Certified Chartered Banker

Chartered Banker / Professional Banker is the most prestigious and internationally recognized professional qualification in banking across the globe. 

It is a world-class qualification that will help you achieve and maintain the highest standards of excellence and professionalism.

Recognized and supported by major financial services across the globe, Chartered Banker equips practitioners with a world-class qualification that will help them achieve and maintain the standards of excellence and professionalism.

• Internationally recognized as the gold standard in banking
• Equivalent to a British honors degree
• Practical and professional programme that combines theory and practice
• Choose modules based on career aspirations
• Flexible online programme with optional classroom support

Benefits:

The overall aim of the programme is to provide you with an extensive, detailed and critical knowledge of the banking sector. 

Upon completion of the programme, you will demonstrate sound understanding of the financial services industry and develop skills and abilities to make professional judgments and informed decisions in relevant work situations.

Contents:

Professionalism, Ethics and Regulation

• History and Development of the Role of Banks in Society
• Regulation and Law
• Introduction to Ethics
• Professional Ethics
• Ethics and the Individual
• Putting Ethical Theories into Practice
• Ethical and Regulatory Failure
• Ethics and the Organisation
• Direction, Ownership and Management

Credit and Lending

• The Banker-Customer Relationship
• The Principles of Lending
• Credit Products and Services
• Structuring a Loan Facility
• Financial Statements and How to Use Them
• Credit Risk Practices for Retail
• Credit Risk Practices for Business Banking
• Dealing with Financial Difficulties

Risk Management in Banking

• Risk Management Concepts
• Types of Risk
• Group Credit Risk Practices
• Applying Credit Risk Practices
• Market Risk and Liquidity Risk
• Operational Risk
• Regulatory Risk
• The Impact of the Global Banking Crisis 2007/8

Applied Business and Corporate Banking

• The Business and Corporate Banking Environment
• The Finance Function
• Financing
• Specialised Lending
• Evaluating Investment Projects
• Currency and Interest Rate Exposure Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Building and Maintaining Successful Customer Relationships

Retail Banking

• A Client-Centred Approach
• Distribution Channels and the Impact of Technology
• People, Processes and Risk
• Management and Leadership
• Regulation

Banking for High Net Worth Individuals

• Introduction to Private Banking and Wealth Management
• Customer Segments and Needs
• Business Models and Competitive Dynamics
• Client Acquisition and Retention
• Relationship Management
• Wealth Management Products and Services
• Banking Products and Services
• Regulatory Environment
• The Future of Private Banking

Contemporary Issues in Banking

• The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis
• The Global Recession
• Ethical and Regulatory Failure and the Need for Improvement
• Regulatory Change
• Technological Change
• The Data Revolution
• The Impact of Demographic Change on Retail Banking
• Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Competitive Threats to Banks
• The Shape of Banks to Come