Ethics and

Professional
Standards

Functional
Area
Vol.

Topic
Ethical and
Professional
Standards

Study Session

1
2
Quantitative
Methods
3

4
2

Economics

Investment Tools

6
7

8
3

Financial Reporting
and Analysis
9

10

Corporate Finance

11

Portfolio
Mgment

Portfolio
Management

12

13
Equity
14

Asset Valuation

15
Fixed Income
16

Derivatives

17

Alternative
Investments

18

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g

Date Due

Total
Pages

Total
Exercise
s

Reading Topic
Code of ethics and standards of professional
conduct
Guidance standards 1-7
Introduction to GIPS
Global investment performance standards
(GIPS)
The time value of money
Discounted cash flow applications
Statistical concepts and market returns
Probability concepts
Common probability distributions
Sampling and estimation
Hypothesis testing
Technical analysis
Demand and supply analysis: Introduction
D&S analysis: Consumer demand
D&S analysis: The firm
The firm and market structures
Aggregate output, prices & economic growth
Understanding business cycles
Monetary and fiscal policy
International trade and capital flows
Currency exchange rates
Financial statement analysis: an introduction
Financial reporting mechanics
Financial reporting standards
Understanding income statements
Understanding balance sheets
Understanding cash flow statements
Financial analysis techniques
Inventories
Long-lived assets
Income taxes
Non-current liabilities
Financial reporting quality: red flags
Accounting shenanigans & CF statement
Financial statement analysis: applications
Capital budgeting
Cost of capital
Measures of leverage
Dividends and share repurchases
Working capital management
Financial statement analysis

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4 The corporate governance for listed companies

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Portfolio management overview
40
Portfolio risk and return 1
40
Portfolio risk and return 2
20
Basics of portfolio planning and construction
37
Market organisation and structure
34
Security market indicies
26
Market efficiency
24
Overview of equity securities

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31 Introduction to industry and company analysis

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Equity valuation: concepts and basic tools
21
Features of debt securities
34
Risks associated with investing in bonds
36
Overview of bond sectors and instruments
26
Understanding yield spreads

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29 Introduction to the valuation of debt securities

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Yield measures, spot rates, forward rates
Introduction to measurement of interest rate
31
risk
13
Derivative markets and instruments
3
Forward markets and contracts
9
Futures markets and contracts
19
Options markets and contracts
12
Swap markets and contracts
8
Risk mgmt application of option strategies
28
Alternative investments
0
Investing in commodities