GSIPM

Looking for a great way to earn one credit in a weekend? Take a look at these great weekend workshops that are coming up soon!

IMGT 8695 Cross-Border Financing Techniques
Weekend of Oct 23-25
Friday 2-5, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-3

The course will explore the role of international financial institutions and other intermediaries in structuring and providing cross border financing. We will discuss the interplay of markets and products as well as the varied and complementary capabilities of a variety of lenders, underwriters and investors. While we will review some “plain vanilla” financing techniques, the emphasis will be on complex transactions designed to mitigate risk and/or address off-balance sheet issues. Structured trade financing, project financing, and emerging market issues will be highlighted. In the final class the participants will be asked to play the role of Financial Advisor to a major exporting company by analyzing the company’s annual report and making structured finance recommendations to facilitate export sales.

Visit the Records Office before 2:00pm on Friday, October 23 to register for this course!

IMGT 8680 Sustainability & Investing
Weekend of Oct 31 & Nov 1
Saturday & Sunday 9-5:30

Socially and environmentally responsible investments have become a thriving and important industry. From the stock market to the supermarket, each of us invests capital in ways that reflect our values, knowledge, and ‘appetite’ for risk. This program will explore the types of investment vehicles that are available — from socially responsible (SRI) mutual funds to private equities and debt instruments, including shareholder advocacy, positive & negative screens, and microfinance. The class will learn how to identify the optimal risk/reward balance, current trends and principles of “triple bottom line” investing, and practical applications of these tools to solving current sustainability challenges.

Visit the Records Office before 4:00pm on Friday, October 30 to register for this course!