Certification Programs

PROFESSIONAL RISK MANAGER - PRM CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM

COURSE OBJECTIVE

This program specially helps to prepare professionals in the Financial industry for the rigorous examinations of the PRM certification program. Through our program, we aim to provide professional development at a higher level, helping candidates to be successful on the examinations of the PRM program. Participants from the Singapore-based Financial Institutions are eligible for funding from the Financial Sector Development Fund.

PROFESSIONAL RISK MANAGERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION (PRMIA)

PRMIA is a non-profit professional association and it is a fast-growing, collaborative network of risk professionals from around the globe, defining and implementing the best practices of risk management. It offers a vast array of resources to its members. PRMIA members have access to a wealth of online resources including ROSE, the proprietary Risk Online Search Engine, the PRMIA Links Network, A Jobs Board, links to past presentations and papers, etc...

PROFESSIONAL RISK MANAGER (PRM) CERTIFICATION

The Professional Risk Manager (PRM) Certification is the global standard for the world's top financial risk professionals. Today's risk professional is expected by regulators & stakeholders alike to have the knowledge and understanding of industry best practices and to be committed to using them everyday. The PRM Certification sends the message to everyone that you set the standards.

COURSE OUTLINE

Choose the complete course or individual course groups that best fit your demands.

Part I

Foundations of Risk Management

(July 19, 26, Aug 02)

• Applications of Statistics and Calculus in Risk Management

• Applications of Linear Algebra in Risk Management

• Probability theory for Risk Management

• Regression

• Numerical Methods

Part II

Finance Theory and Instruments

(Aug 16, 23, 30, Sept 06, 13, 20, 27)

• Risk Theory

• Portfolio Mathematics

• Capital Allocation

• CAPM and Multifactor Models

• Capital Structure

• Fixed Income Instruments

• Forwards

• Futures

• Swaps

• Credit Derivatives

• Basic Options

• Option Pricing

• Interest Rate Options

• Convertible Bonds

• Exotic Options

Part III

Risk Management Practices

(Oct 04, 11, 18, 25, Nov 01, 08, 15)

• Capital Allocation

• Market Risk Management

• Value at Risk Models

• Advances Value at Risk Models

• Stress Testing

• Credit Risk Management and Modeling

• Portfolio Credit Risk Models

• Credit Risk Capital

• Operational Risk Management

• Case Studies

(Disclaimer: The program may change due to unforeseen circumstances.)

COURSE SCHEDULE

To meet the needs of the working professionals, the classes will be held on Saturday mornings (9.00am to 12.30pm) over a period of 5 months for the 3 parts of the curriculum.

COURSE FEE

You may register for individual sections or the complete course.

Participants may be eligible for Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF) support on a case-by-case basis. Interested applicants should submit their applications to the FSDF Secretariat directly.

For enquiries, please contact the FSDF secretariat at 6229 9396 or via email at fsdf@mas.gov.sg

Crossed cheques are to be made payable to: "National University of Singapore"

Please send the completed registration form together with your payment to:

Ms He Simin

NUS Risk Management Institute

National University of Singapore

Block S16 Level 5, 6 Science Drive 2

Singapore 117546

Tel: 6516 7127 Fax: 6874 5430

Email: rmihs@nus.edu.sg

(Cancellations are non-refundable although participants can be substituted.)

Please click here for Registration form.