Understanding Debt

Banks and other financial institutions trade billions of dollars in the Australian debt market every day. How debt is traded and the prices paid affect how governments finance deficits, how businesses raise money to fund operations, and how investors invest.

With a type of debt to suit every purpose and organisation, the debt market is a significant part of the Australian financial system, and it continues to grow and become more sophisticated. This course covers the specific features of debt and how the market operates.

Who should attend?

• New entrants to the financial services industry from support staff through to management
• Staff with specialist knowledge who require an understanding of the financial system and markets to successfully undertake their own roles, such as IT, HR and marketing professionals.

What will I learn?

• You will learn about:
  • the different types of debt and their characteristics
  • the differences between short and long-term debt
  • factors affecting interest rates.
• You will gain an understanding of:
  • interest rate structures and the yield curve as a measure of the sentiment of borrowers and investors regarding future returns
  • ways in which the government and companies raise funds through borrowing.

What topics will be covered?

• overview of debt
• interest rates and yield curves
• coupon and discount securities
• government and corporate debt
• securitisation.

How to register

In-house workshops:

Our workshops can be customised and delivered at your premises giving you access to the training you need, when you need it. For more information or to discuss your training needs, please call 1300 728 505 or via email corporatesolutions@kaplan.edu.au.

Public courses held at Kaplan Professional:

How to register? Please check our Calendar of Short Courses to see if the course you wish to attend is scheduled in your region. If it is scheduled in your region, click the relevant course name and follow the prompts.

Expressions of Interest: We can schedule workshops for small groups at mutually suitable times at Kaplan Professional. If you are interested in attending a workshop, please complete an Expression of Interest form to enable us assess the level of interest for that course. We will then place your name on our waiting list for that particular course and will contact you as soon as we have received sufficient interest to run the course. (A minimum of 8 participants is required to run a course.) Scheduled courses may then be open to the public.

For more information, please call 1300 527 526 or email pdmail@kaplan.edu.au.

* The PD points quoted here are intended to be used as a guide only. Your Compliance Manager or Professional Body may assess this program according to their own guidelines. To receive PD points please take this course outline to your Compliance Manager or Professional Body for accreditation.

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