FinanceTalking
Online Finance Courses for Banks
Our online financial training courses are written and designed in-house to be practical, concise and engaging. They are great as a stand-alone learning tool, as a pre-course requirement or to consolidate your previous learning.
Our elearning is broken down into concise, online courses so that you can learn in bite-sized chunks and choose the courses that meet your requirements.
With our personalised approach you can email or phone your tutor if you have questions and we will monitor your progress & send reminders when necessary.
Try our demo, to experience the look and feel of our online courses.
Banks
Online Courses
Introduction to Companies, Funding & the Capital Markets – Online Course
2-3 Hours Introductory SkillsThis course covers the basics of financial markets and instruments; how the capital markets work and the role of key participants; how companies access the capital markets and what it means to be a listed company.
- Understand capital markets, how companies issue shares and bonds and how they are traded
- Appreciate the role of investment banks
- See the perspectives of key participants such as sell-side analysts, ratings agencies and investors
- Learn lots of financial jargon and concepts
Understand bank balance sheets, how they make profits, capital regulation and how to use typical ratios to evaluate performance with our Banking online courses:
Banking Basics – Online Course
2-3 Hours Introductory SkillsLearn about how banks make money, the key concerns for bank management and how to evaluate a bank’s performance. You will see how the balance sheet and income statement work for a bank and you’ll understand key financial jargon and commonly used financial metrics such as ROE, cost:income ratio, leverage and net interest margin.
- Understand how banks make money
- Appreciate the key concerns for a bank’s management
- Learn how to evaluate a bank’s performance
Bank Regulations – Online Course
2-3 Hours Introductory SkillsLearn about banking risks and how regulators aim to minimise them. We cover risk-weighted assets, capital, capital ratios and other regulatory measures. We look at the Basel Committee, Basel I, II and III as well as regional responses to the recent financial crisis. And we consider current trends, the implications for profitability and the challenges facing banks.
- Understand how banks are regulated
- Learn about Basel I, II and III
- Appreciate the key concerns for a bank’s management
- See how regulation affects banks’ decision-making and profitability
Analysing Banks – Online Course
2-3 Hours Introductory SkillsLearn how to analyse a real bank. We cover shareholder value, what it means for a bank and which levers can be pulled to create more value. We show how typical bank KPIs fit in and how to evaluate whether or not a bank is doing well. This module uses HSBC as the main case study.
- See how banks aim to create value for their shareholders
- Be able to identify the key lines in the financial statements of a real bank
- Understand how to evaluate profitability and balance sheet strength
Or get all four courses with 10% discount for buying the bundle:
We offer certificates for all our courses, including the online courses that we include to enable you to consolidate your learning.
Most CPD is now self-certified (e.g. accountancy, law etc) so we don’t offer CPD “points” for particular organisations. However, our courses would certainly meet most organisations’ CPD requirements.
Interesting & Engaging Training Courses
All our public courses are run in small groups with experienced tutors who are adept at adjusting the course material to suit the delegates on the day.
Your tutor will be enthusiastic and knowledgeable with a talent for making complex concepts simple.
Most importantly, you will return to work with the tools in place to implement your learning and really make a difference.
- I can honestly say it was the best course I have attended during my time in IR. I am sure it will give me more confidence going forward
- Good coverage of basics - enjoyed applying to own statements
Open Courses for Banks
Developing/Leadership Skills
Understand bank balance sheets, how they make profits, capital regulation and how to use typical ratios to evaluate performance.
Excellent Venues
Our UK courses are held at wallacespace in central London.
They believe, like us, that learning needs a stimulating environment that shrugs off the constraints of the typical office.
Our UK courses are held in central London
within walking distance from mainline stations.
wallacespace have airy spaces flooded with
natural daylight designed to energise and inspire.
Expect a wonderful selection of delicious food.
Enjoy breakfast, lunch and snacks during the day.
We offer certificates for all our courses, including the online courses that we include to enable you to consolidate your learning.
Most CPD is now self-certified (e.g. accountancy, law etc) so we don’t offer CPD “points” for particular organisations. However, our courses would certainly meet most organisations’ CPD requirements.
Why FinanceTalking
Our financial training courses are designed by our experienced tutors and the way we do it really works.
Your tutor will be enthusiastic and knowledgeable with a talent for making complex concepts simple. Most importantly, we send you away with practical skills that you can put into practice back at work, ensuring long-lasting learning.
You will have access to a virtual classroom with further eLearning and/or briefing papers that will help you consolidate your learning.
- Very engaging style and allowed us to discuss certain points between ourselves to reach an answer, which was helpful
- Great content, well explained, right level of detail. I feel much more knowledgeable on discussing financial issues
- The course exceeded my expectations. I have a better understanding of terminology, bigger picture and how sustainability fits in
Financial Training for Banks
We usually start the course design process with an analysis of your team’s needs. Download our learning needs analysis form here: LNA.
Below you can see a list of the subjects that we cover regularly and some examples of typical assignments.
If you would like to discuss your team's requirements,
please call Miranda Lane on +44 (0)1572 717000
or email miranda@financetalking.com.
Financial Markets
"We would like the team to have a better understanding of the capital markets and how banks fit in"
"We need everyone to understand the implications of QE and the low interest rate environment on the bank"
Understanding Results
""We want to ensure that everyone is conversant with how we make money, our financial statements and KPIs and can communicate key messages around results with conviction"
Valuation and Strategy
"We want to explore how the markets value our shares and how we can enhance value through better communication of our investment story"
"We would like the team to be able to understand the language of the boardroom (and for example why RoRWA is such key measure for us)"
Some of our Clients
Barclays | HSBC | ING | Lloyds Banking Group | Nationwide | RBS | TSB Bank