Подборка тем для тех, кто готовится к сдаче экзамена ICFE (разговорной части экзамена).
- Do you know what the main types of derivatives are?
- Do you know why and how companies issue shares?
- Do you possess any shares? Why and how did you buy them?
- Do you the history of your currency over the past 50 years?
- Does the organization you work for use or trade derivatives?
- Have you ever had any problems as a customer with the products or services of a financial institution?
- Have you ever speculated in anything? What happened?
- How can actions of the central bank affect individuals as well as accompanies?
- How can large corporations raise finance?
- How do banks decide who to lend money to?
- How do commercial banks make money / profit?
- How do they decide what rates to lend at?
- How is the value (the exchange rate) of your currency determined?
- If you have a large amount of money to invest, would you invest it yourself, or get a professional investment consultant to do it?
- Is there one way of doing a business’s account, or lots of different possible ways?
- There were two big stock market crashes in the 20th century. Do you know when?
- To what extent is banking regulated in your country? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?
- What are the different basic strategies of asset management?
- What are the functions of the central bank?
- What are the most common ways for importers to pay exporters for goods?
- What are the two main uses of derivatives?
- What are your countries main exports?
- What are your countries main imports?
- What is a friendly / hostile takeover?
- What is a raid?
- What is a takeover bid?
- What is a takeover?
- What is auditing and why it is necessary?
- What is the difference between retail banking and investment banking?
- What services would you expect a retail or commercial bank to offer?
- Which are the largest banks in your country?
- Which area would you prefer to work in – commercial banking or investment banking and why?
- Which countries or regions are your country’s major trading partners?
- Why accounting is necessary for companies and organizations?
- Why are financial institutions supervised and regulated?
- Why do large corporations prefer not to borrow from banks?
- Would you like to invest and manage other people’s money?