Contemporary courses for those working in the legal and financial sectors.
Short Courses - Finance & Law
Introduction to Investments

Course Outline

  • Introduction to the Stock Market
  • Introduction to UK equities
  • Share prices and yields
  • An introduction to UK gilts and bonds
  • Overseas investments
  • Offshore funds
  • Fund dealing, valuation and price calculation
  • Accounting for investments
  • Investment ratios
  • Taxation issues
  • The regulatory environment
  • The economic environment

Course Objectives

Designed for relative newcomers to investments, this one-day course assumes no prior knowledge and aims to provide delegates with a basic understanding of investments and their uses.

Further Details

Angus Kemp qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985 and has since worked for a variety of accounting practices, both small and large, in various managerial roles. He has also spent time with ICI in England and throughout Europe, adding to his commercial experience. For the last twelve years he has taken a particular interest in training and professional development and has lectured to Chartered Accountants and Chartered Secretaries in Guernsey and Jersey as well as on numerous other professional qualifications.

Course Dates:

11/10/2010

Course Length: 1 Day

Location: GTA University Centre

Tutor: Angus Kemp

Course Fee: £170.00


CPD Points: 6




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