Financial Risk Management

£1,150

12 weeks (10am-1pm)

Buchanan House, 30 Holborn, London, EC1N 2LX

This course provides a detailed introduction to the practice of risk management, enabling delegates to develop their understanding of markets, financial products and hedging techniques. Start in September 2019 or February 2020!

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This course provides a good overview of how financial markets work, as well as the challenges and risks that financial institutions can face. In addition, you will learn how to deal with banks (including their assets and liabilities) and how developments in market factors can affect them.

Course Overview

By studying this programme, you will gain excellent skills in risk management for financial institutions. You will understand all the details of various kinds of risks (such as credit, market, and operational) and the importance of ensuring that there is a constant excess of interest earned from assets.

By the end of this course you will be able to

Understand and examine in detail the challenges that financial institutions face
Assess interest rates and operational risk
Calculate and appraise the pricing, profitability, and credit risks of the lending cycle
Understand and discuss the challenges of managing assets and liabilities, as well as liquidity risk

Who is it for?

This course is ideal for those who are either starting out in the financial industry or who would like to progress in their current career by developing skills in financial risk management.

Course content

Risk management overview
Interest rate risk
Market risk
Credit risk
Operational risk management
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management

Core reading

Saunders, A., Cornett, M.M., 2014, Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach, 8th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Hull, J. C., 2015. Risk Management and Financial Institutions, 23rd Ed. Harlow: Pearson Education
Fraser J., Simkins B. (2010 Enterprise Risk Management)., J. Wiley & Sons

Entry requirements

Education - Undergraduate degree or equivalent Higher Education qualification, or relevant work experience
English language - Common European Framework (CEF) Level B2* or equivalent (all teaching and learning materials are provided in English only)

*Please note those with a B1 level of English and relevant proof of further study will be considered.

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