CISI Training: Hedge Funds – Understanding the Risks and Returns Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: ICWIM, ICAWM, Securities, IISI DEFINITION Although hedge funds seem to have hit the headlines only recently, the first of these funds was actually started…
CISI Training: Derivatives Markets – Their Structure and Function Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: ICWIM, ICAWM, Derivatives, IISI DEFINITION Derivatives markets attract three main types of participants: hedgers, speculators, and arbitrageurs. Hedgers reduce the risk that they face in…
The Tadawul Book Club The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market (George Soros) Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: ICWIM, ICAWM, Securities Why Read It? · Gives insight into Soros’s investment strategies, and the decision-making processes of…
CISI Training: Methods for Dealing with Inflation Risk Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: ICWIM, ICAWM, Securities, Risk in Financial Services DEFINITION Inflation risk can be defined as the risk that the value of physical or financial assets willbe eroded…
CISI Training: Corporate Governance and Its Interpretation Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: ICWIM, ICAWM, Risk in Financial Services DEFINITION Corporate governance is the system by which organizations are directed and controlled. The defects of poor corporate governance have recently…
CISI Training Review: Understanding Key Financial Terms and Statements Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: ICWIM, ICAWM, Securities DEFINITION Publicly traded companies are under an obligation to deliver regular trading updates to the market, ensuring that at all times they…
CISI Training IFQ: An Overview of Shariah-Compliant Funds Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: Islamic Finance Qualification DEFINITION Shariah-compliant funds are investment vehicles which are fully compliant with the principles of Islam. The funds are prohibited from making investments in…
3 mistakes students make when studying for CISI Exams Throughout the years we’ve been teaching CISI, we’ve seen students make all sorts of mistakes. Three of these mistakes stand out because they can be the main reason students fail. So,…
Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: ICWIM, ICAWM, Securities, Risk in Financial Services DEFINITION The time value of money is based on the premise that most people would choose to receive, say, $10,000 now, rather than the same sum in…
CISI Exam Prep: Identifying and Managing Exposure to Interest and Exchange Rate Risks Relevant to the following CISI qualifications: Risk in Financial Services, Derivatives DEFINITION The successful management of a portfolio includes maximizing returns from shifts in exchange and interest…