Markets

Central Banks

Central Banking Publications host a series of exclusive residential training courses aimed at central banks, monetary authorities and official institutions.

To date, more than 2000 central banks and supervisors have attended these courses traveling in from all four corners of the globe. The ‘Chatham House rules’ that we adopt at these courses allows free discussion of sensitive issues in a confidential environment.

These courses are held twice a year in Windsor and Cambridge.

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Energy

Incisive Training has been running courses on energy trading and risk management since 2000. Our training course and seminar agendas are highly targeted and meticulously researched. They cover topics such as: enterprise risk management, credit and operational risk management.

Recently we have also successfully launched a partnered training course with the Lacima Group on Generation Assets and are soon to launch another new course with them on Gas Portfolio Optimisation.

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Financial Technology

Our financial technology training courses provide industry professionals with the opportunity to increase their knowledge on a range of financial technology and data management topics including: low latency platforms, algorithmic trading, OTC derivatives processing, market data and reference data.

Our most famous course, Market Data & Technology, has been established for over 10 years and is renowned in the industry for offering separately bookable days on technical, administrative and regulatory aspects of market data.

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Insurance

Our insurance training course portfolio is supported by a range of Incisive Media publications, including RISK, Life and Pensions, OpRisk and Compliance, and Professional Broking magazine.

Our range of market-leading training courses cover topical issues like longevity risk, Solvency II, variable annuities and leadership training for professional brokers. Each course is researched with leading insurance experts to ensure you receive the most recent theory and practice.

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Petrochemicals, Oil & Refining

Global Technology Forum is a leading provider of training services to the international oil, gas and petrochemical industries.

GTF’s series of asian and european training courses are hosted by industry professionals of the highest technical calibre. They provide an invaluable platform for delegates to learn about the very latest sector specific technology.

Our portfolio includes over twenty training courses; these include our bestsellers on Fluid Catalytic Cracking, Introduction to Refining and new this year in Asia, Wastewater Treatment.

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Regulation

We identify impending regulatory changes and through expert speakers offer insights onto how these will impact the industry and how the industry can respond to changing demands.

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Risk & Derivatives

Incisive Training has been running courses in the risk management field since 1993. Our portfolio is extensive with comprehensive courses on a vast range of topics including liquidity risk, collateral management, incremental risk charge, portfolio construction and valuation of assets in illiquid markets.

We run over 60 risk related courses a year across Europe, USA, Middle East, South Africa, Asia and Australia. Each course is researched with and approved by industry experts. This guarantees that they reflect the true issues you face. Our tutors are practicing experts within their specified fields and they will ensure you learn the very latest tools and techniques.

In 2005 we launched our now famous Leading Lights series. This is a unique offering whereby a recognised industry leader is invited to deliver two days specialist training on their subject of expertise. These courses include Steven Shreve on Stochastic Calculus, Broadie and Glasserman on Monte Carlo and Steve Leppard on Energy Risk and Valuation.

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Quantitative Finance

Quantitative finance is at the heart of Incisive Training. Led by expert speakers from financial markets and academia, cutting edge tools and techniques are presented in a clear and concise manner.

Covering the new modelling and measuring approaches for credit risk, market risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, concentration risk, model risk, enterprise risk and interest rate risk our courses focus on the key strategies that quantitative analysts can use to keep ahead of the curve including: value-at-risk, stress testing and portfolio optimisation.

Advanced and in-depth the quantitative finance programmes have been meticulously researched with industry practitioners and represent a valuable opportunity for junior quantitative analysts to get an appreciation of real world challenges and more senior managers to benchmark their knowledge against that of their peers.

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Trading

Over the next few years trading markets will experience profound and fundamental change. From the evolution of central clearing houses, to the growth of exchanges, to the increased regulation of OTC derivative markets, traders the world over need to evolve or expire.

Incisive Training is in the vanguard of this change with a broad and rich portfolio of training courses, for those front office practitioners wishing to stay ahead of the curve on important issues including exchange traded funds, central counterparties, the credit default swaps market, futures, options, derivative documentation.

The pressure from regulators and senior management for front office functions to better manage the trade-off between risk and return is huge. It is therefore vital that all those engaged in derivatives trading whether on the OTC market or through exchanges to regularly update their knowledge about changes in best practice and new regulatory requirements.

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Treasury

Incisive Training has developed training initiatives for key treasury functions for over 10 years. Covering the business critical functions of asset & liability management, collateral management, risk management, portfolio management and liquidity management, our courses provide treasury managers from both financial corporate institutions with an independent and advanced source of learning.

In a world where credit is tight, counterparty default is high, regulation is increasing and liquidity scarce, programmes are designed to focus on those specific challenges that are at the forefront of treasury manager’s minds. Particular attention is paid to how best manage trading books, the control of liquidity, financial risk management, balance sheet management and accounting.

Led by expert trainers from banks, life & pension providers, fund managers and large scale corporates, an ever growing range of training courses offer treasury managers with a unique opportunity to learn about new technical practices and share best practice with industry peers.

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