The banking crisis of 2008, which created financial havoc around the world, caused considerable savings and wealth to evaporate, strained the equity levels of global organizations to unprecedented minimum levels and resulted in money markets, as well as other normally liquid and transparent capital markets, to temporarily freeze up or suspend trading activities. As a result of the substantial losses caused by this trial wave of financial ruin that occurred in equity stock markets, currency, commodity and derivative markets on a global basis, treasury and cash management functions are now regarded as vital for the stability, security and profitability of all organizations. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Improved treasury management skills by adopting the responsibilities and techniques required to ensure optimum organizational liquidity and profitability
• Better prepared to eliminate interest rate and exchange rate risks as well as commodity pricing risks utilizing the best available internal and external hedging instruments
• Improve cash management skills as a result of gaining a better understanding of liquidity and portfolio investment returns

Content

An Overview of Treasury Management

• Strategic Role and Scope of Treasury Management
• Asset and Liabilities Management
• Portfolio Management, Trading and Settlement

Financial Management

• Corporate Financial Planning
• Liability Management Strategies Objectives, Tools, and Techniques
• Asset Management Strategies
• Capital Adequacy Determinations
• Off-Balance Sheet Activities and Securitizations

Financial Derivatives

• Forward Contracts and FRAs
• Swaps and Types of Swaps
• Options – Types, Tools, Strategies and Risks

Risk Management

• Market Risk
• Identifying and Managing Internal Rate Risk
• Exchange Rate Risk
• Credit and Operational Risks

Cash Management Best Practices and Techniques

• Cash Flow Statement and Financial Forecasts
• Liquidity Management
• Transfer Pricing Policies
• Netting and Pooling Concepts

For Whom: Treasury Managers/Staff, Risk Managers, Accountants, Auditors, Business Development Managers, Investors/Stakeholders, Financial Decision Makers, CFO and other professionals with an interest in finance.