General Banking Course

This two-day course gives a thorough overview of all the relevant aspects of banking. The target group are all newly hired banking staff as well as all parties who render services to banks such as external accountants and business consultants. The course comes with an e-learning tool.

Programme

Day 1

Introduction

  • The interaction between the Real Economy and the Financial Markets
  • The Central Role of Banks in the Financial Markets
  • Monetary Policy
  • Different types of Banks
  • Banking Licenses, Regulators and Supervision

Bank Management

  • Client types
  • The Balance Sheet
  • Money Creation
  • Solvency versus Liquidity
  • Other Banking Risks
  • ALCO and Treasury
  • Funds Transfer pricing

Day 2

Banking Products

  • Entrusted Funds
  • Types of personal loans
  • Types of SME loans
  • Syndicated Loans
  • RAROC
  • The Credit Approval Process
  • Local Payment Services
  • Letters of Credit, Documentary Collection and Guarantees
  • Foreign Payments and Correspondent Banks
  • SWIFT
  • Investment Services
  • Securities Processing
  • Market Making and Brokerage
  • Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
  • Treasury versus Markets
  • Commonly used Financial Markets Products

Client Treatment

  • AML and DCC
  • Client Protection
  • Compliance

General Information

Level

Bachelor

Entrance level

This is a main introduction course therefore no preconditions are set

Learning goals

Exam

After having attended the course the attendants can take an exam. The exam has 30 multiplie choice questions. Please consult the Exam Regulations.

Course Schedule

2 days from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Study time

40 hours of which 16 contact hours

Course Material

E-learning Banking Introduction Course

Price in-house training

€ 6.500,00 (No VAT, including study material) / maximum of 12 attendants

Trainer

Lex van der Wielen / Susan Stanworth