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Training and Education

 Gilt offers training and education courses for industry participants and investors seeking to develop their knowledge of fixed income markets. The Gilt Training and Education Program has been specifically developed to introduce, refresh, and upskill participants in the characteristics of the primary and secondary fixed income markets, various fixed income and money market instruments, valuation techniques, and portfolio management principles and practices.

The Program comprises two modules: an Introductory Program and an Advanced Program. Gilt also provides Client-Specific Training, offering tailored courses to meet specific learning objectives.

Client Specific Training

Gilt designs tailored programs on request for Clients seeking targeted training outcomes. For more information about Gilt’s training offerings, please contact us.

Introductory Program

The Introductory Program is a 5-business-day training course combining both theoretical and practical instruction. Feedback from attendees over the past three years highlights its clear and applied learning style, with participants valuing the balance between technical content and the practical support provided to apply skills directly in their professional environments.

The course is ideally suited for:

  • Treasury and finance professionals, institutional staff, regulators, and advisers

  • Superannuation and fund operations teams, wealth managers, and family offices

  • Corporate finance and accounting staff seeking practical fixed income skills

Participants will gain an understanding of:

  • How primary and secondary fixed income markets operate

  • The characteristics of different fixed income instruments

  • Yield curve construction and interpretation

  • Valuation methods for bonds and related securities

  • Portfolio construction and risk management techniques in practice


Advanced Program

The Advanced Program is also a 5-business-day course, building on the theory and practice taught through the Introductory Program. It focuses on advanced valuation, risk management, and portfolio management concepts. The course is highly practical, with participants receiving advanced valuation and portfolio tools to reinforce learning during sessions and continue applying them in their professional roles.

The course is ideally suited for:

  • Treasury and finance professionals with prior fixed income training or experience

  • Institutional investors, regulators, and advisers managing or overseeing debt portfolios

  • Corporate treasurers, fund managers, and risk managers seeking advanced techniques

  • Alumni of Gilt’s Introductory Course seeking to progress to advanced fixed income applications

Participants will gain an understanding of:

  • Advanced bond pricing methods

  • Bond convexity and the use of spot rates for pricing

  • Pricing using the flat price, 30/360, and full price methods

  • Market pricing using comparable bonds and matrix pricing over benchmark rates

  • Calculation of various yield measures

  • Yields on floating rate notes and other money market instruments

  • The maturity structure of interest rates, including coupon, spot, and par bond yield curves

  • The relationship between spot curves and forward rates

  • Fixed income risk and return drivers

  • Factors influencing interest rate risks

  • Fixed income portfolio management in practice

Registration

Opportunities to attend both Programs are staggered throughout the year but require a minimum number of registrations for the course to proceed. If you are interested in attending, please click on upcoming events and register your interest.