Key details
Mode of delivery: Classroom-based
Course code: AFB65A
Duration: 5 days
Fee: £4,585.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 30
Course Overview
This course builds foundational knowledge of financial instruments, credit dynamics, market institutions, and valuation basics. It prepares learners to move from descriptive knowledge to analytical application.
Agenda
Day – 1 Introduction to Global Financial Markets
- Key Institutions and Financial Market Types
- Market Functions and Interdependencies
- The Rise of Fintech and Market Access
Day – 2 Debt Markets and Fixed Income Instruments
- Debt Capital Markets and Money Markets
- Bond Valuation and Yield to Maturity (YTM)
- Interest Rate Risk and Duration
Day – 3 Credit Risk and Ratings
- Credit Ratings Agencies and Methodologies
- Default Risk and Credit Spreads
- Sovereign vs. Corporate Credit Risk
Day – 4 Equity Markets and Structures
- Primary and Secondary Equity Markets
- Equity Instruments and Share Classes
- Market Indices and Benchmarks
Day – 5 Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Post-Course
- Three (3) x hour-long Executive Coaching sessions at monthly intervals following Course Completion
Target Audience
This course is suitable for:
- Investment Professionals (Analysts, Associates, Portfolio Managers)
- Finance Managers and Corporate Treasurers
- Capital Markets, Fixed Income, Equity, and Derivatives Professionals
- Financial Regulators and Supervisors
- Risk Analysts and Financial Controllers
- Wealth Managers and Private Bankers
- Fintech Professionals
- Policy Advisors and Economists
- Sustainability and ESG Officers
- Business School and Executive Education Participants
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Identify the roles of central banks, investment banks, and capital markets.
- Explain how markets facilitate capital formation and risk distribution.
- Analyse how technology reshapes traditional financial ecosystems.
- Differentiate between money market and long-term debt instruments.
- Calculate bond prices and yields using industry methods.
- Evaluate a bond’s sensitivity to interest rate changes.
- Describe how credit ratings are assigned and revised.
- Analyse how credit risk affects bond pricing and investor returns.
- Compare country and corporate credit assessment frameworks.
- Explain IPO processes and secondary market trading.
- Identify common and preferred equity types and rights.
- Interpret the construction and use of major equity indices.
Course dates
Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026
Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 7, 2026
Dec 7, 2026 - Dec 11, 2026
