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OUR MISSION

To provide and promote the highest standard of education and professional excellence, share best practice and be a leading advocate within asset and liability management

CertBALM© QUALIFICATION

9 months, degree level. Both online and in-person

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COURSES

Climate Change, Foundations of Bank ALM, IRRBB, Liquidity and Funding

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EVENTS

In-person and online events topical for Treasury

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  • Wednesday 8th October,
    11am - 12 noon, UK time. Online via Zoom

    Have you ever had to create a PowerPoint deck to present to colleagues and floundered over what you should include on your slides?  Should you use bullet points or write as much as possible on each slide?  Should you include pictures and how should you structure the presentation to be sure that you get the maximum impact?  If so, then this is the session for you!

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  • Wednesday 8th October,
    5.30pm arrival for 6pm start.
    Nationwide, 1 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AY

    FULLY BOOKED

  • Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book

    5th & 6th November 2025
    etc. venues, Fenchurch Place, London

    Day 1 covers the basics of IRRBB - what it is and how typically it is managed and controlled. Day 2 then looks at some more advanced topics including behavioural risk, what constitutes best practice in respect of internal IRRBB governance and then considers the recently announced changes to the regulatory requirements and the impact these may have on banks

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  • Foundations of ALM

    18th - 21st November 2025
    etc. venues, Fenchurch Place, London

    This course will introduce the key concepts of capital, liquidity and interest-rate risk management, and their link to financial performance.

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  • Climate Change

    21st November 2025
    etc. venues, Fenchurch Place, London

    This half-day course focuses on what Treasury / ALM practitioners need to know about climate change.

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  • The CertBALM® has been designed to:

    Provide a benchmark qualification in bank and building society asset and liability management and be a standalone qualification which is recognised by the banking industry.

    It is benchmarked to a Level 6 qualification – equivalent to final years honours degree – and equates to 200 hours of learning over a period of 6 months.

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  • CertBALM®

    “A colleague recommended CertBALM® to me and, after reading through the syllabus, I knew it would be a fantastic course to support my career in Treasury. The depth and breadth of knowledge shared has been second to none and the tutors are experts in their field.”

  • CertBALM®

    “CertBALM® is an extremely useful qualification for anyone who is wishing to or currently working in the banking industry. The material for the course is extremely well structured with excellent practical examples and the tutors are first class.”

  • Liquidity

    “An excellent course which has helped broaden my knowledge.  I found it very informative and the different contributors from different size banks/building societies was great.”

  • Liquidity

    “A great introduction to Liquidity and Funding; the tutor was knowledgeable and very interactive and the course size was perfect.  This will really help me in my treasury career and help me to implement in my day job.  Thank you.”

  • IRRBB

    “Great presentations supported by a high level of knowledge and experience.  It was a very insightful and comprehensive course which I would recommend.”

  • IRRBB

    “It was a really good course with plenty of interesting content.  Instructors were very knowledgeable and interactive.”

  • Foundations of ALM

    “Highly beneficial and extremely useful. From the course leader to all of the guest speakers, there is a vast amount of real-world knowledge. It makes the theory practical and relatable. I am very appreciative of all the colleagues in ALMA for sharing their knowledge.”

  • Foundations of ALM

    “Very informative and great to connect the dots between treasury risks.
The course surpassed my expectations; the course tutors and the other attendees made it a very friendly environment. I would definitely recommend this course.”

  • Climate Change

    “This course was a really good overview of the climate-related risks.  It was very informative, useful and relevant.”

  • Climate Change

    “An excellent course with great presenters and completely up-to-date.  I would definitely recommend this to my colleagues.”