Certified Expert in Treasury and Markets

Programme Overview

Global Financial Markets have changed significantly during the last decade in terms of products, regulation and management. In order to respond to those changes the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management has developed in collaboration with AEFMA Germany e.V. a new education programme for financial markets and treasury.

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Intake anytime, self-paced learning

€ 5.300 Online Module
€ 4.300 On-Campus Week*

* Price includes beverages during seminar, lunch and two networking dinners during on-campus week.

Members of AEFMA Germany e.V., TMA and LFMA are eligible to receive a 20% discount

Awarded

Frankfurt School Certificate
"Certified Expert in Treasury and Markets"

9-12 Month

Part-Time

Customisable

For Organisations

Equivalent to

15 Ects

Objective

The objective of the programme Certified Expert in Treasury and Markets is to provide participants with in-depth practical and theoretical understanding of financial markets & products and treasury. Experts from the financial industry come together in order to learn, accelerate, discuss, question, and challenge. The programme starts with an e-learning part to build a fundamental knowledge in financial markets and their products which will be assessed by an examination. The programme continues with two alternative advanced on-campus workshops to provide a deeper understanding of financial markets topics.

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In a final assignment participants will be given the opportunity to elaborate on a specific topic. The lectures, concepts and frameworks allow participants to immediately apply what they have learnt. Participants who successfully passed the programme will be awarded the Frankfurt School certification “Certified Expert in Treasury and Markets”. Through a combination of e-learning, assessment and assignments as well as in-class training the program gives participants a great flexibility in time and learning. It will be followed by continuous learning. The programme can be customized for organizations.

Key Benefits

Understand the core concepts & principles of the financial markets & treasury management
Learn new skills and immediately apply the knowledge within your organisation
Acquire the latest tools and techniques
Connect with high-profile participants from all over the world and build long-lasting networks
Earn a certificate from one of Europe’s leading business schools

Learning Target

Participants will receive a profound knowledge in the topics Fixed Income, Risk Management, Derivatives, Foreign Exchange, Commodities, Asset & Liability Management as well as Regulation & Compliance. During the programme, different learning formats and various tools will give participants the possibility to apply their new knowledge and strengthen their skills. Additionally, candidates will get valuable feedback from experienced faculty members as well as from peers.

Target Groups and Industries

Programme Curriculum

E-learning part

Advanced Courses on campus (Choose one)

Week 1 – Financial Markets & Products

February 2021

The workshop is designed for CETM participants who have successfully completed all e-learning modules as well as for senior staff in treasury and trading, risk management, compliance and internal audit of banks and financial institutions who want to upscale their decision making skills in financial products. It is based on real business cases which cover Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Commodities, Equities, Derivatives, Risk Management with an emphasis on financial engineering. Participants will receive a profound view of the nature and structure of financial products and a solid understanding of key risks of these products, as well as their structuring processes. Additionally they will get valuable feedback from experienced faculty members and peers.

Option Strategies
Structured Credit Engineering
Structured Foreign Exchange Management
Pricing and Structuring of Fixed Income Securities
Investing in Commodities
Company Evaluation

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Week 2 – Treasury Management

February 2021

The workshop is designed for CETM participants who have successfully completed all e-learning modules as well as for treasury professionals. Complex challenges in Asset Liability Management arise from the interactions between funding strategies and the deployment of assets. ALM measures and manages the impact on earnings and economic capital arising from interest rate, forex and maturity mismatches. Counterparty credit risk and credit portfolio quality represent cross-cutting triggers that may accelerate an ALM crisis. The workshop emphasizes comprehensive scenario analysis and interactive stress testing applied to realistic cases that encourage best practice experiential learning and peer exchange.

Fundamentals of Asset & Liability Management
Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book
Structural Forex Exposures
Counterparty & Portfolio Credit Risk
Liquidity Risk

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Methodology

Lecture, discussion, individual and group exercises, case studies

Certificate

Frankfurt School Certificate "Certified Expert in Treasury and Markets”

Registration

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Our Experts

Prof. Dr. Uwe Wystup

Uwe Wystup is managing director of MathFinance AG. Before, he has actively worked in FX derivatives trading as Financial Engineer, Global Structured Risk Manager and Advisor since 1992, including Citibank, UBS, Sal. Oppenheim and Commerzbank.
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Dr. Achim Posthaus

Dr. Achim Posthaus is Founder and Managing Director of Alpha Pi Analytics GmbH as well as academic lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.
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Birgitta Drwenski

Birgitta currently works as a specialist in the Liquidity Advisory team in Commerzbank’s Group Treasury division. Prior to joining the treasury department, she worked as a director in the Fixed Income & Currency (FIC) area of Commerzbank’s Corporates & Markets division.
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Dr. Rene Lindloh

René holds a Ph.D. (Doktor rer. Nat.) in mathematics and worked as research assistant for hight dim. approximation problems. He is a Portfolio Manager with years of trading experience on the commodities markets.
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Dr. Joachim Bald

Dr. Bald is Frankfurt School’s most senior international advisor and a recognized expert in Treasury, Risk and Asset Liability Management. He serves as lead consultant at the Frankfurt School Competence Center in Risk Management and regularly manages complex implementation assignments in Europe, Asia and Africa.
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Carsten Auel

Carsten Auel, CFA is a Senior Manager at Deloitte and a recognized lecturer for Capital Markets, Investments, Securitizations, Fixed Income and Equity products. He is experienced in the pricing, financial modeling and risk analysis of plain vanilla as well as complex financial instruments. During his career, Carsten has managed a number of complex implementations of pricing and analysis platforms for prestigious clients.
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