AIB Course Code: 4261
Course Length: 5 weeks
Course Description:
Managing the Bank's Investment Portfolio provides participants with the key concepts needed to effectively manage the bank's portfolio.
Audience:
This course is designed for individuals involved in managing the bank's investment portfolio.
Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing this program, you will be able to:
- Identify the key characteristics of common investment instruments
- Calculate the yield on those instruments
- Describe regulatory and accounting restrictions on the bank's investment portfolio
- Identify all of the elements that should be included in the bank's investment policy and formulate such a policy
- Compare the benefits and risk of various investment strategies
- Evaluate the comparative return of taxable and tax-exempt securities
- Evaluate total return and option-adjusted spreads on instruments with prepayment risk
Textbook
Bank Management, 6th Edition, by Timothy W. Koch and S. Scott MacDonald, Thomson Learning 2005. If you already have a copy of the textbook, be sure to register for your next course using the “without textbook” option.
Course Credits: AIB: 1.0; CPE: 18.0
Prerequisites:
Participants will need to have access to the individuals who manage their bank's investment portfolio and the information they use in this process. Participants should also have a basic familiarity with financial markets and financial instruments. This class uses a number of mathematical concepts and calculations to manage the investment portfolio.
Required Software:
Microsoft Excel
