Training program for financial market professionals

Amba Research has launched an Equity Investment Analyst training program for Sri Lankan financial market professionals, the first of its kind in the country.

“Amba’s Equity Analyst Training Program provides hands-on guidance on financial modeling, equity valuation and investment note writing under direct supervision of practicing investment professionals,” said Amba’s Head of Knowledge Management and Training, Chanakya Dissanayake.

After conducting successful trial sessions late last year, Amba Research completed the 10-day course for its first official batch in January 2009.

The program was conducted in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Financial Services Academy (FSA).

The first batch included participants from prestigious local financial institutions including the EPF, Union Assurance, HNB Assurance, DFCC, Capital Alliance, and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

The batch of ten finance professionals was taken through an intense course combining concept training with hands-on case study submissions. The workshop comprises three core modules; financial modeling, securities valuation, and investment report writing. Dissanayake said that all the sessions received positive feedback.

“Candidates especially liked specific delivery methods used to take them through the entire equity research cycle,”.

The program has received glowing tributes from participants. Jayamehala Haridas, Senior Manager at Union Assurance said that the program was very comprehensive and provided hands-on training in all the aspects of the valuation process as well as in writing a strong investment thesis. Participants were given individual attention by a committed panel of trainers.”

Deshan Pushparajah of Capital Alliance Holdings said “the structure of the workshop was geared to empower participants at the workplace, with real life case studies and do-it-yourself analysis of such scenarios.