Finance & Accounting
Credit Risk and Portfolio Management Fundamentals (FA41-2)
Duration: 2 days
Dates in London for 2026
7th Sep 2026 - 8th Sep 2026
Dates in London for 2027
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1st Feb 2027 - 2nd Feb 2027
Course Overview
Who is the course suitable for?
Course Profile
Competencies
This two-day programme provides participants with a practical understanding of credit risk at both the individual exposure and portfolio levels. The course covers key risk metrics and monitoring principles, helping banking professionals link individual credit decisions to wider portfolio management strategies.
This course is designed for lenders, relationship managers, analysts, and support staff in retail, commercial, or corporate banking who need to understand how individual credit decisions fit into broader portfolio management and risk strategies.
Credit Risk Fundamentals
- Key concepts in credit risk
- Rating and scoring basics
- Understanding PD, LGD, and EAD
- Collateral, security, and credit mitigants
- Early warning indicators and risk flags
Portfolio Management and Monitoring
- Portfolio-level risk analysis and correlations
- Establishing and applying risk appetite frameworks
- Portfolio monitoring and reporting
- Overview of tools for portfolio risk management, including securitisation and hedging
At the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Understand credit risk at both exposure and portfolio levels
- Interpret key risk measures, including Probability of Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD), and Exposure at Default (EAD)
- Apply principles of portfolio risk appetite and monitoring
- Recognise early warning indicators and mitigation strategies
- Appreciate the role of tools such as securitisation and hedging