Capital Markets Fundamentals

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1Credits
Technical Business
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$69.00 Regular Price
Product Code: AI23-FLP21_APF2
Level: Intermediate
Vendor: AICPA CPE Division
Field of Study: Business Management & Organization

Overview:

Understand capital market fundamentals

  • Focus on a comprehensive overview of equity finance and debt finance content.
  • Learn about how equity finance can be raised through a stock market and how the debt market facilitates the trading.
  • Gain practical knowledge about the procedures of issuing shares and the ways in which a company can borrow from a bank.
  • Understand decision-making process by focussing on the appropriate financing method to remain a long-term, viable going concern.
  • Create a better understanding of how the capital markets are structured and which financing source may be best suited for your company.

Acquire new skills to demonstrate your proficiency

  • Characters and sources of debt finance
  • Capital markets and their functions
  • Advantages and disadvantages of equity finance
  • Methods of issuing shares and IPO process
  • Difference between bond and bank borrowing

Gain practical experience

Use case studies and scenarios to evaluate business performance and get a deeper understanding of various ways to improve the business performance and align with organisational goals.

This is a standalone course but if you're interested in more of this type of learning while earning a designation, explore the CGMAr Finance Leadership Program.

Objectives:

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify the characteristics and sources of debt finance.
  • Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of a company listing its shares on a stock exchange.
  • Analyse the various methods of issuing shares
  • Analyze the difference between bank borrowings and bonds
  • Analyse the different types of bank finance available.

Major Topics:

Key Topics

  • Long term debt
  • Stock exchanges and capital markets
  • Types of share issues
  • Bond Finance
  • Bank finance

Designed For:

Who Will Benefit

  • Global accounting and finance professionals
  • Management accounting professionals
  • Controllers
  • CFOs
  • Finance vice presidents
  • Finance directors
  • CPAs and CAs


Prerequisite:

None