LEARNING OUTCOMES
This course will provide a thorough understanding of the methods used to measure and manage risk, focusing especially on financial risks. On completion of the course, participants will be able to quantify risk using metrics appropriate to the risk being analyzed and be able to apply practical risk management methods to financial risks including liquidity risk, foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.Â
COURSE CONTENT
- Overview of the risks affecting organizations
- Establishing a risk management framework
- Risk measurement methods
- Managing liquidity risk
- Understanding the effect of interest rate risk
- Interest risk management techniques including FRAs, futures, options, and swaps
- Understanding the effect of forex risk
- Forex risk management – internal and external hedging techniques
- Managing credit and counter-party risk
- The impact of risk on investment decision-making
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is very useful for any participant involved actively in the risk management function. On completion of the course, participants will have a practical understanding of the impact of different forms of financial risk on the organization and be able to carry out a financial assessment of the methods used for hedging such exposures resulting in the most appropriate choice of method. This makes this course essential for anybody in charge of executing hedging methods for financial risks.Â
DURATION
12 hours (this is run as 4 sessions of 3 hours each or 2 full days of 6 hours)