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This course has been postponed until early 2025
Due to popular demand, we now offer three tiers of treasury management training for BSA Members, Associates and Non-members. The courses will be repeated throughout the year and can be attended as separate courses or taken as a complete set. Places for each course are to be booked individually via the booking form on the relevant event page:
An introduction to treasury management
Treasury risk and balance sheet management (see below for details)
Advanced treasury risk and balance sheet management
We will consider all key risks including liquidity, interest rate risk, credit risk and operational risks, and the regulation and governance that goes with it. We will also examine the role of board governance and the relevant committees, especially the Asset and Liabilities Committee.
Topics covered:
Governance framework
Committees and key responsibilities
- ALCO, EXCO, risk committee, Board oversight
The current liquidity framework
- ILAAP and liquidity risk management
- Survival days, risk appetite, LCR, PRA 110 and NSFR
- Bank of England facilities
Measuring and managing credit risk
- Credit rating agencies and the ratings framework
- Counterparty assessment and limits
- Monitoring and reporting framework
Measuring and monitoring operational risk
- Key controls, front office, middle office, back office
ALCO monitoring and what to expect in an ALCO pack
Measuring and monitoring financial risk
Balance sheet risks
- Interest rate risk, GAP sensitivity, basis risk and hedging exposures
- Value at risk, interest rate sensitivity and earnings at risk
Who should attend?
This course is either a follow-on from the introductory course, or for those who already have some treasury/balance sheet management understanding and want a deeper understanding of the balance sheet impacts of the risks.
It's aimed at:
- those who work in first line lending and savings functions;
- executive and non-executive directors;
- senior management;
- second-line directors;
- managers and officers;
- auditors.
"Excellent course broken down into understandable chunks."
"Really interesting and informative. Lots of interesting discussion and relevant examples from real life experience"
"Brilliant training – good course material brought to life by Dean. Pitched at the right level"
"Dean has kaleidoscopic understanding of the topic and is a lively and engaging presenter"
(Delegate feedback from our previous courses)
Course trainer:
Dean Carter is an experienced bank and building society balance sheet and risk professional having worked in both London and Paris. He has helped four firms gain their banking licences and specialises in strategic balance sheet management. This includes developing and integrating teams across the business, including savings, regulatory reporting and treasury teams. He has recently returned to consultancy and specialises in Treasury and balance sheet training, having left Recognise Bank where he was Group Treasurer. He also lectures for the BTRM faculty and has started writing a book on Treasury and Balance Sheet Management aimed at non-banking professionals.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY 2025
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