Virtual Meetup: FMI Level 1 Advanced Financial Modeler Exam Prep Session
If you are thinking about sitting for the next FMI Level 1 Financial Modelling certification exam, you may be wondering what to expect on the day, or how you can best get ready to give yourself the best possible chance of success. In this session we hear from FMI representative, Julian Cupillari and FMI Approved Training Provider, Danielle Stein Fairhurst to find out more about the exam. We will be sharing some tips and tricks to help you prepare and will also be joined by a panel of AFM modellers from around the world (Nicole Cambridge, Jamie Hughes, Adza Stella Vajime and Rafi Al Kabid) who were answering audience questions and sharing their strategies on how they passed and gained this rigorous qualification!
Many attempts have been made to objectively measure the quality, risk and simplicity of financial models. As analytics improve and model metadata can be collected more easily, are we entering a period where risk scores are entirely automated? Are we moving towards a future where risk scores are not only readily available but also automatically take into account the model’s commercial context, environment and users?
Most financial models contain a valuation section for investors, which usually includes the calculation of Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR). But are these metrics sufficient for professional valuation practitioners when they value an investment? What do valuation practitioners look at when they use a financial model to assess the value of an asset?
The use of Named Ranges can divide the Excel community, especially amongst financial modellers. Some users hate them, and others love them. If names are well structured and used correctly, they can;
Do you find it difficult to explain the numbers to your stakeholders? Well, it just got a whole lot harder in 2020 thanks to Covid-19!
Can you build a DCF financial model in less than two minutes? Excel speed, efficiency and accuracy are critical skills for aspiring financial modellers to learn in today’s competitive environment. Put your skills to the test during this live and interactive meetup with financial modeller and gamification expert Tatiana Ufimtceva who will show us some efficiency tips, tricks and shortcuts for how to improve your financial modelling skills.
Excel is a versatile piece of software and has a lot of the characteristics of a programming language. The techniques used to build financial models can also be applied to solve other problems using Excel. By exploring the use of Excel for recreational problem solving we can often develop or pick up new techniques and methods that prove useful in traditional modelling situations. 
The Financial Modeling World Cup (FMWC) continues the traditions of ModelOff, bringing competitive modellers from all over the world and different backgrounds come together to learn, train and compete. 
