Dates for this course

20/08/12 - 31/08/12

03/12/12 - 14/12/12

Who should attend:
• Executives responsible for strategic business planning and
  development
• Consultants and executives responsible for identifying and
  implementing mergers and acquisitions
• Decision makers on major investments and expansions
• Executives handling treasury management

Course objectives:
• To appreciate the role of financial planning in the development of the corporation
• To realise the synergy between financial planning and business strategies
• To emphasise on the importance of treasury management in corporate stability and growth
• To understand the investment options through business environment scanning, mergers and
  acquisitions
• To provide insight on the modern day emphasis on corporate governance and asset management

Course content:
• Insight into company reports and international financial reporting standards
• Using the Notes to accounts as an information tool
• Scanning business environment and business planning and forecasting
• Analysis of investment options, appraisal and valuation of business opportunities
• Investment routes, mergers and acquisitions
• Financial risk assessment as part of financial planning
• Capital and debt structuring
• Evaluation of off balance sheet activities
• Budgeting and costing as business decision and management tools
• Cash flow analysis and management
• Technology in financial planning
• Financial modelling and sensitivity analysis
• Corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley
• Financial planning and Management Information Systems
• Corporate Social Responsibility