02/08/2025
Finance and Wealth Management 3 Months Professional Certificate Course 😀
Course Instructor: Ravi Rathnasekara is a seasoned finance professional with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles across top conglomerates in Sri Lanka. He has served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Board Member in several prominent organizations.
Ravi is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA) and an Associate Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from the University of Leicester, UK; an MSc in Financial Economics (with Distinction) from the University of Huddersfield, UK; an MSc in Financial Mathematics from the University of Moratuwa; and a Master’s degree in Wealth Management from the University of
Luxembourg.
He has contributed to academic literature through publications in peer-reviewed financial journals and has been recognized with academic and professional prizes throughout his educational journey. Ravi has also undergone advanced executive training at globally recognized business schools.
Curriculum:
Topic 1: Understanding Financial Statements
Topic 2: Budgeting and Financial Analysis
Topic 3: Capital Structure and Financing Decisions
Topic 4: Introduction to Sources of Financing and Financial Instruments
Topic 5: Money, Credit and Banking
Topic 6: Applied Corporate Finance
Topic 7: Financial Modeling and Forecasting
Topic 8: Equities and Firm Valuation
Topic 9: Fixed Income
Topic 10: Portfolio Management
Topic 11: Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC)
Topic 12: Hedging and Derivatives
Topic 13: Economics for Business
Topic 14: Corporate Risk Management
Topic 15: Compliance
Topic 16: Taxation
Topic 17: Mergers and Acquisitions
Topic 18: Capital Market Anomalies
Topic 19: Distress Management and Corporate Restructuring Strategies
Topic 20: Virtuous Cycle Framework and Economic Value Added
Topic 21: Stakeholder Value Creation
Topic 22: Sustainable and Green Finance
Topic 23: Alternative Investments
Topic 24: Business Value Chain Financing