We offer two tiers of treasury management training for BSA Members, Associates and Non-members. The courses, run in conjunction with BSA Associate King & Shaxson, will be repeated throughout the year and places for each course are to be booked individually via the booking form on the relevant event page:

An introduction to treasury management (see below for details)
Treasury risk and balance sheet management

The objective of this online course is to introduce participants to treasury management. 

It provides an overview of treasury operations within financial services, more specifically within building societies and within the regulatory environment. Following this there is an in-depth study of treasury operations, focussing on liquidity, wholesale funding, credit risk and financial risk.

This course assumes no Treasury or balance sheet management experience and is aimed at those who would like to understand where Treasury fits into the business, de-bunk the jargon and understand the external forces at work. For those wishing to further improve their knowledge and understanding, they can attend the Treasury Risk course, 3-6 months later, once they've had a chance to go back to their society and familiarise themselves with the societies Treasury and balance sheet operations.

Who should attend?
The course will be of interest to non-executive directors, senior management, risk officers/managers new to the building society world, those in related areas who require some background treasury knowledge, as well as those who have recently started work in the treasury function. 

It may be of particular relevance as societies are looking at their treasury operations in light of the expected retirement of the Sourcebook (PRA SS20/15) in 2026 as societies will look to set and manage their own limits, including for treasury and financial risk.

Times:
Thursday, 22 October (09:30 - 13:00)
Friday, 23 November (09:30 - 13:00)

The course will take place on Zoom.

Topics covered:

Financial services environment
     - The financial model
     - What does Treasury do?
     - Money markets: Introduction, interest rate & yield curves, credit spreads
     - PRA responsibilities
     - New regulatory regime
    
Building society environment
     - Key features of a building society
     - Strengths and weaknesses of the model
     - Treasury operations
     - Internal business synergies

Treasury functions
     - Treasury operations and risk management
     - Regulatory approaches to financial risk management
     - Structure of a typical treasury function
     - Roles of: Front office, middle office, back office

Treasury operations
     - Liquidity management: Liquidity instruments, cash flow, contingency
     - Wholesale funding: What is it? Benefits and risks, wholesale instruments
     - Credit risk management: Managing the society's largest risk

Financial risk management
     - What are the financial risks?
     - How are they managed?
     - Basis risk
     - GAP
     - Use of treasury instruments to manage risk

This course is interactive and not just a ‘teaching session’ so timings can be flexible to suit the requirements of participants.

(Registration closes at 17:00 on Tuesday, 20 October 2026)
Cancellation policy
 

"Informative and well delivered introduction to treasury which has left me hungry for more."

"I would definitely recommend this course to anybody within the building society industry who would like to develop their knowledge in treasury"

"Feels thorough and a great introduction for someone with very little knowledge."

"Excellent course, enough detail without being overwhelming.  Well presented and explained." 

(Delegate feedback from our previous courses)