Finance Essentials for Banks

1-Day Developing Skills

This concise, one day course will enable you to gain a working knowledge of how banks make money and create value for their shareholders. We will cover bank strategy and key performance indicators; how the income statement and balance sheet work for a bank and the headline numbers for results; how banks are regulated and the impact this has on strategy and performance. We will use a major bank as our main example and compare to a range of others.

Outcomes

• Become conversant with the language of a bank’s senior management
• Understand the business of banking and how banks make money
• Appreciate how banks create value for shareholders and how this drives strategy
• Understand bank balance sheets and income statements
• See how banks are regulated, including capital ratios, leverage, liquidity etc
• Be able to use key performance indicators to tell your financial story

What's Included

• Breakfast, lunch and snacks throughout the day at one of wallacespace’s lovely venues
• A folder containing all your course materials
• A copy of our printed financial glossary
• Briefing papers, online courses and quizzes available after your course via a virtual classroom
• Access to our tutors by phone or email should you have any questions after your course

After the course, you will have access for 4 months to the following eLearning courses which will help you consolidate your knowledge:

• Introduction to Companies, Funding & the Capital Markets – Essentials
• Finance Essentials for Banks – Essentials

What you will learn

How you will learn

This course uses real bank examples and a collaborative approach to learning.

Prerequisites

Introduction to Financial Markets, Financial PR and IR Course; or Introduction to Capital Markets eLearning; or equivalent knowledge.

If you are unsure whether this course is right for you, please contact Miranda Lane (info@financetalking.com).