Our Financial Modelling in Excel LinkedIn Group is now over 40,000 members! Founded and moderated by Plum Solutions since 2009, the group contains hundreds of relevant and informative posts and discussions by financial modellers all over the world. 
Register to find a Meetup in YOUR area
It’s always nice to network face-to-face as well, and as a spin-off from this group, we are planning regular meetups for this group in key locations this year. You may also be eligible to claim Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for attending these sessions. Here are the scheduled dates and locations:
2019 Upcoming Dates
- Sydney, Tues 17th Sep “Financial Modelling vs Advanced Analytics” Lance Rubin
- Sydney, Mon 23rd Sep “Capital Budgeting with CAPM and Asset Risk Classification” David Johnstone
- Sydney, Wed 2nd Oct “FMI Advanced Financial Modeller Exam Prep Session” Danielle Stein Fairhurst
- Perth, Thurs 10th Oct “The Future of Financial Modelling” Lance Rubin
- Melbourne, Tues 15th Oct “Practical Monte Carlo Simulations in Excel” Christian Martinez
- Sydney, Tues 22nd Oct “Modelling is for Humans” Nathan McLean
- Melbourne, Wed 13th Nov “Financial Modelling vs Advanced Analytics” Lance Rubin
- Perth, Thurs 14th Nov “Revolutionary Financial Modelling Software” Torsten Rohner
Other meetup groups around the world you can check out:
2019 Upcoming Dates in Australia
Upcoming Events
- September 23, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In finance theory, assets are in the same risk class when they have the same “beta”. But what does that mean? What are the cash flow characteristics that drive beta and leave assets in the same risk class? The answer to this question, according to the capital asset pricing model, is surprising and revealing. It (more…)
- October 2, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
If you are planning to sit for the next FMI Level 1 Financial Modelling certification exam coming up on 19th October, you should be well on your way already with your preparation for this rigorous qualification! Join us to hear from Head Proctor of the Sydney FMI Exam, Danielle Stein Fairhurst to hear some tips (more…)
- October 10, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
By teleconference from Melbourne Lance Rubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cashflowmodeling/) has presented the Future of Financial Modelling across 4 countries (Australia, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa). What’s usually a 2-3 day workshop, will be condensed to an hour. We will be getting a taste of the latest cutting edge technologies available in Financial Modelling. Some of these (more…)
- October 15, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A Monte Carlo simulation is a numerical method that uses random draws to perform calculations and complex problems. Today, it is widely used and plays a key part in various fields such as finance, economics, supply chain and even physics. Contrary to what many people think, you don’t need programming knowledge or a fancy software (more…)
- October 22, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The life of a professional financial modeller is pure joy, until those pesky humans get in the way with their ridiculous demands. Many of us get into the game because of our love for creating rock-solid logic in the beautiful blank canvas that is Microsoft Excel. However, we quickly discover that our art is corrupted (more…)
- November 13, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This meetup will entail an indepth discuss and practical demo on the following key questions and topics relating to the often confused topic of Financial Modelling and Advanced Analytics. After talking to many finance professionals and FP&A experts the level of understanding of the distinction between the two is still very low. From the principals (more…)
- November 14, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
By teleconference from Germany Torsten Rohner (https://www.linkedin.com/in/torstenroehner/?originalSubdomain=de) will demonstrate the Analytica modeling platform and his own financial modelling framework (syFMF), based on Analytica. The software provides visual model building with multi-dimensional data, and powerful risk and scenario analysis. The framework allows for generating robust, integrated 3-way financial projections and is a revolution in the financial (more…)
Past Dates & Topics
2019 Dates
- Sydney, Wed 30th Jan “Sculpted Debt Modelling for Project Finance Transactions” Alex McNee (View the Photos Here) (Watch the presentation here)
- Melbourne, Tues 5th Mar “The Power and the Pitfalls of Discounted Cashflow (DCF) Modelling” Fiona Bachmann
- Sydney, Tues 12th Mar “Stochastic vs Deterministic Approaches to Financial Modelling” John De Ravin
- Sydney, Wed 10th Apr “Data Tables Revisited; more than Sensitivity Analysis” James Clarkson
- Sydney, Wed 1st May “Identifying the Signs of Insolvency using Financial Data Analysis” Shabnam Amirbeaggi
- Johannesburg, Thurs 16th May “Financial Modelling in Excel – First Meetup of 2019!”
- Sydney, Mon 3rd Jun “Using Power BI to Create Dashboards with Chandoo”
- Melbourne, Tues 4th Jun “Using Power BI to Create Dashboards with Chandoo”
- Brisbane, Mon 10th Jun “Using Power BI to Create Dashboards with Chandoo”
- Sydney, Wed 24th Jul “Applying Bayesian Statistics to Financial Models” Kevin Lian
- Perth, Wed 7th Aug “How Excel’s new Dynamic Array Functions will Transform your Financial Modelling” Jeff Robson
- Melbourne, Wed 14th Aug “Future of Modelling in Project Finance: Protean, Perilous, Powerful” Pascale J. Petit
- Sydney, Mon 19th Aug “Transforming Data into Executive presentations” Erica Blythe
- Brisbane, Thurs 22nd Aug “Searching for Modelling Success in Trading Financial and Investment Markets” Peter Pontikis
- Johannesburg, Wed 4th Sep “Financial Modelling Forum at LeaderEx”
The meetups vary from location to location in terms of size, cost (if any) and venue. Please click on the links above for more information and to RSVP to the Meetup. Even if you are unable to make that date, then still join the group and you’ll be advised of upcoming meetups in your area. If you can’t make any of these dates, or there is a not a meetup scheduled in your area, then please register your interest below so that we can let you know of other dates and locations. If we receive enough interest in starting a meetup group, dates will be confirmed and a venue advised.
Can’t see your area listed above? Positions are open for organisers in other areas, so if you are interested in hosting or organising a meetup near you, then please let us know and we’d love to help you organise and promote it.
Click here for 2018, 2017 and 2016 past Meetup Presentations and Topics.
