Certificate of completion issued to

Anders Lykkestrup

For completing

Banking Essentials - Part I Pathway

Completion date

06 Jul 2026

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About Banking Essentials - Part I Pathway

11 Learning modules

4 hours of learning

4.5 rating

Foundational level

This pathway will walk us through the basics of banks, starting with some of the different types and their main functions, then starting to look at the regulation faced by the banks, both before and after the Global Financial Crisis.

In this pathway

Understand the basics of banking

Explore different types of banks and their main functions

Understand pre and post Global Financial Crisis regulations

Pathway experts

Robert Ellison

Robert Ellison

Capital Markets and Banking Specialist

Robert Ellison has over 20 years of experience in financial markets, with a career spanning debt origination, debt syndicate and client coverage. He has held senior roles at UBS Investment Bank and Lloyds Banking Group and later co-founded Finance Unlocked, bringing extensive industry experience across banking and capital markets.

Ritu Sehgal

Ritu Sehgal

Corporate Banking Expert

With a career spanning over 20 years, Ritu has worked in several different areas of banking with some of the largest Global Banks in both Asia and the UK. In her most recent role Ritu managed the Payments sales business for Lloyds Banking Group Corporate and Institutional clients.

Bill Gallagher

Bill Gallagher

Credit and Banking Veteran

Bill spent over 25 years working in finance and advising corporations. He has experienced finance from legal, banking and corporate perspectives. Most recently, Bill has been a director of a Belgian-based company specialising in high voltage subsea cables and gas pipelines, and advises related companies on financing and M&A.

James Eves

James Eves

Equity Capital Markets Practitioner

Career banker with over 25 years working in investment banking. James has worked in many aspects of banking including equity capital markets, origination, IPOs and hybrid capital.

Peter Eisenhardt

Peter Eisenhardt

Financial Markets Specialist

Peter has over 30 years experience working in banking. He has held several senior positions in international investment banks. Peter is now the Secretary General of the International Council of Securities Associations

Tim Skeet

Tim Skeet

Debt Capital Markets Specialist

Tim Skeet is a financial markets expert with more than 40 years’ experience across banking and debt capital markets. He has held senior roles at institutions including Morgan Stanley, Barclays, ABN AMRO, Bank of America, RBS and Bank of China. Alongside his banking career, Tim has served on the board of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and held senior positions with the European Covered Bond Council. He is also a Freeman of the City of London.

January Carmalt

January Carmalt

Research and Banking Professional

January began her career in 1999 with Bank of America in Charlotte, NC. From the Credit Products team, she moved into fixed income bond research covering Telecoms and Financials. While in London, January focused on financial institutions bond research until her Director and head bond analyst role at Deutsche Bank. As of 2011, January has worked as a freelance writer.