Oregon Bankers Association - Independent Community Banks of Oregon

Managing the Bank's Investment Portfolio

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AIB Course Code: 4261

Course Length: 5 weeks

Course Description:
Managing the Bank's Investment Portfolio provides participants with the key concepts needed to effectively manage the bank's portfolio.

Audience:
This course is designed for individuals involved in managing the bank's investment portfolio.

Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing this program, you will be able to:

  • Identify the key characteristics of common investment instruments
  • Calculate the yield on those instruments
  • Describe regulatory and accounting restrictions on the bank's investment portfolio
  • Identify all of the elements that should be included in the bank's investment policy and formulate such a policy
  • Compare the benefits and risk of various investment strategies
  • Evaluate the comparative return of taxable and tax-exempt securities
  • Evaluate total return and option-adjusted spreads on instruments with prepayment risk

Textbook:
Bank Management, 6th Edition, by Timothy W. Koch and S. Scott MacDonald, Thomson Learning 2005. If you already have a copy of the textbook, be sure to register for your next course using the ?without textbook? option.

Course Credits: AIB: 1.0; CPE: 18.0

Prerequisites:
Participants will need to have access to the individuals who manage their bank's investment portfolio and the information they use in this process. Participants should also have a basic familiarity with financial markets and financial instruments. This class uses a number of mathematical concepts and calculations to manage the investment portfolio.

Required Software: Microsoft Excel