Specialist Courses in Banking & Finance
Develop a deeper, more practical command of the topics that define modern banking, finance and risk management through specialist courses designed with the working practitioner in mind. Each is interactive, case-study led and grounded in real-world practice, making complex regulatory and balance sheet subjects clear, relevant and ready to apply.
Whether for your own professional development or to train your team, browse the courses below and register your interest in those that fit your needs. You can also explore the previous course library to access earlier sessions and recordings.
Upcoming Courses
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ALCO Governance Framework
The asset-liability committee is the primary balance sheet risk forum in a bank. An efficient ALCO process enables effective risk management and balance sheet optimisation — and in the era of SMCR, a robust ALCO infrastructure is an essential ingredient in best-practice corporate governance.
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Funds Transfer Pricing
FTP is an essential part of every bank's liquidity risk management framework. The PRA considers the FTP mechanism a vital part of the ILAAP liquidity risk review process, and a detailed description of a bank's FTP mechanism is a required section of the ILAAP submission.
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ICAAP Best Practice
A bank's Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process submission is a critical element of its regulatory compliance framework. Its importance cannot be over-emphasised, as evidenced by the many PRA Policy Statements with direct impact on the ICAAP process and output.
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ILAAP Best Practice
The Internal Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Process regime is a cornerstone of Basel III and CRDIV regulatory principles. The need to ensure an efficient ILAAP process has been reinforced with the finalisation of the PRA's Pillar 2 liquidity regime.
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Interest-Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB)
Compliance with the Basel Committee's standards on IRRBB (BCBS 368) and EBA Final Report presents significant challenges to all banks with respect to measurement, calculation, reporting and hedging of interest rate risk. This whole area remains a subject of ongoing focus from the PRA.
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Recovery & Resolution Planning
The Recovery Plan and Resolution Plan are comprehensive, time- and resource-intensive regulatory submissions. The PRA's Dear CEO letter of July 2018 highlighted areas where banks' Recovery Plans had fallen short of required standards — this workshop presents a detailed best-practice approach to the RP process.
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Strategic Asset-Liability Management
Basel III/CRDIV and Pillar 2 compliance make great demands on a bank's ALM function. The premier executive challenge of the Basel III era is integrating capital and liquidity management into bank strategy — such that they form an integrated part of every bank's overall business model.