asset allocation • Tactical asset allocation • Performance measurement
DAY 2 • Money markets • Capital markets • Equity markets • Fundamental analysis • Technical analysis
DAY 3 • Options • Structured products • Hedge funds and CDOs • Alternative investments
Other details
Course venue Reuters, Antonio Vivaldistraat 50, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dates 10-12 December, 2008
About the trainer
Ibrahim Matta has worked among others for Citigroup and specializes in markets.
