Fitch Learning courses

...instruments and the significance of IFRS7 . Prerequisites: A basic familiarity with the contents and layout of financial statements. Suitable...

...Understand what segmental reporting by a client will and will not tell you. Understand the international accounting treatment for pensions and why...

...Private-sector organisations call this added value 'profit'; public sector or not-for-profit organisations add this value in order to serve society...

...Understand the key disclosures given by financial institutions within their published financial statements . Understand the impact of differing accounting...

...can add value to the company. Suitable for: Anyone who is exposed to corporate finance activities and company valuation Anyone who is exposed to corporate...

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

...sheet liability scams and SPVs Provision accounting Other areas to watch out for Ways in which group financial statements can provide misleading impressions...

...retain or mitigate credit risk? Measuring credit risk Credit Rating Agencies and credit ratings Internal models for credit rating (KMV, CreditRisk...

...asset classes (funded vs capital commitments) Why do institutions invest in distressed debt? Industry overview and segmentation Distressed debt's...

...supply and inflation Central bank targets around the world The US Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC), the Beige Book and FOMC meetings The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...

...The advantages of covenants benchmarked to cash What is free cash? Mapping EBITDA to operation cash Considerations when setting covenants...

...the movement on pension scheme net assets - current and vested service costs, expected returns and scheme finance costs, contributions, benefit payments...

...and explain the nature of associate companies . Examine the nature of groups and how they are accounted for . Compute and analyse free cash flow and...

...leveraged investors Typical investment strategies and benchmarks Government bond issuance Government issuance: the auction process Auction calendars...

...of accounting policies continues to gather pace with 31 December 2008 representing the end of a period of calm during which the implementation of new accounting...

...securities to derive the spot-rate term structure hedging a bond portfolio using swaps Using STIRs for speculative purposes Other Extras Certificate of attendance Level...

...waterfall Cashflow and market value Further Look at CDS Exotic CDS structures (forward starting, basket, CDS, options) Pricing mechanics for exotic... Learn about: Credit Derivatives...

...derivatives or who is interested in learning about this important and growing product range within the global capital markets will benefit from attending this course... Learn about: Equity Derivatives...

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

...planning Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Inheritance Tax (IHT) Domicile and residency Avoidance of CGT and IHT Relevance of source and location Miscellaneous...