Risk Management

• Is Your Sweep Safe? The FDIC's Sweeping Changes
• Cash Column: The Accounting Dept, an Invaluable Treasury Partner
• July / August 2008 AFP Risk Newsletter | Join the Distribution List
• The Bottom Line: Love and LIBOR
• Letter from the President and CEO: Smoke Detectors

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• Credit Risk
• Interest Rate Risk
• Foreign Exchange Risk
• Hedging
• Derivatives

• Operational Risk
• Legal Risk
• Reputation Risk
• Counterparty Risk
• Technology Risk
• Workforce/Personnel Risk
• Payments Fraud

• Financial Risk: Identification, Measurement and Management Techniques Seminar (May 3 -4, 2007, Washington, DC) This 1 ½ day, expert-facilitated program is uniquely designed to help treasury professionals build competency-based skills for identifying, measuring and managing financial risk exposure. The format combines presentations, case studies and application-focused checklists to cover risk analysis from assessment to evaluation, and will bridge the gap between theory and practice.
  http://www.afponline.org/pub/ed/fr_seminars.html

• Treasury Risk and Loss Controls Seminars (June 14-15, 2007, Boston, MA) This seminar is designed to help you identify best practices to address the number one issue of importance among treasury professionals- how to safeguard against operational losses and spot suspicious activity. Discuss real-life scenarios that will help you connect control concepts and best practices with reality. http://www.afponline.org/pub/ed/treasury_risk_seminars.html

• Protecting Your Assets and Your Reputation: Personal Liability and Sub-Certifications (May 26, 2005) | Order CD
  Since the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, corporate practitioners have increasingly been asked to sign sub-certifications. Using case studies drawn from recent court decisions and SEC actions, counsel will discuss the current legal and regulatory environment confronting financial professionals who sign sub-certifications. The presenters will also explain the issues financial professionals should consider before signing such sub-certifications and discuss the steps they can take in order to shield themselves from personal liability and reputational harm.
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• Credit Risk Management – Overview of Credit Default Swaps (April 28, 2005) | Order CD
  An introduction to credit derivatives from single name default swaps to complex basket products, with applications to financial risk management. The presentation will focus on the basic financial theory and practice rather than product specifics or opportunities for speculative profits. This course is for general education purposes, no investment advice will be given. Brown's field is financial risk management, not credit derivatives. He will be happy to refer detailed questions on credit derivative sales and trading to appropriate Morgan Stanley experts.
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• Counterparty Risk Management: Issues and Practices (April 14, 2005) | Order CD
  This session will examine the default and exposure risks arising from financial relationships with counterparties, and review the state of industry practice. We will also review recent developments in counterparty risk management as well proposed changes in regulatory risk capital treatment under the Basel II guidelines.
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• Causes and Implications of a Declining Dollar (March 3, 2005) | Order CD
  Titled "Causes and Implications of a Declining Dollar," Anthony Chan’s presentation will take an in-depth look at recent movements in the foreign exchange market and will put those trends into context. Anthony will examine the root causes of the dollar’s slide by focusing on the fundamentals that influence currencies. He will also discuss the implications of a weaker dollar and present his forecast for exchange rates in the year ahead.
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• Overview of Enterprise Risk Management (February 17, 2005) | Order CD
  Sarbanes-Oxley has sparked renewed interest in enterprise risk management (ERM) as a framework for identifying, measuring, monitoring and controlling risks in a holistic, top-down, integrated, and comprehensive manner. However, the benefits of ERM can go far beyond controls. Learn how ERM, by providing an integrated approach to risk management, can lead to innovative growth strategies, reduced costs, and optimized capital structure.
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(2004 sessions available to conference attendees only.)

• A Case Study in Interest Rate and Cross Currency Swaps
• Business Continuity Planning: Leveraging Sarbanes-Oxley Efforts
• Disaster Recovery at DaimlerChrysler Corporation
• Fraud, Embezzlement and Theft: Loss Prevention Strategies
• Fraud: The Main Ingredient for Disaster
• Identifying and Managing Critical Risks and Information in Your Treasury Operation
• Identity Theft: A Triple Threat to Your Company
• Implementing Best Practice in Foreign Exchange Trading Compliance
• Increasing FX Rate Forecasting Accuracy by Understanding Today's FX Market
• Managing Foreign Exchange Risk through the Acquisition Process
• Predicting Interest Rates: A View from the Crystal Ball
• Understanding Insurance: A Cookbook Approach

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