Key Highlights FRM Part 1 is the first of two exams in GARP's Financial Risk Manager programme, with 100 multiple-choice questions in a four-hour computer-based sitting, offered in May, August and November. The syllabus is built around four topic areas: Foundations of...
Key Highlights ESG in construction applies environmental, social and governance factors to how buildings and infrastructure are designed, financed, built and operated. The environmental pillar covers embodied and operational carbon, energy and water efficiency, green...
Key Highlights Every finance career rests on a shared set of core financial concepts, from the time value of money to valuation, ratios, and cash flow. The time value of money, the risk-return tradeoff, and diversification together explain how money grows and how...
Key Highlights ESG metrics are measurable indicators of environmental, social and governance performance, grouped under three pillars, that let investors and analysts compare companies. Top environmental metrics include Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, carbon intensity,...
Key Highlights The FRM (Financial Risk Manager) is a global risk-management credential awarded by GARP, the Global Association of Risk Professionals, not by any single coaching institute. It has two computer-based parts: Part I (100 MCQs) covers the foundations, and...
Key Highlights The best IFRS certifications for Indian professionals are the ACCA Diploma in IFRS (DipIFR), the ICAI Certificate Course on Ind AS (IFRS), and the full ACCA qualification, which builds IFRS into its core. DipIFR suits qualified accountants and CAs who...
Key Highlights An equity investment means owning a stake in a business, directly through shares or indirectly through pooled and managed vehicles, and sharing in its growth and its risk. The main types of equity investments in India are common and preference shares,...
Key Highlights GAAP usually means US GAAP (set by the FASB) or the older Indian GAAP; Ind AS is India's IFRS-converged standard notified by the MCA. US GAAP is largely rules-based; Ind AS and IFRS are principles-based and lean toward fair value. Four frameworks sit in...
Key Highlights Cash flow analysis studies how a business actually generates and uses cash, judging its liquidity, solvency, and the quality of its reported earnings. The three activities, operating, investing, and financing, are only the starting point; the real work...
Key Highlights CFA pay in India varies more by job role than by the charter itself: front-office investment roles pay the most, support and analysis roles start lower. Portfolio managers, investment banking associates and senior fund analysts sit at the top of the CFA...
