Enterprises in Basel 2

Title		Enterprises in Basel 2
Objectives		To provide the managers of small and medium-sized enterprises with the knowledge and instruments needed to assess and implement the main new aspects of agreements on bank capital (Basel 2) and the consequences for business-bank relations.
Learning goals		At the end of the course, learners will be able to: - Define the effects of Basel 2 regulations on relations with banks and business strategies - Describe the characteristics of management control instruments needed to monitor the management variables which significantly affect business results - Provide practical examples of the new way to assess credit rating
Contents		- The source of regulations - The limits of Basel 1 - The variables for calculating minimum asset requirements - The effects of asset provisions required by banks - The concept of risk before and after Basel 2 - The new classification of enterprises according to risk assessment - Standard and internal rating systems - The strategies of small and medium-sized enterprises according to the rating systems adopted by banks - The scenario of Italian small and medium-sized enterprises - The methods to improve transparency in relations with banks - Credit rating - The critical areas of a company to be considered for management improvement
Structure		The course includes four teaching modules comprising the following training units: Module 1 Unit 1 web fiction Unit 2 Lesson with practice slides Unit 3 Lesson with practice slides Unit 4 Lesson with practice slides Module 2 Unit 1 web fiction Unit 2 Lesson with practice slides Unit 3 Lesson with practice slides Unit 4 Lesson with practice slides Module 3 Unit 1 Job game Unit 2 Job aid Module 4 Unit 1 Final test
Target		- Start-up entrepreneurs - Employees in charge of administrative management
Duration		2 hours 30 minutes