…Industry’s first handbook to provide focused and practical technical references...   Wednesday 17th June 2009 – CTG – a division of ILX Group plc, the company that provides tailored training programmes to the financial community and corporates, has launched its third edition of The Investment Banker’s Handbook. It is the industry’s first practical guide that covers the technical requirements for those working in investment banking, research, asset management or private equity. The Investment Banker’s Handbookwas written and published by CTG practitioners and is now available at the price of £125.00 online by visiting http://shop.ilxgroup.com/ctg/   The guide is provided in a handy and portable A5 size. This latest edition of the book is fully updated for 2009 and provides technical modelling guidance, including updates for Excel 2007. It also covers topics such as accounting under IFRS* and US GAAP**, valuation methods and financial modelling.  

Geoff Robinson, Head of Business Development at CTG and co-author of The Investment Banker’s Handbook comments: “There simply isn’t a comparable text on the market. The handbook has been written by a team of CTG tutors with a wealth of training experience and reflects the expertise CTG has gained in training the world’s leading financial institutions over the last 15 years. Ideas are presented in a clear and digestible format and the handbook is packed with practical and up-to-date advice and real world examples rather than academic theory. For instance, in the accounting section we discuss the implications of accounting rules for investment bankers and analysts – that’s something you wouldn’t get from other books.”   CTG’sInvestment Banker’s Handbook has been distributed to client organisations such as Citigroup, Terra Firma, Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, HSBC and Rothschild.   Co-authors of The Investment Banker’s Handbook also include Dave Marlow, Peter Evans, Innes Wright, and Gaggan Dhaliwal who are all full time tutors at CTG. Discounts are available on large volume sales by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Early reviews include: "This is an excellent book and quite simply the only publication on the market which covers the technical essentials of investment banking.  I wish it had been available when I was younger as it is required reading for anyone in their first 5 years of the job. It is practical and clear – the authors clearly know their stuff, " says Jason MacKay, Senior Asset Manager "The manual by CTG is the most practical and easy to use reference for any analyst working within finance and investment banking. It has been of considerable use to me during plenty of late nights, as an IB analyst, as a quick source to clarify in my mind the basics and fundamentals of valuation and financial concepts.  Its direct application to the work place makes it an indispensible guide for any aspiring investment banker," says Ashutosh Choksi, Private Equity Analyst   "This is a practical guide that clearly explains the main components of accounting rules and their relevance to investment banking transactions.  Recommended as an instructive text that can be used by anyone working on deal teams in this space whether it's those doing the financial modelling or those working on the drafting (or amending) of financial covenants," says Simon Hurst, Investment Banking Director