Risk in Financial Services
Location: United Arab Emirates
Date: 17-18 March, 2010
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Towers Rotana, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Training Fee: USD 2250 per participant
Early Bird Discount:
Register before 15th February 2010 and pay USD 1900 per participant only
OR
Register over 3 participants per firm and save 20% per participant
Course Description
Successfully managing risk is a fundamental requirement for any effective business. In financial services it is a critical component. Part of the responsibility for the credit crisis is widely attributed to a poor understanding of risk. The Risk in Financial Services course is a comprehensive global introduction to all the major risk areas in financial services. It provides a sound grounding in:
• Principles of the risk management framework
• Corporate governance and risk oversight.
This course covers specific techniques used in identifying, reducing and managing specific risks in the following areas:
• Operational risk
• Credit risk
• Market risk
• Investment risk
• Liquidity risk
*Fully Accredited Course Materials & Vetted Trainers by the UK Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment
Learning objectives
Participants to the course will be enabled to appreciate the key issues and practical solutions within risk management. Addressing all major risk issues, participants will gain an appreciation of key risk topics and solutions.
Programme Director: Mark Andrews
Mark is a chartered investment banker with over 30 year’s management experience in the UK corporate and international banking sector including Board level and senior management roles at Lloyds TSB (Corporate banking), and Granvile Holdings Plc. He is known for his ability to communicate complex issues and concepts in practical, relevant terms for banks, corporations and other financial institutions.
After 20 years as a banker Mark established and successfully developed his own banking, investment management and financial consultancy. He specialises in management restructuring, corporate valuations, capital management and customer relationship management training for financial service institutions in the UK, Europe and the GCC region. He is a qualified specialist in Islamic Banking and Finance by examination granted by the Ecole Superieur des Affaires (Lebanon) and the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (UK).
Most recently he has advised and trained numerous key public and private sector entities in the GCC region among them Al Rajhi Capital, the Islamic Development Bank, and International Finance Corporation (Egypt).
Who Should Attend
The Risk in Financial Services course as been developed to provide candidates with a broad understanding of the key risks that arise within the financial services industry and is particularly aimed at:
• Risk teams
• Compliance teams
• Branch management
• Corporate lawyers
• Finance officers
• Senior managers of all disciplines
• Existing and aspiring non-executive directors
Methodologies
Classroom style lectures featuring up-to-date and relevant case studies.
Course Outline
Session 1: Principles of the Risk Management Framework
• Introduction to business risk
• Specific risks in financial services
Session 2: Corporate Governance and Risk Oversight
• Internal corporate governance
• Culture and leadership
• Risk governance within financial services organisations
Session 3: Risk-Related Regulation and Policy in Financial Services
• The Bank for International Settlements and the Basel Committee
• Basel II regulatory capital and operational risk requirements
• The regulatory framework
• Other relevant regulations
Session 4: Operational Risk
• Definitions of operational risk
• Operational risk policy
• The risk management function
• Risk identification
• Operational risk assessment and measurement
• Risk mitigation
Session 5: Credit Risk
• The identification of credit risk
• Credit risk measurement
• Credit risk mitigation
Session 6: Market Risk
• Risks affecting financial markets
• Mitigation and management of market risk
Session 7: Investment Risk
• The measurement of investment returns
• The identification and measurement of
• Investment risk
Session 8: Liquidity Risk
• The identification of liquidity risk
• The measurement of liquidity risk
• The management of liquidity risk
Session 9: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
• An overview of enterprise risk management (ERM)
The Workshop will be highly interactive in nature because we truly support deeper learning with high levels of interaction and involvement. All participants will be encouraged to “Think Out of the Box” on developing solutions and plans to facilitate their function in their respective organizations.
In-House Training Courses
In addition to Open Trainings Total Solutions Middle East also provides In-House Training. The benefit of In-house training is highly customised trainings to suit your specific needs. You can save up to 40% of the costs by choosing In-house trainings.
In order to register for the program please call Renuka on +971 50 458 2243 or email on renuka@ts.eu We would be delighted to answer any of your queries and are looking forward to hear from you soon.