Education, said Greek philosopher Aristotle, is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. Following the strongest financial storm in a lifetime, during which bankers were accused of not understanding the risks they were taking, an array of courses catering to sheltering bankers have popped up. Here Financial News takes a look at five crash courses for the finance industry.

The International Centre for Financial Regulation this week became the latest institution to offer training on regulation and compliance and the latest in a line of institutions to offer advice to credit-crunch weary bankers.