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The Master Financial Professional (MFP) qualification is designed to equip managers with the financial skills required to make important contributions to the development and maintenance of the financial function within organizations of all sizes.

• Understand the financial markets and the forces of change.
• Understand financial services and products and how to leverage on these effectively for your company's strategy.
• Identify and forecast key value drivers and link them to financial strategy
• Leverage your company’s financial position for maximum corporate gain.
• Create strategies to build effective management and leadership relationship with your team.
• Use of board certified designations after your name on the business card/promotional materials.
• Get the designation that illuminates your professional education and experience.

AAFM offers the MFPTM program as a 5-days executive program for graduates with work experience in the financial function or for executives who have been previously awarded with AAFM’s Registered Financial Specialist (RFSTM) designation. MFPTM is also available as a conversion workshop for executives whom have graduated from an accredited MBA program. The below core curriculum with case studies exercises where appropriate, is recommended by the Board of Standards for further customization to various regional requirements.

MBA graduates of AACSB and ACBSP accredited universities are eligible to directly receive the MFP certification as a core qualification.

Finance & market fundamentals
• Introduction to the American Academy of Financial Management and the core qualification Master Financial   Professional
• Challenges for financial sector professionals and institutions in the 21st century
• Market crashes: what happened?

Investment fundamentals
• Fundamental principles and theories underlying the operation of financial markets globally
• How market theory and operation adapted to the changes in global economic performance from the
  depression,through to the market crashes
• Finance and investment fundamentals
• Securities and options markets
• Corporate debt and debt hybrids

Markets, fund & forex principles
• Overview of the structure of money markets and assessment of market performance
• Review the creation of Bonds, Hedges and Futures, along with Foreign Exchange fundamentals
  (peg, devaluations, floating) that have changed with the impact of the gold market
• Bond, derivative and money markets
• Foreign exchange
• Hedge funds

Business finance
• Overview of business vehicles for operation in the corporate environment
• Review the various finance mechanisms for supporting aggressive growth in the corporate sphere
• Business vehicles
• Financing needs and techniques

Securing finance
• Overview of securing financing for corporate development
• Debt equity finance
• Securing stock markets
• Venture Capital in Asia
• Alternative financing strategies (angel investors, government, etc)

Market economics
• Overview of market economics and the effects of key influences such as government policy,
  federal reserve announcements and deficit/surplus budgets
• Impact of economics on financial markets
• Understanding impact of economic statements
• Understanding effects of political events on markets

Financial analysis & valuation
• Structured approach to understanding corporate financial results presented through SFC financial statements
• Interpretation of financial statements
• Financial ratios
• Relationships between balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statements

Market regulatory requirements, law & ethics
• Detailed review of the regulated market, including review of regulatory bodies overseeing the financial
  services sector, regulator's responsibilities, applicable laws, rules and ethics imposed on institutions and professionals
• Regulatory framework and underlying principles
• Role and responsibility of securities regulator
• Role and responsibility of exchange operator
• Property laws and lows of contract
• Conduct rules and ethics

Understanding Financial Services & Products
• CFA/FRM/MFP
• Financial intermediaries
• Financial environment
• Financial services and concepts
• Banking products

Managed funds
• Overview of managed funds and basic overview of investment management for relationship clients within the institution
• The role of managed funds
• The structure of funds
• Fund types and role of funds for client needs

Managing & leading financial teams
• Professional development and management leadership skills for the MFP in today's business environment through case   studies and exercises
• Managing professional staff
• Organizational issues and strategies
• Leadership and management models
• Role behavior perspective
• Work group vs team
• Comprehending the significance of team communications
• Effective team communications and its elements
• Developing the team's communication strategy
• Psychometric Mapping
• Implementation of effective communication strategies

• The examination 70%
• The observation and case studies 30%

Emphasis is given to the written examination and active participation and observation, where this program provides an opportunity to enhance soft skills as well as knowledge.

Delegates must satisfy ONE of the following pre-requisites:

1. Have successfully completed an accredited MBA program.
2. Have successfully attained the RFS designation.
3. A Bachelors degree holder with a minimum of 5 years working experience in a finance or accounting function.

Successful completion of this course entitles the executive to receive the academic designation of Master Financial Professional™ or MFP™. This formal qualification is recognized in more than 70 countries and by over 800 universities worldwide. Certification will be awarded by the American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM).

The investment for this internationally accredited professional qualification is S$8,800

*Programme fees are subjected to prevailing GST and one-time application fee of $100

• Duly-completed application form
• Certified true copies of all education certificates and transcripts
• Application processing fee of S$100 (non-refundable)