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Accounting for Derivatives Training Course

This course is designed to meet market and regulatory demand for accurate accounting and reporting techniques for financial markets securities and various derivative products - therefore both US GAAP and IAS issues will be analysed.

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Stay up-to-date on the changing accounting standards for derivatives

You will walk through the various types of financial market derivatives, hybrids, structured products (which incorporate elements of derivatives within them), along with their accounting, credit and associated risks.

The key focus of the course will be on the accounting treatment and the risk implications of each product within the overall treasury accounting framework.

Course learning objectives and outcomes

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

Appreciate the historical context from which both the FASB 133 and
the IAS 39 financial derivative standards emerged
Understand when and when not the accounting standards apply
Distinguish between derivatives from financial instrument accounting
Revise valuation methodologies and practice in light of the standard
Distinguish between a fair value, cash flow and ineffective hedges
Be conversant with the respective product life cycles
Understand and appreciate that both standards are not just disclosure standards
Construct a checklist of process & policy issues that must be addressed

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Accounting for Derivatives Training Course Agenda Highlights

Financial Instruments
Purpose and Category of Financial Instruments
Background and Overview to IAS39
Accounting Principles for Non-hedge Transactions
Recognition and Derecognition of Hedge Transactions
Issues in Measurement and Valuation
Accounting for Futures: Measurement and Valuation
Accounting for FRAs and Swaps: Measurement and Valuation
Accounting for Options and Swaptions: Measurement and Valuation
Accounting for Sample Exotic Derivative Structures: Measurement and Valuation
Accounting for Foreign Exchange: Measurement and Valuation
Accounting Principles and Hedge Accounting
Treatment of Exotic and Embedded Derivatives

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Who should attend this Accounting for Derivatives training course?

Auditors & Accountants working with derivatives
Treasurers
Treasury officers
Financial controllers
Market risk personnel
Markets dealers
Managers involved in risk management and control
Finance Officers from Corporations
Anyone involved in Mergers & Acquisitions
Consultants serving the Financial Services Industry

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Course notes and reference package
Daily lunch, snacks and refreshments
Certificate of completion
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Ask questions relevant to your job

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Your course instructor

Suhnylla Kler: Suhnylla (BSc Hons (Econs), FCCA), an investment and offshore banker, is registered as Associate Member of Persatuan Kewangan Malaysia (PKM) or Forex Association of Malaysia, and is a Director at a Hedge Fund Advisory/Management Company and CEO of a wholly owned subsidiary of Sabah Development Bank Berhad ("SDB"), itself a wholly owned entity of the State of Sabah). Suhnylla received her degree, BSC (Hons), in Monetary Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) and subsequently studied Japanese at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), U.K. Having completed her stint with KMPG Peat Marwick, she is additionally registered as a Chartered Accountant and fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a Corporate Finance Faculty (CF) member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant England and Wales, ICAEW. She has recently been recognized as an accredited trainer for the Securities & Investment Institute (SII), UK syllabus and the Investment Administration Qualification (IAQ).

Dates & Locations & Fees

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