Foundations of Financial Analysis
Financial statements and ratios · Earnings and cash flow · Company comparisons · Financial analysis cases
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Finance & Investment
Discover introductory courses in Finance & Investment from ESPAST’s Paris school network. Browse the topics below and compare the study hours and fee for each course. All short courses are online and open to applicants without a prior academic qualification.
Foundations of Corporate Financial Management
Budgets and funding · Costs and profits · Cash management · Financial management cases
Foundations of Investment Analysis and Asset Allocation
Investment instruments · Risk and diversification · Asset allocation · Portfolio cases
Foundations of Financial Risk Management
Credit and market risk · Liquidity risk · Risk identification · Risk management cases
Foundations of Auditing and Internal Control
Audit evidence · Business process controls · Risk and deficiencies · Internal control cases
Foundations of Wealth Management
Wealth objectives · Asset classes · Risk tolerance · Allocation cases
Foundations of International Finance and Trade Finance
Foreign exchange and settlement · Trade finance instruments · Payment risks · International trade cases
Foundations of FinTech and Digital Finance
Digital payments · Financial data applications · Technology and business · Compliance and risk
Foundations of Financial Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering
Customer due diligence · Anti-money laundering frameworks · Transaction warning signs · Compliance cases
Foundations of Management Accounting and Cost Control
Cost classification · Break-even analysis · Budget variances · Cost control cases
Foundations of Financial Modelling and Data Analysis
Model structure and assumptions · Financial forecasts · Scenario and sensitivity analysis · Spreadsheet models
Foundations of ESG and Sustainable Finance
ESG concepts · Sustainable finance instruments · Reading disclosures · Comparative cases
Foundations of Art Investment Management
Art markets and transactions · Art valuation · Provenance and transaction risk · Collection and investment cases