Mini MBA for Banking & Finance Professionals

NTRODUCTION
Mini MBA in Banking & Finance training course is designed to develop the essential knowledge and skills to enable executives to move quickly to key positions within the financial services sector.
This training course provides executive coaching at an advanced level covering practical and thorough understanding of recent developments in banking and finance – strategies, financial management, risk management, international financial markets, marketing strategies and performance evaluation – essential requirements for all those involved in financial sector activities.

OBJECTIVES
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the key issues and challenges facing the banking & finance sector
• Understand more fully the impact of the role of finance and managing shareholder value in banking and finance
• Target, priorities and manage strategic change in the sector and in your role
• Develop and implement effective strategies
• Develop and integrate functional strategies e.g. marketing, technology, operations, organisation and people
• Manage and implement change

COURSE OUTLINE
DAY 1
• An overview of International financial markets, regulation, instruments & risk
• International bank balance sheets & income statements
• Marketing financial services & products
• Securitisation & derivatives
• Islamic banking instruments
• Current trends, issues and developments in international financial markets
DAY 2
• Strategic Management
• Strategic issues facing the financial sector
• Strategic planning and the importance of competitor advantage
• Developing & evaluating strategic options
• Develop and integrate functional strategies e.g. marketing, technology, operations, organisation and people
• Implementing & managing successful strategies
DAY 3
• Management & Leadership
• The skills of effective leader & manager
• Organisational structure & culture
• Manage cross functions e.g. marketing, technology, operations, organisation and people
• Change management
• Relationship management – Managing the customer relationship
DAY 4
• Financial Management
• The role of finance to maximize shareholder wealth and the value of the business
• Developing sustainable profit
• Financial performance evaluation – Profitability; liquidity and capital adequacy
• Business valuation models
• Managing and controlling a loan portfolio
DAY 5
• Risk & Risk Management
• Identifying & evaluating risk
• Regulation, liquidity & capital adequacy requirements
• Risk measurement & stress testing
• Risk, assets & liability management
• Capital allocation and VAR (Value-At-Risk) modeling
• Current & future issues in bank financial management