10 evening sessions on financial markets of the City of London

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	Session I - The City in Context	8th October 2008
Introducing key themes that will be developed as the course progresses: The links between the City, government and the individual consumer Risk versus reward; and the yield curve as a tool Pricing methodologies and terminologies Accounting and taxation aspects Regulatory environment Ratings and other measures of relative credit-worthiness Various market structures and typical participants Market characteristics, including liquidity, accessibility and transparency The importance of capital Indices and similar benchmarks Martin Russell Course Director BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session II - How the Global Economy impacts the City	15th October 2008
Explaining how macro-economic events affect the financial markets and which indicators should be followed: The city: at the centre of global economic developments The importance of the US economy on the rest of the worldA day in the life of a City economist The key importance of interest ratesA day in the life of a City economist Central bank policies Developed and emerging economies Oil and Commodities Europe in a global context A day in the life of a City economist Paul Temperton Tier Company Guided City Tour takes place BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session III - Debt Markets	22nd October 2008
Describing the chief ways in which a borrower can obtain funding from the money markets, from banking and loan finance, and from the bond markets: Borrowers SSA – sovereign/ Supranational/ agency Financial Institutions Corporate Market Segments Securities/ bond markets Short term funding Long term funding On balance sheet Off balance sheet Secured (Covered Bonds and Securitisation) Subordinated (Capital -Tier 1 and 2) Loan markets Regulation, Listing and documentation Ratings and Credit The role of Syndicate Pricing and distribution Groups of investors Liquidity and the Crunch Tim Skeet Managing Director Head of Covered Bonds Merrill Lynch Guided City Tour takes place BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session IV - Equity Markets	29th October 2008
Looking at aspects of stock markets and the wholesale issuance and trading of shares: Venture and development capital The Alternative Investment Market and the roles of NOMADs A full listing on London Primary and secondary equity markets and market makers Trading, delivery and custodianship UK Listing Authority; disclosures and announcements Stock lending Authorised share capital and market capitalisation Equity valuation techniques Market trends – changes to the equity market such as regulatory changes, fragmentation and new entrants Andrew Simpson Chief Operating Officer SWX London Private Equity Description of how a private equity fund is created Impact of share buy-backs Risk appetite and investment horizons of investors Impact of private equity on a target The exit routes and success stories Commodities & the Brazilian bonanza. David Smart Consultant BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session V - Derivatives	5th November 2008
Discussing how derivative products are used to manage and create risk for hedging and for speculative purposes in the financial and commodities markets: From forwards and FRAs to financial futures and options Terminology, applications and pricing explained How the major players use futures and options Swaps and their uses in risk management Martin Russell Course Director Derivatives as they are used in the corporate environment An examination of the practical application of a range of products Reny Morsch-Zlatkovic Vice President - Eurex Business Development Eurex BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session VI - Insurance and Risk Management	12th November 2008
To describe London’s involvement in the international insurance and risk transfer markets. The session introduces the participants in the market, explains the structures and shows how insurance and capital markets are converging. Insurance Providers of capital and its role Dependence on investment markets The history of risk Categories of risk How risks arise To accept, mitigate or transfer risk? Classes of insurance Reinsurance Alternative methods of risk transfer David Wilson Management Consultant Information Management Information and how it's used: the Marriage of Words and Numbers. The markets and news in the context of the Credit Crunch Equity markets - from idea generation, through price discovery, valuation and execution: a case study. Accessing the Cash Credit and CDS Markets FX & FX Derivatives Structured Products & enhancing yield. Commodities & the Brazilian bonanza. Desmond Kinsella Bevan Account Manager Bloomberg BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session VII - Investment Banking: Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions	19th November 2008
Investigating major activities of the investment banks and focusing on their roles in takeovers and mergers: Different banks with varied structures To grow organically or by acquisition? Management and control factors Origination, sales and trading of financial assets Company valuation techniques Regulation, and who is who in a merger Martin Russell Course Director Examination of a prominent M&A Transaction Rationale behind the transaction Dramatis personae Financing and execution of the deal Financial closure Speaker to be confirmed BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session VIII - Fund and Wealth Management	26th November 2008
Examining the industry and explaining current dynamics of the marketplace. What blend of asset classes is best suited to the return expectations of the client? Institutional vs Private Client Asset Management How do they differ? What are the key issues facing your client? How is the asset management world changing? What drives strategic asset allocation? Case studies A large corporate pension fund A wealthy family Nigel Green Hedge Funds Not such a new idea: description of a representative fund Justification for the flows of money into the hedge industry Styles of hedge fund manager: relative value, event-driven, opportunistic The impacts of leverage, and of hedge fund failures Prime brokerage Links between Private Equity and Hedge Dr Chris Jones Chief Investment Officer Key Asset Management BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session IX - Markets Case Study	3rd December 2008
Applying principles explained in previous evenings, a major transaction will be dissected in order to examine the practical application of all topics covered: This evening will involve some team work and role play, including brief group presentations. Martin Russell Course Director BOOK YOUR PLACE
	Session X - Question Time with the Experts	10th December 2008
Your opportunity to address questions to a distinguished panel of City luminaries. Alderman Sir David Brewer CMG Marsh and IFSL Angela Knight CBE Chief Executive British Bankers' Association Anthony Littleton Head of City Markets APACS Philippa Foster Back OBE Director Institute of Business Ethics Andrew Hill City Editor Financial Times Rainer Reiss Managing Director Deutsche Boerse David Gauke MP Shadow Treasury Team Final presentation and closing remarks Martin Russell Course Director BOOK YOUR PLACE

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