BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Financial instruments make up almost the entirety of a financial institution's balance sheet. Prevailing accounting and financial reporting standards, such as PFRS 9, as well as securities regulations and prudential banking guidelines require the measurement of financial instruments such as debt and equity securities at fair market value. These financial instruments likewise expose the entity to various risks that need to be understood and prudently managed.
It is vital that banking professionals possess strong foundational knowledge of and familiarity with financial instruments: how they are accounted for, how they are valued and how financial risks attached to these instruments are managed.
This webinar is a crash course on financial instruments. This online program provides a cohesive overview of the baseline knowledge a prudent banking professional must have when it comes to accounting, valuation and risk management of financial instruments.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the one-day webinar, participants should be able to
Explain what financial instruments are, what are their characteristics and features as well as their differences and uses
Exhibit good working knowledge of and familiarity with the basic accounting and financial reporting principles relevant to financial instruments
Enumerate and discuss the key principles, provisions and guidance on valuation of financial instruments
Discuss the relevant concepts and methodologies of risk management as it relates to financial instruments
CONTENT OUTLINE
I. Financial instrument basics
II. Accounting for financial instruments
III. Valuing financial instruments
IV. Financial risk management
SCHEDULE
October 23, 2020, 1pm - 4 pm
and October 24, 2020, 9am - 12nn
(two half day sessions)
