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Date: 20 Feb & 21 Feb 2008 (Wed & Thur) Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm Fee: SGD 1,850 Nett</center>
Outline :
This Masterclass covers basic operational controls and provides practical takeaways that can be immediately applied at each participant’s firm. Highlights includes the changing dynamics of market risk management across industries including credit risk; currency exchange risk; interest rate risk and commodity risk . It explains why Market risk management is becoming the key priority in not only financial institutions but in government agencies and private corporations. It also explores current industry practices in identifying, measuring and managing key market risk in face by organizations and government agencies. Participants will review case studies and examine the control failures uncovered in each one. They will also identify appropriate actions including effective risk management using the latest risk management techniques : Value-At-Risk (VaR) for avoiding these same failures in the future.
Objectives :
This course focuses on the core body of knowledge required for risk management analysis and decision making under condition of uncertainty. It includes identification and modeling of risk factors, market and credit risk measurement, and risk hedging using derivatives, such as, options, futures and swap contracts.
Participants :
This course will be especially useful for key decision makers in both government agencies & private sectors:
<li>Operations & trading staff <li>Managers & supervisors in capital markets and wholesale credit operations <li>Internal & external auditors <li>Compliance personnel & Regulators. <li>Risk Managers and Professionals, Risk Control Consultants and those with functional responsibility in Risk Management & control <li>Government officers responsible or overseeing Risks Management Controls, including Government bodies regulating Risk Management Areas <li>Global Heads of Operational Risk, Heads of Operations, Heads of Risk Management, Group Risk, Risk & Contingency Managers, Finance Directors, Compliance / Internal Auditors <li>Insurers, Brokers, Loss Adjusters, as well as Service Providers to the Risk Management Industry <li>Investment professionals, financial planning advisors from banks & financial institutions <li>Academics, Trainers & Risk Consultants in related areas and interest
Profile :
Taught by internationally renowned Professor Golan Benita (PhD Finance, Hebrew University) who has over 15 years of consulting experience worldwide, this is your chance to gain insights into the latest framework and concept in financial and market risk management and analysis. This course is designed to answer a need for high-quality, practical, and leading edge training that deals with risk management practices and trends. Member input has influenced the subject matter, programme design, and selection of course leaders. Professor Golan Benita received his Ph.D. in finance from the Hebrew University. His research interests include International Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing and Risk Management. He also works as a senior economist in the Bank of Israel and as an investment advisor for institutional investors in Europe and New York. Professor Benita is also an adjunct Professor with several Top U.S Universities including the City University of New York.
