Every company sitting on idle fixed assets is losing value it could be putting to work. Knowing how and when to invest in fixed assets, and how to keep that investment productive throughout a project's lifetime, is what separates growing businesses from stagnant ones. This is exactly what this training course focuses on.

Investment decisions do not happen by chance. They follow a logical sequence: pinpointing the real problem, mapping out the available alternatives, weighing the drawbacks of each option, and only then settling on the right course of action. This course walks participants through that decision-making sequence step by step, while also clarifying what distinguishes long-term investment (over a year) from short-term commitments, and why long-term investment in fixed assets carries its own set of considerations around impairment, sacrifice, and the wait for returns.

What Participants Will Gain

• The ability to supervise bond preparation and verify their validity before they are registered in company accounting books.
• Practical experience in controlling and reviewing documents received from the accounting office.
• Solid skills for managing investment operations in securities and fixed assets alike.

Who Should Attend

• Institution and company managers, along with businessmen looking to sharpen their banking management skills.
• Business faculty students and graduates from various universities.
• Bank managers, departmental staff, accountants and their assistants working in banks and stock markets.
• Anyone aiming to build a career in securities investment.

Module 1: Why Fixed Assets Deserve Strategic Attention

• The concept of investment in general and the specific meaning of fixed-asset investment.
• Types of fixed assets: tangible versus intangible.
• The importance of investing wisely to grow long-term profits.

Module 2: Reading and Analyzing Fixed Asset Data

• Presenting financial statements related to fixed assets.
• Methods and techniques for analyzing this data.
• Elements that must be analyzed within an institution's assets and how to control them.

Module 3: Modern Fixed Asset Management Techniques

• Contemporary methods and tools in fixed asset management.
• Estimating fixed capital, and reviewing and evaluating assets with accuracy and efficiency.
• Conducting economic and financial analysis of fixed assets.

Module 4: Investment Portfolio Foundations

• Investment portfolio theory with practical applications.
• Capital asset pricing model, working model, and arbitrage pricing model.
• Market efficiency, liquidity, and behavioral finance.

Module 5: Accounting Groundwork for Investment Decisions

• Basic accounting principles and terminology.
• Recording financial transactions and the double-entry theory.
• Key accounting rules relevant to investment recording.

Module 6: Challenges and Practical Application

• Common problems facing fixed asset management and the reasons behind overruns.
• Practical case studies and exercises.