Making a Difference Applied Learning is a leading supplier of commercially focused, tailored and measurable training solutions to banks and financial institutions worldwide. Our services include product and technical training, coaching and managerial skills development.

We work closely with our clients and help them achieve their goals and a real return on investment by providing training solutions that make a difference and are sustainable. Our in-house training is tailored and designed to fit your specific needs and our programmes are delivered by experienced former practitioners and managers.

"Our pragmatic approach is centred upon making
lasting changes in knowledge and skills."

Our Training Portfolio

All our training courses cover a wide variety of disciplines and all are tailored to suit your exact requirements. They are provided as stand-alone modules or can be combined, within a graduate training programme, for example.

Our particular areas of expertise include:

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Strategic Financial Training
Investment Management
  1. Portfolio Management
  2. Hedge Fund Strategies and Alternative Investments
  3. Capital Structure Arbitrage
  4. Convertible Bond Arbitrage
  5. Credit Derivatives for Hedge Funds
  6. Managing Hedge Fund Risk
  7. Real Estate Investment
  8. Commodity Trading
  9. Private Equity and LBOs
  10. Structured Products for Asset Management
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Private Banking
  1. Private Banking and Wealth Management
  2. Portfolio Management for Wealth Management
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Capital Markets and Trading
  1. Fixed Income Sales and Trading
  2. Equity Sales and Trading
  3. FX and Money Markets
  4. Economics and Financial Markets
  5. Convertible Bonds
  6. Asset Securitisation
  7. CDOs and Synthetic Variants
  8. Technical Analysis
  9. Behavioural Finance
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Industry Specific Training
  1. Central Bank Treasury - Graduate and Treasury Programmes
  2. Oil and Gas Risk Management
  3. Oil and Gas Debt Financing
  4. Capital and Liability Solutions for General Insurers
  5. Capital and Liability Solutions for Life Insurers
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Bank Strategy Training
  1. Building Client Intimacy and Integrity
  2. Co-operation and Cross-sell - Unlocking the Value
  3. Banking: Strategic Context
  4. High Potentials
  5. Banking in the Future
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Securities Financing and Prime Brokerage
  1. Equity Finance and Structured Products
  2. Prime Brokerage
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Lending and Financing
  1. Bank Risk Analysis
  2. Corporate Failure - Early Warning Signs
  3. Problem Loans Management
  4. Corporate Restructuring
  5. Corporate Credit Analysis
  6. Syndicated Loans
  7. High Yield Debt
  8. Project Finance
  9. Trade Finance
  10. Corporate Credit Analysis
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Derivatives
  1. Interest Rate Derivatives
  2. Equity Derivatives
  3. FX Options
  4. Credit Derivatives
  5. Commodity Derivatives
  6. Energy Derivatives
  7. Exotic Options
  8. Structured Products
  9. Hybrid Structured Products
  10. Inflation Derivatives
  11. Futures Markets
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Risk Management
  1. Corporate Governance
  2. Sarbanes Oxley
  3. Anti-Money Laundering
  4. Basel II
  5. Enterprise Risk Management
  6. Credit Risk Management
  7. Consumer Credit Risk
  8. Market Risk Management and VaR
  9. Operational Risk
  10. Asset and Liability Management
  11. Liquidity Risk Management
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Quantitative Analysis and Modelling
  1. Yield Curve Modelling
  2. Volatility and Correlation
  3. Financial Modelling for Valuation
  4. Financial Maths
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Accounting and Financial Analysis
  1. Introduction to Accounting
  2. Accounting for Financial Instruments
  3. Financial Statement Analysis
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Corporate Finance
  1. Corporate Finance Techniques
  2. Corporate Valuation
  3. Mergers & Acquisitions
  4. Financial Restructuring
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Treasury Management
  1. Treasury Management
  2. Working Capital Management
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Operations and Control
  1. Securities Operations
  2. Corporate Actions Processing
  3. Derivatives Operations
  4. Global Custody
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