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OUR MISSION

To provide and promote the highest standard of education and professional excellence, share best practice and be a leading advocate within asset and liability management

CertBALM© QUALIFICATION

9 months, degree level. Both online and in-person

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COURSES

Climate Change, Foundations of Bank ALM, IRRBB, Liquidity and Funding

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EVENTS

In-person and online events topical for Treasury

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  • ALMA invites you to join 2026’s first session of the "Explain Treasury Like I’m Five – Back to Basics" series.  We are continuing to host a series of online sessions covering the fundamental concepts and key practices involved in the role of the Treasury function within a bank.  If you are new to Treasury, looking to refresh your knowledge or simply curious about what Treasury does, then this series is for you! On Thursday 26th February, we will be kicking-off 2026 exploring Treasury’s role.  Have you ever wondered where Treasury sits in a bank’s organisational structure, who are Treasury’s key stakeholders or what Treasury’s principal activities are?

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  • The CertBALM® has been designed to:

    Provide a benchmark qualification in bank and building society asset and liability management and be a standalone qualification which is recognised by the banking industry.

    It is benchmarked to a Level 6 qualification – equivalent to final years honours degree – and equates to 200 hours of learning over a period of 6 months.

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  • Foundations of Bank ALM

    21st - 23rd April - LONDON
    22nd - 24th September - LEEDS
    17th - 19th November - LONDON

    IRRBB

    24th & 25th March 2026 - LONDON
    13th & 14th October 2026 - LONDON

    Liquidity & Funding

    11th & 12th May 2026 - LONDON
    21st & 22nd September 2026 - LONDON
    3rd & 4th November 2026 - LEEDS

  • CertBALM®

    “A colleague recommended CertBALM® to me and, after reading through the syllabus, I knew it would be a fantastic course to support my career in Treasury. The depth and breadth of knowledge shared has been second to none and the tutors are experts in their field.”

  • CertBALM®

    “CertBALM® is an extremely useful qualification for anyone who is wishing to or currently working in the banking industry. The material for the course is extremely well structured with excellent practical examples and the tutors are first class.”

  • Liquidity

    “An excellent course which has helped broaden my knowledge.  I found it very informative and the different contributors from different size banks/building societies was great.”

  • Liquidity

    “A great introduction to Liquidity and Funding; the tutor was knowledgeable and very interactive and the course size was perfect.  This will really help me in my treasury career and help me to implement in my day job.  Thank you.”

  • IRRBB

    “Great presentations supported by a high level of knowledge and experience.  It was a very insightful and comprehensive course which I would recommend.”

  • IRRBB

    “It was a really good course with plenty of interesting content.  Instructors were very knowledgeable and interactive.”

  • Foundations of ALM

    “Highly beneficial and extremely useful. From the course leader to all of the guest speakers, there is a vast amount of real-world knowledge. It makes the theory practical and relatable. I am very appreciative of all the colleagues in ALMA for sharing their knowledge.”

  • Foundations of ALM

    “Very informative and great to connect the dots between treasury risks.
The course surpassed my expectations; the course tutors and the other attendees made it a very friendly environment. I would definitely recommend this course.”

  • Climate Change

    “This course was a really good overview of the climate-related risks.  It was very informative, useful and relevant.”

  • Climate Change

    “An excellent course with great presenters and completely up-to-date.  I would definitely recommend this to my colleagues.”