Excellence in Financial Training
Excellence in Financial Training
Lucas & Associates is world-renowned for both the breadth and quality of its in-house, training programs. The hallmark of our success comes from the instructor-led training (ILT) programs that feature live in-class instruction across a number of topics. All of Lucas & Associates instructors are current or former industry practitioners who bring to the classroom a wealth of knowledge and expertise within each subject.
Our principals have designed and delivered numerous interactive cutting edge and creative instructor led training (ILT) programs to the world’s largest universal banks, asset management firms, regulators, insurance firms, corporate banks and rating agencies.With programs developed exclusively by industry practitioners, Lucas and Associates offers training across a wide range of topics from introductory courses to the most advanced and modern financial practices. Each course captures the latest changes in the regulatory environment, industry practices and capital markets innovations.
In addition to live ILT programs, Lucas & Associates also offers on-line programs through virtual instructor-led training (vILT). These are available through both live and recorded webinars and are especially attractive for companies with employees working remotely or with flex hours. We also offer computer-based training (CBT) in the form of online/eLearning courses covering a significant number of topic areas.
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Lucas & Associates provides industry-leading expertise in the design of financial training programs. We will take the time to fully understand your training needs, objectives and participant backgrounds as part of our assessment of your learning and development efforts. Our experience and flexible approach also allows us to provide customized learning solutions that can help you design a custom-built program with our subject matter experts. Whether it is onboarding new hires or making available continuing education classes, your program can be in the form of instructor-led training (live and/or virtual), eLearning, self-study, or a blend of all delivery formats.
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Lucas & Associates provides independent risk management advisory services that assist corporations, investment funds and private equity firms in North America manage their foreign exchange, commodity, credit and interest rate risks, effectively and efficiently. We provide four-step approach to our customers in designing and delivering risk management solutions:
Identification
We work closely with our clients’ finance professionals to identify the cash flows at risk, measure them precisely, and help them decide the level of protection that best serves their needs.
Education
We educate our clients’ finance professionals on the different product solutions (hedges) available to mitigate their risks, how they work and advise them on the best solution for their risk exposure. Our goal is to ensure our clients have the necessary independent analysis and knowledge to make well-informed hedging decisions both now and in the future.
Implementation
We advise on the timing of the hedging solution and on the pricing of the hedging transaction, to ensure optimal value for our client. Our knowledge and experience in financial and capital markets, and in particular the pricing of hedging instruments, means we are better equipped to help negotiate the best solution—and hence, save them money.
Continuation
Managing foreign exchange, credit, commodity and interest rate risk effectively and efficiently is an ongoing process. A solution chosen today may have to be modified in the future due to changing market conditions or changes within a client’s business or industry. That’s why we continuously update and advise our clients on the effectiveness of their hedging strategy.
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Our developers and instructors bring years of subject matter expertise in valuation, risk management, banking, and capital markets to each of our clients. Given our extensive Wall Street backgrounds, we are well positioned to help design solutions for your firm’s product, regulatory and competitive challenges.
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