Capital Markets Fundamentals

Understand capital market fundamentals

• Focus on a comprehensive overview of equity finance and debt finance content.
• Learn about how equity finance can be raised through a stock market and how the debt market facilitates the trading.
• Gain practical knowledge about the procedures of issuing shares and the ways in which a company can borrow from a bank.
• Understand decision-making process by focussing on the appropriate financing method to remain a long-term, viable going concern.
• Create a better understanding of how the capital markets are structured and which financing source may be best suited for your company.

Acquire new skills to demonstrate your proficiency

• Characters and sources of debt finance
• Capital markets and their functions
• Advantages and disadvantages of equity finance
• Methods of issuing shares and IPO process
• Difference between bond and bank borrowing

Gain practical experience

Use case studies and scenarios to evaluate business performance and get a deeper understanding of various ways to improve the business performance and align with organisational goals.

This is a standalone course but if you’re interested in more of this type of learning while earning a designation, explore the CGMA® Finance Leadership Program.