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The first workshop programs covered various areas in financial markets to address issues and challenges facing corporates especially in volatile environment and the new financial order as well as providing practical solutions and strategies. The workshop topics included; the structure of Capital Markets, Money Markets, Fixed Income and Repo, introduction to Derivatives Instruments (linear and non-linear) and Markets: advanced Interest and Foreign Exchange Derivatives, Derivatives Legal Documentation, International Market Practice and Portfolio Management.
Delegates have applauded efforts exerted by organizers to build technical understanding and capability of participants to deal with challenges of the new financial order.
"The workshop was one of a kind globally as the organizers from the Financial Markets Division (FMD) at NBAD were able to create a realistic financial markets environment by building two dealing rooms at Emirates Palace to cater to 70 delegates,"
said Sameh Al Qubaisi, Head of Institutional and Corporate Coverage at NBAD.
"The workshop was hosted by NBAD's financial markets practitioners and top financial markets service providers (Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters). Jointly, with one of the renowned financial training and consultancy agencies, the project team has created two different curriculums designed to suit the needs of the various institutions through the usage of exercises and case studies aiming to provide the delegates with up-to-date products and insight on market trends and most importantly, the tools to help them apply these principles in a real world context and evaluate their utility in financial management," Al Qubaisi added.
"We were delighted to participate in this ground breaking initiative from NBAD. The Global Financial Workshop successfully addressed new market trends, raised overall product awareness and with Bloomberg's unique solutions, transparency to the marketplace," said Max Linnington, Regional Head, Bloomberg MENASA.
"Thomson Reuters was very pleased to be involved with such an important initiative with NBAD, one of our biggest customers in the UAE. The delegates benefited from first learning the theory and then practicing to use Thomson Reuters products such as 3000 Xtra and the models and calculators used to price Fixed Income, Money Market and Derivative instruments," said Basil Moftah, Managing Director of Thomson Reuters Middle East and Africa.
Posted by Nadeen El Ajou
