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Asia Financial Markets Explained - Season 2 (Oct 21 - Sep 22)

This exciting training program consists of a Series of monthly interactive educational training sessions on key emerging topics relevant to the financial industry in Asia, delivered by expert trainers drawn from our extensive global and regional network.

The Training Series is aimed at getting junior and intermediate employees up to speed on key emerging areas in financial markets within Asia (potentially also useful for senior professionals)

Learn from Global and Asian industry experts and senior representatives from our network of leading financial institutions from both the buy and sell side, including banks, asset managers, law firms, market infrastructure providers and consultancies who have been specifically selected for their knowledge and skills.

By curating relevant, up to date information together into one Series, with the active support of our wide industry network and expert committees, participants will be confident they are learning from a source accredited by the industry.


The Training Series also includes exclusive access to our Portal, containing educational resources, including the related session presentation provided by the trainers, reference materials on each topic, past session videos on demand and presenter profiles.

TRAINING SERIES INFORMATION

What will you get from this Training Series?

Objective:
Series of monthly interactive training sessions on key emerging topics relevant to the Asian financial industry


  • Delivered by expert trainers from our network of leading Financial Institutions.
  • Participants will be confident they are learning from a source recognised by the industry
  • Aimed at getting junior and intermediate employees up to speed on emerging areas in financial markets within Asia (potentially also useful for senior professionals)

Topics:
Our full list of topics is below (although these are subject to change if more relevant topics emerge over the year). See below for further details.


  • Sustainable Finance/ESG in Asia
  • Big Data Management and Analysis including AI
  • China Financial Markets Explained
  • The Pandemic – Policy Strategies and Financial Markets Impact
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACS)
  • Tokenised Securities, Cryptocurrencies and CBDCs Explained
  • Asset Management and Hedge Funds Explained
  • Practical Applications of Blockchain and DLT in Capital Markets
  • Data, Privacy Policy and the Cloud
  • Operational Resilience and Cybersecurity
  • Compliance Tips for Staying on the Right Side of the Regulator
  • Navigating ASEAN Markets

Course Details

Level
Training Series
Requirement
Financial markets experience recommended
Date
Monthly, October 2021 – September 2022
Lessons
Twelve (12)
Location
Online Live Webinars (Zoom) plus portal access
Language
English
Enrollment fees
Please contact ASIFMA at education@asifma.org
Document(s)

The series fact sheet can be downloaded here.

Benefits

24/7 access to our learning portal

Training sessions from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with years of experience in the industry

Get a Certificate when you finish the course (conditions apply)

TRAINING SESSION DETAILS

Training Sessions

TRAINING SESSION FORMAT

Interactive Live Sessions + Online Portal

  • Interactive virtual live training session (over Zoom) of 60-90 mins in English
  • Introduction to the topic in a dynamic format, including use of polling, Q&A and surveys
  • Exclusive access to an online repository containing educational resources for each topic, including session presentation provided by the trainers, background materials and videos on-demand


Accreditation and Certification

Certificates and CPT/CPD Points

  • Those who attend at least 8 live webinar sessions as well as complete the requisite number of surveys will be issued with an electronic Proof of Attendance at the end of the series.
  • Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Continuous Professional Training (CPT) points will be granted for those located in Hong Kong for live sessions attended.
  • Attendance at relevant live sessions counts as CPD activity for holders of HKMA Enhanced Competency Framework certifications with relevant job roles.



Partner Associations

Our Partner Associations for this Series