The practical course offers advanced level insights into the Basel accords with emphasis on Basel III and Basel IV accords. The course covers a brief overview of Basel I, the improvements and additions brought in via Basel II, how Basel III is patchwork of corrective measures designed to repair flaws detected in Basel II and Basel IV and the changes it will bring with its phased implementation.

This training course on structured and specialised financing techniques will be taught around several major topics employing in-depth analysis of all aspects related to the field. The course has a strong focus on key investment banking concepts as well as on acquisition and leverage finance principles. The focus will also be on identifying situations that call for highly leveraged finance solutions (typically acquisitions or long dated projects) and the design and pricing of various loans and mezzanine instruments that support such transactions.

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This course focuses on accounting for insurance contracts as per IFRS 17 and also provides an overview of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments for insurers. IFRS 17 was published in May 2017 with amendments issued in 2020. The standard is effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023, though the comparative period begins from 2022. IFRS 9 Financial Instruments was effective for the period beginning on or after 1 January 2018 but there is an option for the insurance companies to defer the application of the standard until IFRS 17 is adopted.

Defining the key players in Open Banking, their roles, their regulatory status as well as related risks and opportunities. Categorizing and examining the 10 key types of Third Parties under Open Banking.

This course addresses current underlying regulatory approaches to market, credit, operational, liquidity – and other types of risk. The historical background will be established (why was Basel necessary in the first place?) and the timeline examined to contextualise developments and changed in the accords along the way.

This course addresses current thinking on stress testing and model validation. Emphasis will be placed upon the regulatory (Basel) approach to stress testing and thus the underlying regulatory approaches to market, credit, operational and liquidity risk.

This course addresses current underlying regulatory approaches to market, credit, operational, liquidity – and other types of risk. The historical background will be established (why was Basel necessary in the first place?) and the timeline examined to contextualise developments and changed in the accords along the way.

The aim of the course is to teach participants how to analyse and structure a project finance transaction. Using a case study approach, participants will gain deep insights into the various risks throughout the project lifecycle and identify how risks are contractually mitigated.