Time: 28-29 September 2009
Venue: London, United Kingdom

A two-day workshop covering the basics of financial statement analysis for banks. Designed for analysts with limited accounting background and/or new to the analysis of financial institutions. A preparation for the intermediate level seminars: Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Intensive Bank Analysis: Community & Regional Banks, Intensive Bank Analysis and Emerging Market Banks & Sovereigns.

Course Objectives:

• Distinguish the risks in the different business lines and products offered by financial institutions and recognise how they are reflected in the financial statements
• Understand the components of a financial institution’s balance sheet and income statement
• Recognise the impact of differing accounting standards and policies (e.g. provisioning, securitisation, asset valuation etcetera) on the financial statements
• Use the CAMELS framework (capital, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market risk) to make a preliminary assessment of the performance and financial health of a bank.

Other Dates:

• 26-27 October 2009
  Frankfurt, Germany
• 9-10 November 2009
  London, United Kingdom

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