Fitch Learning courses

...Fair value hedges, cash flow hedges, net investment hedges Determining hedge effectiveness Current issues Is the drive towards fair values fuelling the credit crunch?...

...of not being part of the single entity Merger accounting Why it is being prohibited Segmental reporting Contrasting legal and accounting requirements...

...you will receive the following: Case Study A pack of case study questions that will be used as a basis for group work in class to practically reinforce...

...held to maturity) Recognition of financial liabilities (FVTPL, other liabilities) Embedded derivatives Hedge accounting (fair value hedges, cash flow hedges...

...Valuation concepts Merger and acquisitions - rationale of M and A activities, processes, practical examples Divestitures Other corporate activities such as spin-offs...

...techniques Internal rate of return techniques Advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques Deriving a business valuation: DCF techniques Identifying...

...and financial directors make their financial statements look better than they really are? This course provides a guide through the maze of potential confusion...

...Extras Certificate of attendance Level: Introductory Synopsis: Credit risk's importance is hard to overstate, in good times or bad, as recent events...

...Prerequisites: None Suitable For: Individuals wishing to obtain a general understanding of what distressed debt is and get an insight into who is involved...

...key indicators, issues of the day . Understand macroeconomic fundamentals . Prerequisites: Some knowledge of market economics Suitable For: Traders...

...Covenants linked to operating performance EBIT, EBITDA and EBITDAR The impact of: non-recurring items, discontinued operations, the impact of financial instrument classification...

...The potential impact of changes proposed in the 2008 Discussion Paper Share-based payment Does share-based payment really have a cost? Equity-settled share-based...

...trade and what to look out for when performing financial statements analysis. At the end of the course participants will be able to: Explore how provision...

...At the end of the course participants will be able to: Understand processes of new bond issuance. Describe the credit rating process. Identify factors...

...standards was not mandatory.This course provides a practical, key points synopsis of new standards and amendments to those already in place as well providing...

...options to hedge risk Trade-offs between caps, collars and swaps in hedging risk Comparison of a partial swap vs. full...

...Is this ratings arbitrage, or have the agencies got it right and we've got it wrong? Correlation revisited: long and short correlation with tranches Disaggregating... Learn about: Credit Derivatives...

...complex strategies involving vanilla options. Have a thorough understanding of the concept of volatility and option pricing. Suitable for: Building... Learn about: Equity Derivatives...

...Effectively build valuation models . Construct professional models . Prerequisites: Participation in a 7city foundation course or equivalent Suitable...

...Increase delegates awareness of tax and overseas issues . Prerequisites: A general understanding of the UK tax system would be useful, but not essential...