Community Bank Performance Institute

Andrew Sekora

The Community Bank Performance Institute (CBPI) is designed to empower leaders in community banking with advanced financial knowledge, particularly in the areas of asset liability management (ALM), investments and regulatory preparedness through practical, hands-on learning.

Those who earn this certificate engaged in a dynamic curriculum where classroom fundamentals set the stage for experiential learning via a Bloomberg lab and case study. Certificate holders are equipped with the skills to make sound investment decisions that can increase financial performance within a community bank.

Skills / Knowledge

Bloomberg
Portfolio strategy
Portfolio management
Portfolio optimization
Mortgage-backed securities
U.S. Government & agency securities
Municipal bonds
Asset liability management

Issued on

May 22, 2025

Expires on

Does not expire

Earning Criteria

Optional

course

GSBC's Bond Basics online course provides portfolio managers and individuals new to bank investments training on the mechanics and fundamentals of fixed-income investments from a community-banking perspective. Bond Basics is a recommended pre-requisite of the GSBC+Invest Community Bank Performance Institute.