The key component of this course is to give participants real-life experience of the City. To that end, the calibre of presenters is critical. All of the presenters are industry experts and experienced trainers. They work in, and with, the City every day. Their remit is to ‘explain and engage’.  We ask them all to refer to the Annual Report of a prominent retailer to explain some of the concepts they are talking about and as a method of discussing particular terminology. We also expect the participants to play their part in the course and come armed with questions.

For more information about speakers please check their biographies.

The course takes place every Wednesday evening in the period from 8th October to 10th December 2008. Each session starts at 17:30 and finishes at 20:30. There is a supper break from 19:00 to 19:30.

The course is held at :

British Bankers’ Association,
Pinners Hall,
105-108 Old Broad Street,
London EC2N 1EX


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Set in the heart of the City of London, Pinners Hall is one of the venue industries best-kept secrets. It is situated opposite Tower 42 and is only a matter of a few minutes walk away from

UNDERGROUND STATIONS: Liverpool Street and Bank BUS STOP: buses 11 and 23 stop directly in front of the BBA entrance door

Find your own way to the venue www.tfl.gov.uk

Evening Course

The Evening Course fee of £2,750 plus VAT covers:

• 10 course sessions
• Guided City Tour
• Walking Tour of Canary Wharf
• Course documentation on each presentation
• Member subscription to introducingthecity.com
• Book - ‘The Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages’
• 12-week subscription to FT.com and 12–week voucher subscription
• Entry to the FTSE 100 Competition
• Refreshments and supper during each session

Guided City Tour as a stand alone event

The tour cost is £150 plus VAT. This fee covers:

• 6 tour hours
• Visits London Metal Exchange, Guildhall, City Marketing Suite and Lloyd’s
• Lunch at the Counting House including a ‘lunch & learn’ with guest speakers

Single evening session

The session cost is £350 plus VAT. This fee covers:

• 2.5 course hours
• Session documentation on each presentation
• Refreshments and supper during session

Terms and Conditions

Introducing the City is relevant to anyone who comes into contact with international finance in a professional or personal capacity. We have welcomed delegates from varied walks of life to the course. However, as a guide, the course will be of interest to the following:

• New entrants to the City
• Investment bankers - sales and trading staff
• Back office and operations staff
• Training and HR staff working in financial organisations
• Financial journalists
• Accountants and auditors
• Lawyers with clients in financial institutions
• Government agencies
• Financial information providers
• Technology providers to the financial sector
• Financial public relations professionals
• Investor relations staff
• Financial recruiters and headhunters
• Financial service professionals
• Company directors
• Independent Financial Advisers

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The CPD Certification Service takes an independent view as to the educational structure and value of training courses and other further learning events and material, to ensure that the content conforms to universally accepted continuing personal or professional development (CPD) guidelines.

As a CPD certified course, attendance on the ‘Introducing the City’ course and undertaking other learning opportunities around this subject, can be counted towards an individual’s CPD commitment. Depending upon the CPD policy of a delegate’s institution or employer, time spent can be recorded as points, hours or learning value.

At the end of the course, delegates will receive an attendance certificate and a CPD self-assessment form. If required, these can be submitted as evidence of CPD activities undertaken to their institute, association or employer.

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