Leading Excellence in Banking & Finance
ASSET & LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
SIMULATION COURSE
CapitalWave provides truly dynamic educational simulation training platforms. CapitalWave’s instructors, consultants and management team have a wealth of financial knowledge and experience and have designed, developed and delivered training programmes globally to many of these leading capital market banks and financial institutions
The CISI is the largest and most widely respected professional body for those who work in the securities and investment industry in the UK and in a growing number of major financial centres around the world. Formed in 1992 by London Stock Exchange practitioners, we now have more than 40,000 members in 110 countries.
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, combining industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets.
SimArch was founded in 1999 and has developed simulations related to commercial banking businesses. The simulations model all key components of a commercial bank and its operating and regulatory environment. SimArch has conducted over 450 workshops in more than 40 countries.
Part of Henley Business School, the practical application of finance theory is one of the ICMA Centre’s key advantages. This integration of theory with practice is achieved through the use of the Centre’s three state-of-the-art dealing rooms. With over 100 terminals, All
equipped by Thomson Reuters, the terminals run the latest industry simulation software as well as the Centre’s own simulation software platforms; ICTrader and StockTrak.
OUR PARTNERS
1. Proprietary trading across all major asset classes 2. Professional development using trading technology for live & simulation-based training
3. Market analysis and research for clients
Amplify Trading delivers training to the world’s
leading global banks using its proprietary trading and simulation platforms.
Amplify Trading was founded in 2009 and has three core operations of business:
SELECTIVE CLIENTS OF BIBF’S PARTNERS
The BIBF Dealing Room has
a Live link to Amplify Trading’s
dealing room in London.
Participants will be exposed to the
Live trading activity of Amplify’s
trading team.
The BIBF Dealing Room
is astate of the art facility, the first of its kind in the MENA region, which powers technology-enabled learning by doing. The facility has over 20 trading stations, fully-equipped multimedia and market tools such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters Eikon.
In order to provide cutting-edge training expertise and technology, BIBF has partnered
with specialist training and technology providers in the UK and US. Our partners have a successful track record of providing training to bulge-bracket global banks, including
JPMorgan,
Citigroup, HSBC, Morgan Stanley,
Barclays Capital & Deutsche Bank.
A comprehensive range of courses are offered, covering subjects of interest to professionals in the financial sector across Treasury, Investments, Capital Markets and Risk Management.SIMULATION TRAINING IN RISK MANAGEMENT
@THE DEALING ROOM
ASSET & LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
SIMULATION COURSE
After attending the programme participants will:
• Have a solid understanding of the Asset & Liability Management (ALM) process
• Recognise and understand how the ALM concepts affect day-to-day decision-making in a bank
• Better identify and analyse a bank’s exposure to the Key Sources of Financial Risk
• Be able to identify the various strategies and frameworks that banks employ in order to control risks within specified limits • Better interpret the Balance Sheet of a bank as well as being able to identify the key drivers of performance
• Be able to function more effectively, directly or indirectly, as part of the ALM process in their bank
• The growing importance of ALM
• The ALM Process and its business relevancy • Value Creation and Bank Profitability • Liquidity Risk Management
• Funds Transfer Pricing
• Interest Rate Risk Management • Capital Management
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
The training programme provides a unique learning experience for the following target groups:
• Members of ALCO in a bank • Personnel that form part of the ALM support function in a bank • Treasurers and personnel from Treasury • Chief Financial Officers and personnel from Finance
• Internal audit • Compliance personnel • Central Bankers
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
MAJOR TOPICS COVERED
The following key topics are covered during the conceptual part of the programme:
This programme is designed for bank personnel
involved in the Asset & Liability Management (ALM)
Process. Through the use of an Asset & Liability
Management simulation programme, this training
programme is an intensive and practical learning
experience. In combination with the classical
training approach covering key areas of theory,
actual and best-practice issues are discussed and
explored in a very interactive environment. The
training programme provides participants with a
comprehensive understanding and overview of the
Asset & Liability Management (ALM) function and
processes within a full-services bank.
BANKING SIMULATION USED
PROGRAMME AGENDA
During the practical part of the programme, an online ALM simulation programme, called GuardB@nk3 is used. GuardB@ nk3 represents a full-services bank operating within a competitive banking environment.
In order to prepare themselves for the practical part of the programme, participants receive a User Manual and an initial set of Financial Statements. The pre-reading documents are sent via email to participants two weeks prior to the commencement of the training programme.
At the start of the programme participants are divided into “Management Teams”. As in the real world, banks compete against one another. The teams have to price loans and deposits and make
marketing and strategic decisions.
Furthermore, they have to manage a portfolio of loans and securities, ensure that their bank meets the capital adequacy requirements and that it manages the ALM function effectively; all this whilst monitoring various risks in an environment characterised by volatile interest rates.
Decisions are made on a quarterly basis taking into account press releases received from the Central Bank. At the end of each quarter participants receive feedback from the facilitator on their performance during the previous quarter. This process assists participants in seeing the cause and effect of their decisions on the performance of their bank.
THE AGENDA FOR THE THREE-DAY PROGRAMME IS AS FOLLOWS:
FROM TO TOPIC/ACTIVITY
08:00 08:10 Introduction & Overview of the Programme 08:10 08:20 Introduction of Participants
08:20 08:40 The growing importance of ALM
08:40 09:30 The ALM Process and its business relevancy
09:30 09:50 Tea/Coffee
09:50 11:00 The ALM Process and its business relevancy
11:00 11:30 Introduction of the GuardB@nk3 Simulation Programme
11:30 12:30 Lunch
12:30 13:00 Introduction of Tasks to Perform
13:00 16:00 Simulation Session 1: Quarter One of running a bank
FROM TO TOPIC/ACTIVITY
FROM TO TOPIC/ACTIVITY
08:00 08:10 Recap of Day 1
08:10 09:00 Capital Management
09:00 09:30 Value Creation and Bank Profitability
09:30 09:50 Tea/Coffee
09:50 10:30 Value Creation and Bank Profitability 10:30 11:30 Interest Rate Risk Management
11:30 12:30 Lunch
12:30 13:00 Financial Objectives
13:00 13:30 Results Quarter One
13:30 16:00 Simulation Session 2: Quarter Two of running a bank
08:00 08:15 Recap of Day 2
08:15 09:00 Interest Rate Risk Management II
09:00 09:30 Liquidity Management
09:30 09:50 Tea/Coffee
09:50 10:30 Liquidity Management II
10:30 11:00 Results Quarter Two
11:00 12:00 Lunch
12:00 14:30 Quarter three – Running a bank
14:30 15:15 Final Review of Management Team’s Results
15:15 15:30 Closing and Evaluation
DAY 2:
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BIBF covers a wide spectrum of subject matter, with over 300 different courses offered to the financial and corporate market; tailor-made training solutions based on organisational requirements; specialised programmes taught by leading market specialists; and professional qualifications and degree programmes in partnership with major international organisations.
BIBF continues to exceed global benchmarks for many of the qualifications it offers with its affiliates.
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