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Investments
Learn about the different treasury investment products.Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 21 lessons.
Advanced Provider : KnowledgeCity 5 chapters · 21 Lessons · 33m in Arabic, English, Spanish
Course Description
When banks and corporations need their capital and liquidity managed, they seek out treasuries. A great deal of the management process involves investments. This online training program reviews investment strategies, accounting for investments, money markets, and investment management outsourcing. By the program's end, you will be able to explain the various parts of the investment process.
What You'll Learn
- Explain the various parts of the investment process from start to finish
- Apply investment strategies including earnings credit, matching, laddering, tranched cash flow, riding the yield curve, and credit rating
- Distinguish between available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, and held-for-trading securities for investment accounting
- Describe money markets, money market instruments, and the role banks play in them
- Develop investment policy statements (IPS), constraints, asset allocation, and a framework for rebalancing
- Measure and monitor investment performance and identify risk, including through investment management outsourcing
Key Takeaways
- Treasuries are sought out when banks and corporations need their capital and liquidity managed, and much of that management process involves investments.
- The program reviews investment strategies, accounting for investments, money markets, and investment management outsourcing.
- Investment strategies covered include earnings credit, matching, laddering, tranched cash flow, riding the yield curve, and credit rating strategies.
- Accounting for investments distinguishes available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, and held-for-trading securities.
- Investment management includes building investment policy statements, applying constraints, allocating assets, rebalancing, measuring performance, and identifying risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this Investments course for?
It is suited to those involved in treasury work, since banks and corporations seek out treasuries to manage their capital and liquidity, and a great deal of that management process involves investments.
What topics does the course cover?
It reviews investment strategies, accounting for investments, money markets, and investment management outsourcing.
What will I be able to do by the end of the program?
By the program's end, you will be able to explain the various parts of the investment process.
What investment strategies are taught?
The course covers earnings credit, matching, laddering, tranched cash flow, riding the yield curve, and credit rating strategies.
Does the course address money markets?
Yes, it includes a money market overview, money market instruments, and the role banks play in money markets.
