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Application Procedure
The Application Form fully completed and signed, should be returned to the Swiss Finance Institute as soon as possible. As some courses may be oversubscribed, it is recommended that, where a company has not yet finalized the name of the participant(s) they wish to send, or where some formalities have to be cleared before sending in the Application Form, a preliminary reservation be made by fax or email. However, the completed Application Form should reach us soon thereafter in order to enable us to determine if the candidate meets the program’s general conditions for admission (see hereafter) and to confirm the reservation. Acceptance of qualified applicants is made on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to early reservations. You can make a reservation online.
General Conditions for Admission
Admission to the courses is subject to approval by the Swiss Finance Institute. The institute seeks to bring together a group of professionals who will learn from each other as well as from formal instruction. Candidates’ profiles should be compatible among one another. Selection is made on the basis of an applicant’s
• professional experience and responsibility,
• educational background and capacity to respond to a demanding and intensive training program
• expectations of participation in the program.
Course Prerequisites
Where not stated otherwise, our courses are on an MBA level, merely requiring some familiarity with general basic financial concepts; a number of courses also make use of Excel based exercises. Participants are taken through the material and through practical exercises step-by-step. The following courses are on a mathematically more advanced level, comparable to a Master in Finance course:
- Financial Econometrics and Forecasting - Modern Techniques
- Financial Econometrics and Forecasting - Advanced Techniques
- Interest-Rate Models: Theory and Practical Applications
- Volatility and Correlation
If in doubt, please contact the Secretariat for more information.
Benefits and Payment
The fee of each course is indicated in the respective course description. The fee includes tuition, extensive course material (including pre-course readings), lunches, and official cocktail and dinner when appropriate.
Participants who register for more then one course will benefit from a reduction in the course fee of 5%.
Institutions wishing to send a group of three or more delegates to a specific course should inquire about special fee arrangements.
Participants are normally sponsored by the employing institution, which covers course fees and expenses; however, self-sponsored applicants are also accepted.
An invoice will be sent with notification of admission. Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice.
Accommodation
Fees do not include hotel expenses. Rooms can be reserved at a preferential rate for course participants in hotels suggested by the Swiss Finance Institute and located in the immediate vicinity of the course location. Further information will be sent to all admitted participants, together with a Hotel Reservation Form.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations within 30 days of the start of the course will be charged 50% of the course fee, cancellations within 10 days will be charged 100% of the course fee.
Cancellations must be confirmed in writing, otherwise the full amount will be due. Non-payment of tuition does not constitute a cancellation. Substitutions may be made prior to the start of the course.
Certificates
The Swiss Finance Institute will award Certificates of Attendance to all those who complete a course.
Accreditation
The Swiss Finance Institute is registered with the CFA Institute as an Approved Provider of continuing education programs. All the Executive Courses in Finance are eligible for CE credit hours as granted by CFA Institute. If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your attendance will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.
Contact
For further information and inquiries, please contact:
Fabienne Garcelon
Swiss Finance Institute
c/o University of Geneva
40 Bd du Pont d'Arve
1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 748 16 72
Fax +41 22 731 95 75
Email: fabienne.garcelon@sfi.ch
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