• Identify the various types of financial risks

• Apply hedging techniques to mitigate financial risks

• Use risk management models and tools to assess risk exposure

• Understand regulatory frameworks and requirements in financial risk management

Introduction to Financial Risk Management

• Overview of financial risk: market, credit, liquidity, operational risks

• The importance of risk management in financial stability

• Key risk management frameworks (COSO, Basel III)

• Practical case: Analyze the risk exposure of a financial institution

Types of Financial Risks

• Market risk: Interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, equity price risk

• Credit risk: Default risk, credit spread risk, counterparty risk

• Liquidity risk: Short-term funding and liquidity crises

• Practical case: Assess a company’s credit risk using a credit risk model

Hedging Techniques for Financial Risks

• Introduction to hedging instruments: options, futures, swaps

• Using derivatives to hedge market risks

• Managing interest rate and currency risks with derivatives

• Practical case: Design a hedging strategy using options and futures for a company

Risk Management Models

• Value at Risk (VaR), stress testing, scenario analysis

• Monte Carlo simulation and other risk measurement techniques

• Credit risk models (e.g., CreditMetrics, KMV)

• Quiz: Calculate the VaR for a portfolio of assets

Regulatory Requirements for Financial Risk Management

• Overview of Basel III and other regulatory frameworks

• Capital requirements for financial institutions

• Risk disclosures and reporting requirements

• Practical case: Evaluate a bank’s compliance with Basel III risk management standards

• Numerous practical examples illustrating the different studied concepts

• Practical cases to draw parallels with the concepts learned

• Risk managers and analysts

• Treasury managers and financial controllers

• Corporate finance professionals

• Investment professionals and portfolio managers

• Basic knowledge of financial instruments and risk management is recommended

• Training structured around skill transfer

• Acquisition of operational skills through practice and experimentation

• Collaborative learning during synchronous sessions

• Multi-stage learning path to allow engagement, learning, and transfer

• Training promoting participant engagement for better anchoring of lessons

• Skill evaluation will be conducted throughout the training by the participant (self-evaluation) and/or the trainer according to the training methods.

• Online training evaluation on your participant space:

  • Immediate evaluation at the end of the training to measure your satisfaction and perception of skill improvement against training objectives. With your agreement, your overall rating and comments will be published on our site via Verified Reviews.

  • Post-training evaluation 40 days later to validate the transfer of your acquired skills in the workplace

• Attendance tracking and issuance of an individual training certificate or a certificate of completion