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Introduction to the Financial Services Industry

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Location: Live online

This webinar focuses on the fundamentals of financial markets. It is an introductory seminar that outlines the global economic landscape and explains the vital roles that firms, exchanges and regulators play in the modern world.

Content
The economy: fiscal policy, monetary policy and central banks

The international regulatory landscape and key institutions

Financial markets: buy-side and sell-side firms, stock exchanges and market participants

A tour of the investment universe: equities, bonds, and real estate

International financial centres (IFCs): what they are and how they work

From digital assets to mobile money: how technology is reinventing finance

Learning Outcomes
Having attended this webinar, delegates will:

Gain a basic understanding of fiscal and monetary policy, the banking system and global financial markets

Demystify some common finance industry jargon

Understand the role of IFCs and why they matter

Speaker
Paul Groden: Expert Trainer, Finance, Business Strategy & Soft Skills at the School of International Financial Services

Paul is a freelance tutor specialising in finance, business strategy, and soft skills. He has worked for over twenty years in leading global firms, primarily in securitisation, structured products and change management.

Paul gained a first-class degree in Modern History from Oxford University, where he was a Centenary Scholar at St Hugh's College. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Business Studies with Distinction from the London School of Economics.

He is winner of the Shell Economist Writing Prize and is the author of two published books. Paul is a Fellow of CIMA and a Chartered Fellow of CISI. He is the current President of CISI Jersey branch.

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