Certified private banker (certified path)

Private Banking is one of the pillars of the Luxembourg financial centre and the ever growing complexity of this business requires that a private banker possesses a solid knowledge of the financial instruments and their use as investment vehicles.

In order to provide this background the House of Training has developed a 6-day foundation course focusing on the following aspects:

• the use of financial instruments in investment portfolios
• the taking of investment decisions based on the aspects of risk and return
• the understanding of the concept of market efficiency in portfolio management
• the integration of efficient financial vehicles in investment solutions

The 6-day foundation course covers the following topics:

• E-Learning course "International Financial Markets" (+/- 20 hours)
• Risk measurement & management
• Foreign exchange and Money Markets
• Bonds and Equities
• Options and Futures
• Structured Products
• Portfolio management
• Investment funds and alternative investments

The course includes a written examination, based on all covered topics.