NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN BANKING: CAPITAL MARKETS
NQF5 PROGRAMME OUTLINE
Qualification Details: National Certificate in Banking
Credits: 129 Unit Standard: 61589
NQF: Level 5 Learnership Number: 02Q 0200 1500 1205
FAIS recognised qualification Accredited Seta: Bankseta
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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL MARKETS LEARNERSHIP
Novia One presents the Capital Markets learnership programme incorporating the National Certificate in Banking
qualification. The learnership is designed for banking professionals who are new to the industry or who require an
updated introduction to the most recent developments in the market.
The learnership covers introductory topics along the lines of capital markets, the trading life cycle as well as various
banking compliances and regulations. It then moves on towards developmental topics within the industry such as
Fintech and collateral management and optimisation.
COURSE OUTLINE MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO CAPITAL MARKETS
Overview of Economics
Structure of the financial markets
What are Capital Markets
Primary and Secondary Markets
o Including IPO
Stock Exchanges
o JSE, Zar-X, 4AX, A2X, etc.
Stock Brokers
o Brokers vs Dealers
o Overview of BDA Account
o Primary Dealers
o Regulatory framework
MODULE 2: ASSET CLASSES
Equities & FX
Bonds, Credit & Money Market Instruments
Derivatives & Structured Products
o Including Equity Derivatives
o Interest Rate Derivatives
o Delta One Products
o Contract For Difference
o Overview of CVA impact
o Central Clearing (including JSE Clear)
o Trade Repositories
o Synthetics
o Affirmations and Confirmations
National Certificate in Banking Qualification
Colour Accounting Risk Management Fintech
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MODULE 3: TRADING LIFE CYCLE
Trade life cycle management.
Execution
o Types of trades / orders
o Block trades & client allocations
Clearing
Settlement
o Cash, Securities, SWIFT, CLS
Central Securities Depository (Strate)
TRADE & POSITION MANAGEMENT
o Corporate actions.
Custodians (CSDP)
Market Data
Risk Limits
IM calculations
MODULE 4: RISK MANAGEMENT
Market Risk
Credit Risk
Liquidity Risk
Regulatory Risk
Operational Risk
Hedging
Enterprise Risk Management (including Limits & Compliance)
The crisis of credit (Global Financial Crisis)
MODULE 5: COMPLIANCE AND BANKING REGULATIONS
South African Regulatory framework
Basel III
MIFID
Financial Markets Act
Twin Peaks
Conduct Regulators
CISCA
MODULE 6: FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING
Colour Accounting : Understanding accounting in the context of banking and the balance sheet
MODULE 7: TREASURY MANAGEMENT
Treasury & Liquidity Management
Balance Sheet Management
Basel III
Asset and Liability Matching
P&L Accounting (Pricing / MTM)
Trading Book
Cash Management
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MODULE 8: SECURITY/REPO FINANCING
What is Securities Lending
What is a Repo
Legal Agreements: GMSLA / GMRA
COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT & COLLATERAL OPTIMISATION
What is collateral?
Initial Margin
Variation Margin
Central Clearing
o Financial Markets Act post 2008
o Margin for centrally cleared vs non-cleared OTC derivatives
o Overview JSE Clear Structure
o Mutualisation of risk
o Default fund structure
Legal Agreements
Collateral Operations
Collateral Funding & Liquidity
Securities vs cash collateral
Reconciliations
Substitutions
Disputes
MODULE 9: FINTECH
Introduction to Fintech
Blockchain
Digital Currencies
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Big Data
Peer to peer lending
Crowdfunding
PRICING OPTIONS
Please leave your contact details with us via our contact page and we will contact you regarding the various options
in terms of next steps.
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NEXT STEP
Thank you for taking the time to look at our programme offerings
Novia One Group is a proudly 100% Black Female Owned Level 1 BBBEE Business and we would love to share the
score card optimisation benefits associated with our offerings with you.
Our passion is to tailor a programme that would specifically suite your business needs and
objective outcomes
Contact us to discuss the next step:
Tel: 011 783 9390
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