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Introduction to Financial Markets

Target audience

The course is designed for people working in the following financial sector administrative, operations, IT, marketing and support roles:
  • Investment administration
  • Treasury administration
  • Office manager
  • Personal assistant
  • Executive assistant
  • Financial planning assistant
  • Call centre supervisor
  • Superannuation administrator
  • Sales and marketing assistant
  • Legal secretary
  • Customer services assistant
  • Legal assistant
  • Trainer
  • Financial services recruiter
  • Human resources administrator
  • Business analyst
  • IT analyst
  • Investor relations assistant
  • Business development manager

What is covered?

Topic 1 Economic environment

Key economic concepts. Inflation. Government policies. Foreign exchange market.

Topic 2 Participants in the financial services industry

The financial system and intermediaries. Financial services. Central banks. Regulation and supervision. Market participants. Foreign stock exchanges.

Topic 3 Securities

Securities. Equity. Debt. Hybrids.

Topic 4 Derivatives

What are derivatives? Structure and inter-relationship between securities and derivatives. Futures. Forwards. Options.

Topic 5 Financial products

Transaction and deposit accounts. Loans. Property and mortgages. Life insurance. Superannuation.

Topic 6 Managed funds

Investment management. General types of managed investment products.

Topic 7 Taxation

Awareness of taxation issues relating to securities. Shares, taxation and imputation. Capital Gains Tax on shares. Taxation of income securities and hybrids. Deductions. Stamp duty and GST. Taxation of unit trusts

Topic 8 Regulation

Regulatory environment for financial services. Money laundering. Insider dealing. Takeovers and mergers. Privacy. Dispute resolution.

Availability

This course is provided on a Cooperative Basis, delivered on the premises of one of our major clients whose own staff are being trained in the course.

Length

Offered over 12 hours of face-to-face training

Cost

Cost per person: $995.00 + GST (including course materials and assessment)

How to book

Contact Financial Education Professionals to register in the next available course.

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