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Trade Finance

Trade Finance Introduction

Trade Finance represents products that facilitate international trade. In this introductory video into the topic Andy breaks the sector down into its constituent parts.

Andy Sweeney • 09:55

How a Bank Works

What is a Bank?

Rob describes the fundamental activities of a bank, builds a theoretical bank balance sheet and shows how liquidity and capital perform their vital functions.

Robert Ellison • 01:10:55

Derivatives

Interest Rate Swaps Introduction

David provides an overview of interest rate swaps - what they are, why they are used, typical parties involved and key components of the derivative.

David Leeming • 17:58

ESG

FX Markets (1/2): Introduction

In this video, Kees discusses the Foreign Exchange (FX) market and the importance of understanding Money Markets. He goes into detail on the popularity and volume of currencies traded in the FX market.

Kees van den Aarssen • 17:33

Mergers & Acquisitions (1/2): Valuations Introduction

Corporate Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions (1/2): Valuations Introduction

Valuations are undertaken to determine how much an asset or a company is worth either today or in the future. Jo explains how to approach these valuations and<span style="font-weight: 400;"> the key metrics typically used to assess a company’s value.</span>

Josephine Tan • 10:33

Financial Crises

Central Banks and When They Go Wrong

January covers the roles of a Central Bank; how it controls the currency, how it maintains adequate foreign exchange reserves, and how it acts as a lender of last resort.

January Carmalt • 10:08

Fintech

Fintech Data (2/4): Types of Data and Privacy

The media often talks about privacy in the Fintech world. In this video in the series on Fintech Data, Marta answers key privacy questions, including what anonymised data is, what pseudonymised data is and what the advantages of using pseudonymised data are.

Marta Dunphy-Moriel • 07:51

LIBOR Introduction (1/4): Floating Rates

Debt Markets

LIBOR Introduction (1/4): Floating Rates

Peter explains what floating rates are and explains why the most important floating rates are in fact central bank policy rates.

Peter Eisenhardt • 10:23

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Regulation

Fallible Models (1/2)

In this series of videos, Christian will explore how traditional approaches and ways of thinking, might not always serve us well in the modern world. He will explain why we use models and evaluate some of their limitations.

Christian Hunt • 16:12

Bond Bookbuilding Introduction (1/2): Pre-launch

Debt Markets

Bond Bookbuilding Introduction (1/2): Pre-launch

While bond pricing has different processes and conventions in individual markets, the bookbuilding process is much more universal. Nigel begins to explain this process by outlining the purpose of bookbuilding and the role of the syndicate bankers once the mandate is received.

Nigel Owen • 07:06

Equity Markets

What is Equity? (1/3)

‘Equity’ has many meanings. In this discussion, James focuses on the most common financial market reference. In this video, James explains what shares and shareholders are, and how a shareholder can trade shares.

James Eves • 06:01

Risk

A Practical view of Operational Risk (1/3): Introduction

Olaf provides an introduction to Operational Risk and clarifies what Operational Risk or "OpRisk" is, why it matters and why it is relevant.

Olaf Ransome • 09:34

Fintech

Blockchain in Trade Finance - Part I

Blockchain can be applicable to solving real world problems, specifically in trade finance. In the first part of this two part series, Andrew provides an introduction to blockchain in trade finance and explains how it can be used to address certain challenges.

Andrew English • 09:03

Regulation

History of the Basel Accord

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, there was an unprecedented overhaul of the global framework regulating the banking system. Sukhy explains this regulatory framework and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Basel I and II that ultimately led to the current version - Basel III.

Sukhy Kaur • 15:52