:Module One
Financial Markets I
Finance And Market Fundamentals
a) Challenges for financial sector professionals in the 21st Century
b) Challenges facing financial service professionals and institutions post-Enron
and WorldCom
c) Introduction to the American Academy of Financial Management and the
core qualification the Master Financial Professional™
Financial Markets II
Finance And Investment Fundamentals
a) Fundamental principles and theories underlying the operation of financial
markets globally
b) How market theory and operation adapted to the changes in global economic
performance from the depression, through to the crash of the 80s and the dot
com boom and bust
c) Finance and investment fundamentals
d) Securities and options markets
e) Corporate debt and debt hybrids
:Module Two
Markets, Funds, ETFs, And ForEx Principles
a) Overview of the structure of money markets and assessment of market
b) performance
c) Review the creation of Bonds, Hedges and Futures, along with Foreign
d) Exchange fundamentals (pegs, devaluations, floating) that have changed
with the impact of the gold market
e) Bond, derivative and money markets
f) Foreign exchange
g) Hedge funds
Business Finance (Business Finance II)
a) Overview of business vehicles for operation in the corporate environment
b) Review the various finance mechanisms for supporting aggressive growth in
c) the corporate sphere
d) Business vehicles
e) Financing needs and techniques
:Module Three
Accessing Finance (Business Finance II)
a) Overview of accessing financing for corporate development
b) Debt and equity finance
c) Accessing stock markets
Market Economics
a) Impact of economics on financial markets
b) Understanding impact of economic statements
c) Understanding effects of political events on markets
Financial Analysis And Valuation
a) Interpretation of financial statements
b) Financial ratios
c) Relationships between balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow
d) statements
:Module Four
Market Regulatory Requirements, Laws and Ethics
a) Regulatory framework and underlying principles
b) Role and responsibility of securities regulator
c) Role and responsibility of exchange operator
d) Property laws and laws of contract
e) Conduct rules and ethics
Managing And Marketing Financial Services And Products
a) Managing professional staff
b) Organizational issues and strategies
c) Marketing and brand issues
d) Business development
e) Understanding individual client needs
:Module Five
Managed Funds
a) The role of managed funds
b) The structure of funds
c) Fund types and role of funds for client needs
:Group Exercise
Final Examination
The final examination will be in a Multiple-Choice format