Financial Markets Training Course

Audience

Senior Management personnel who require a practical understanding of AML/CTF frameworks, their preventive measures, and an awareness of contemporary financial crime issues;

Course Format

The session integrates:

• Guided Discussions
• Slide Presentations
• Case Studies
• Practical Examples

Course Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Outline methods for preventing AML and CTF violations
• Grasp the core components of AML and CTF as they relate to their organisations, alongside national and global initiatives to combat these threats
• Specify the protective measures companies and staff must adopt against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing risks
• Identify how organisations may become targets for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, and describe the 'red flags' used to detect, prevent, and report suspicious or confirmed criminal activity
• Gain insight into other prominent areas of Financial Crime

The Cost Center module encompasses the routines and best practices for managing overheads, calculating Bill of Materials (BOM) costs, and determining product-level costing across both manufacturing and service operations.

This instructor-led live training, available either online or onsite, is designed for intermediate-level practitioners who wish to configure, operate, and validate cost center routines within enterprise environments.

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Create, configure, and maintain cost centers that align with organizational structures.
• Build and validate BOM costing using standard, activity-based, and overhead allocation methods.
• Integrate machine hours, operator hours, and labor metrics into cost center calculations.
• Apply absorption costing principles to ensure accurate product and period-end valuations.

Format of the Course

• Guided instruction with case-based demonstrations.
• Hands-on costing exercises and spreadsheet-based modeling.
• Application-focused labs simulating real costing and reconciliation workflows.

Course Customization Options

• For tailored content, industry-specific costing models, or ERP platform alignment, please contact us.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at managers who wish to identify and minimise the risk of fraud faced by eCommerce merchants.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how eCommerce fraud occurs.
• Analyze vulnerabilities in their company's eCommerce platform and processes.
• Assess a company's 'readiness' for adopting new anti-fraud measures
• Communicate and incorporate appropriate anti-fraud policies.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Through this instructor-led, live training, participants will gain an understanding of the essential features of financial markets and the mechanisms driving trading activities. We begin with a comprehensive overview of financial markets, key terminology, and the conventions used to describe market activities. Subsequently, we explore the rationale and methods behind investing in diverse financial instruments. Key topics include trading strategies, risk management techniques, and real-world case studies that analyse the individuals, institutions, and strategic approaches influencing investments within the financial markets.

Audience

• Business managers

Course Format

• A blend of lectures, interactive discussions, and hands-on exercises

This instructor-led, live training in Malaysia (online or onsite) is aimed at cloud administrators, cloud architects, technology heads, and financial analysts who wish to record, manage, monitor, and process financial assets of an organization in the cloud.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to use FinOps practices in an organization to forecast costs, optimize processes, and perform financial management operations in the cloud.

This instructor-led, live training in Malaysia (online or onsite) targets intermediate-level finance professionals seeking comprehensive knowledge of FinOps principles and methodologies. Key areas include cloud financial management, optimisation strategies, and cross-functional collaboration among finance, engineering, and business teams.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the FinOps framework, principles, and phases.
• Manage cloud costs efficiently via data analysis and governance.
• Collaborate across finance, engineering, and business units to harmonise cloud expenditure.
• Employ FinOps tools for cost allocation, forecasting, and optimisation.
• Prepare for the FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst exam.

This instructor-led, live training in Malaysia (online or onsite) is designed for advanced-level cloud financial management professionals aiming to validate their expertise in financial operations (FinOps) related to cloud cost management.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Gaining the advanced knowledge necessary for the FinOps Certified Professional exam.
• Understanding complex FinOps practices, encompassing cost optimization, budget management, and reporting.
• Developing practical skills in applying FinOps strategies to real-world scenarios.
• Preparing effectively to successfully complete the FinOps Certified Professional exam.

GnuCash is an open-source, cross-platform, double-entry accounting system designed for personal and small business finance management. It supports comprehensive accounting features including invoicing, expense tracking, reconciliation, and financial reporting. GnuCash integrates with online banking, supports multiple currencies, and allows exporting and importing in various data formats such as QIF, OFX, and CSV.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level business professionals who wish to manage and automate accounting, billing, and reporting processes using GnuCash effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install, configure, and customize GnuCash for business use.
• Set up business accounts and manage transactions using double-entry principles.
• Generate financial statements and reports for analysis and auditing.
• Integrate GnuCash with banks, external systems, and online data sources.
• Automate recurring transactions and manage multi-currency operations.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Practical exercises and real-world business examples.
• Hands-on configuration and data entry in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to Structured Products

This course aims to give delegates a comprehensive overview of structured products within the investment banking sector. Upon successful completion, participants will possess a practical understanding of the subject and will be equipped to address the following key questions:

1. What exactly are structured products?
2. What are the motivations for issuing them?
3. How do both issuers and investors derive benefits from these instruments?
4. What methodologies are used to structure and price various derivative products?
5. What are the associated risks and costs involved in creating structured financial products?
6. What constitutes embedded derivatives?
7. What are exotic options?
8. What considerations apply to pricing and hedging strategies?

This instructor-led live training, offered either on-site or remotely, is tailored for accountants and bookkeepers who wish to leverage Xero for bookkeeping purposes.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain real-time visibility of cash flow.
• Link bank accounts to Xero to facilitate bank reconciliation.
• Prepare and check VAT (Value Added Tax) returns in Xero.
• Create reports for sharing among team members.

This instructor-led, live training in Malaysia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level non-finance professionals who wish to have a foundational understanding of financial and accounting principles that are essential for effective decision-making in business.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand basic financial and accounting concepts that are essential for business decision-making.
• Interpret and analyze financial statements such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Apply key financial ratios to assess the financial health of a business.
• Develop and manage budgets and perform variance analysis to monitor business performance.
• Use break-even analysis to support operational and strategic decisions.

This instructor-led live training in Malaysia (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use Open Bank Project API to develop and test decentralized applications that can be integrated easily with digital banking systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing applications with OBP API.
• Understand the Open Bank Project architecture, technology, and concepts.
• Learn how to use and customize OBP API to develop and build applications for banking.
• Explore the features, tools, APIs, and sandboxes in OBP.
• Implement security and integrations in OBP API connectors and adapters.

Why should you attend?

We live and work in an increasingly global market which offers opportunities at every turn which we need to take. However, with those opportunities come increased competition and most of the complexities remain in place. Knowing the best ways to find and select the most suitable and competitive price for your product or services is crucial to the success and growth of any business. The knowledge, techniques and strategies that you gain during our training will enable you to increase profitability and effectiveness of your business.

Turning theory into practice:

The purpose behind this 1-day training course is to simplify and explain the successful strategies of pricing. You’ll leave our event more confident and more positive to continue and expand your business. We will provide you with the strategies and the best practice examples to improve and expand your knowledge about pricing and to make your plans and targets come true.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for sales managers, marketing managers, product managers, account managers, pricing analysts & managing directors. This course is also vital for executives who are new to pricing or who have limited experience of the subject.

This instructor-led live training in Malaysia (available online or onsite) targets application consultants and business process owners who wish to learn how to configure business processes for the SAP S/4 HANA financials module.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic customising settings in the main components of Financial Accounting with SAP S/4HANA.
• Configure the master data settings (G/L accounts, customer and vendor accounts) of FA with SAP S/4HANA.
• Configure document control, posting control, and financial document clearing settings of FA with SAP S/4HANA.