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Certificate of completion issued to

Travis Butler

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Bank Credit Analysis Pathway

Completion date

07 Aug 2025

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About Bank Credit Analysis Pathway

5 Learning modules

48 minutes of learning

4.7 rating

Foundational level

With events like the global financial crisis in mind, it is essential to be able to perform a credit analysis on banks to ensure they are as safe as they should be. This pathway, delivered by a variety of experts, will outline how to approach the analysis of a bank. Beginning with looking through their annual report is a good start, however this should be supplemented with a thorough understanding of their balance sheet and income statement.

In this pathway

Understand the fundamentals of bank credit analysis

Analyse a bank's balance sheet and income statement

Understand the importance of a bank's annual report

Pathway experts

Ted Wainman

Ted Wainman

Chartered Accountant

Ted Wainman trained and qualified as an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) with Ernst & Young before joining JPMorgan on the Investment Management side of the business. He since has over 17 years of experience in designing, developing and delivering financial & business skills training workshops for over 275 clients in more than 35 countries.

Robert Ellison

Robert Ellison

Capital Markets and Banking Specialist

Robert Ellison has over 20 years of experience in financial markets, with a career spanning debt origination, debt syndicate and client coverage. He has held senior roles at UBS Investment Bank and Lloyds Banking Group and later co-founded Finance Unlocked, bringing extensive industry experience across banking and capital markets.

January Carmalt

January Carmalt

Research and Banking Professional

January began her career in 1999 with Bank of America in Charlotte, NC. From the Credit Products team, she moved into fixed income bond research covering Telecoms and Financials. While in London, January focused on financial institutions bond research until her Director and head bond analyst role at Deutsche Bank. As of 2011, January has worked as a freelance writer.

Moorad Choudhry

Moorad Choudhry

Banking and Capital Markets Practitioner

Professor Moorad Choudhry is a non-executive director at two UK financial institutions, having worked in London since 1989. He has experience in wholesale capital markets, treasury, ALM, and balance sheet management. Moorad's most recent role was as divisional treasurer at the Royal Bank of Scotland. He has also worked with Europe Arab Bank, KBC Financial Products, and JP Morgan. He is the author of "The Principles of Banking," which is currently in its 2nd edition.