Advanced Liquidity Management

Monday, September 13, 2010 - 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

New York, NY

NYC Seminar and Conference Center
71 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
646.336.4455
Level 5, Room Seminar B

This highly interactive seminar will help you build your cross-border liquidity management skills, a key responsibility in today's treasury. Examine the different ways in which companies can structure their global treasury organization, the pros and cons of a centralized versus a decentralized operation, and the many options with regard to banking structures. Discussion will cover notional pooling versus concentrations, and bank selection guidelines. The final exercise allows participants to practice the skills they've learned by asking teams to work on a case study to design an efficient banking structure to optimize global liquidity management.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the importance of managing liquidity
• Evaluate the different treasury structures
• Review the various liquidity management tools and the options for managing liquidity
• Be aware of the different banking structures that are available

Prerequisites:

This is a course for participants who already have knowledge of the basics of Cash Management and need to build more hands-on skills in managing cross border liquidity.

Takeaways:

• Centralized versus decentralized treasury
• Questions to ask when opening a new account
• Notional pooling versus concentration
• Useful sources for more information

Speakers:
Michèle Allman-Ward, CTP, CertICM
Managing Partner
Allman-Ward Associates, Inc.

Registration
Member: $750 | Non-member: $895

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Excel Spreadsheet Analytics

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ET

The ability to analyze data accurately and efficiently is the cornerstone of good financial modeling. This course helps the experienced Excel user understand how to use the more advanced data analysis features of the product including functions, macros, pivot tables and the Visual Basic for Applications language. Through hands-on examples, participants will learn to extract business insights from their spreadsheet applications and enhance their analytical capabilities of treasury related applications.

Learning Objectives:

• Use intermediate and advanced analytical techniques in Excel
• Understand various types of quantitative analytical methods in Excel

Prerequisites:

• A basic understanding of fundamental treasury and finance principles
• A thorough understanding of basic Excel spreadsheet functions
• A minimum of one year experience in corporate treasury, accounting or finance operations
• Access to Excel 2007 is recommended

Take-Aways:

• PDF copies of course slides
• Excel spreadsheet templates

Speakers:
Michael Hunstad, PhD
Senior Quantitative Research Analyst
Allstate Investments, LLC

Registration
Member: $300 | Non-member: $375

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De-Coding Your Account Analysis Statement

Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

Attendees will learn to de-code 822 Transaction Sets, how to properly assign AFP Service Codes and use them in comparative bank analysis, and ways to simplify the overall management of the account analysis process. Whether you are a banker responsible for creating, bidding and pricing new billable units, or the one who generates the account analysis statements, this presentation is for you. Corporate customers who want to compare apples-to-apples across their existing banks or when selecting a new one through a competitive bid process will benefit from hearing the options and resources available to them to trim their bottom line.

Speakers:
Susan M. Murray, CTP
Senior Pricing Manager
Global Treasury Management
BMO Capital Markets

Registration
Member: $50 | Non-member: $80

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Bank Relationship Management

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ET

Current market conditions demand strict overview of bank service fees and costs. Few processes require more diligence than bank relationship management. What are the best practices for managing your banking relationships? Explore the topics of:

• Preserving access to liquidity
• Determining the criteria for “fair and reasonable” service pricing and costs
• Structuring appropriate RFPs and reviewing and assessing responses
• Assessing the quantitative and qualitative factors that should be used in a thorough evaluation process after implementation

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how service pricing by service providers is accomplished
• Assess their company's own internal cost structures to effectively measure costs
• Implement "best practices" in relationship management "back home" on the job

Prerequisites:

Participants must have experience as a service provider or customer wit involvement in relationship management. Experience being responsible for these relationships or extensive involvement with service providers or customers in this environment is recommended.

Take-Aways:

• PDF copies of course slides
• A checklist for a generic internal costing process for those processes that fall in the scope of bank relationship management
• A resource guide to provide an opportunity for attendees to "read more about it"

Speakers:
Mark Krawczyk
Principal
CZYK & Associates

Registration
Member: $300 | Non-member: $375

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Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)– Beyond Bottom-Line Protection to Value Creation

Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

The dynamic of shifting ERM focus to include revenue generation will be discussed, enjoining partners throughout the enterprise, and methodologies that participants may applied at various organizations. Several specific initiatives will be described, including by-products of typical risk endeavors, universal principles that attendees may install locally. This outside-the-box thinking helped Paychex ERM to realize their more than traditional objectives of ERM.

Speakers:
Frank Fiorille
Director, Enterprise Risk Management
Paychex

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Member: $50 | Non-member: $80

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Financial Risk Management

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ET

Financial and treasury professionals are challenged to manage financial risks (interest rate risk, FX risk, equity risk, commodity risk, liquidity risk, and credit risk) at their institutions. This session will provide an overview of financial risk management and the key trends and developments in this field:

• Objectives of financial risk management (FRM)
• The role of financial risk within an overall enterprise risk management (ERM) framework
• Key trends and developments in ERM and FRM
• Expected benefits of best-practice risk management
• Lessons learned from the global financial crisis

Learning Objectives:

• Implement effective risk management processes and procedures
• Measure the risk-return tradeoff of popular financial instruments and related applications with respect to economic, operational, and structural attributes
• Deal with practical implementation issues such as data selection, valuation, and hedge effectiveness testing

Prerequisites:

Participants should have working knowledge of treasury management processes.

Take-Aways:

• PDF copies of course slides and handouts
• AFP's "Risk Mapping Guide"
• Excel Models

Speakers:
James C. Lam
President
James Lam & Associates

Registration
Member: $300 | Non-member: $375

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Same Day ACH Update

Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET

The Federal Reserve in August rolled out the same-day ACH clearing and settlement service. This session will provide an overview of the current service, discuss the status of banks, corporates and other participants, early experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of the service, and expectations for the future including potential same-day payment applications. This session offers an excellent opportunity to learn where we are today, immediate next steps for this service and implications for service availability for corporates.

Speakers:
Steven Cordray
Retail ACH Payments Office
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Registration
Member: $50 | Non-member: $80

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Electronic Payments

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ET

Given the rapid development and adoption of electronic alternatives for disbursing and collecting payments, what are the right choices to improve your company's processes and ultimately the balance sheet? You need to have a solid understanding what the options are, how they work and how they are used. This fast-paced, instructor-led course is designed to provide a nuts and bolts understanding of ACH, wire, and card payment instruments and the process from origination to settlement. Topics will cover the most popular domestic and cross-border payments options for business-to-business and business-to-consumer applications from the corporate treasury management perspective. Whether you are truly a payments novice or just need to get up-to-speed on the current payments environment, this seminar offers high-level value.

Learning Objectives:

• Use basic concepts and terminology related to electronic payment collections and disbursements
• Recognize the most popular types of non-paper-based payment instruments, their formats and mechanisms
• Identify how each payment type is originated and settled and the participants involved
• Consider speed, finality, remittance data, transaction costs, limitations and risk when selecting payment mechanisms

Prerequisites:

An awareness of corporate cash management principles and liquidity management objectives is recommended.

Take-Aways:

• PDF Copies of course slides and handouts

Speakers:
Larry De Palma, CTP
President/CEO
TDG-Phenix, Inc.

Registration
Member: $300 | Non-member: $375

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Is Your Accounting Process Lean? Continuous Improvement Strategies for Multinational Corporations

Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET

This webinar will explore challenges specific to multinational companies, who must contend with complex, wasteful systems and processes to provide timely, accurate and understandable information. In the context of today's global marketplace, special attention will be paid to how lean principles can help accounting and treasury to manage the economic and compliance risks associated with currency volatility.

Drawing from real world examples, the session will focus on applying lean methods to multicurrency accounting, control and measurement processes to continuously eliminate waste while refocusing energy and attention on building and protecting corporate value.

Speakers:
Andy Gage
VP of Strategic Market Relations
FiREapps

Mike Hulbert
Principal
Kendall Advisors, LLC

Mary Ann Dowling
Principal
Treasury Strategies

Registration
Member: $50 | Non-member: $80

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Cash Flow Forecasting

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 -

October 26, 2010: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
October 27, 2010: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
84 Fifth St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
404.385.3500

A famous scientist once said "the only problem with prediction is that it is about the future". No one understands this better than the treasury professional charged with the critical responsibility of predicting their company's future cash positions, which drive corporate liquidity levels, fund the operating cycle and support capital investment decisions. Performing these forecasts and interpreting variances with any degree of confidence demands solid, competency-based skills, which is the focus of this in-depth, facilitator-led course. The format includes a combination of lecture and practical "hands-on" applications of a number of cash flow forecasting techniques practiced by treasury professionals in this mission-critical role.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify cash drivers in your company
• Apply "how to" techniques for forecasting individual cash flow line items
• Learn statistical techniques for dealing with cash flow uncertainties; both on-going and one time events
• Investigate techniques for both predicting the year-end cash balance and reconciling it to the short-term cash forecast
• Explore how to perform and interpret cash forecast variance analyses

Take-Aways:

• A quick reference guide to selected cash flow forecasting techniques that were covered in the workshop
• Selected exercises with answers for additional practice and examples
• Simple Excel templates

Prerequisites:

• Prior experience in cash forecasting will be helpful, but not essential
• Some familiarity wiht financial statement formats, concepts and terminology is necessary
• Bring a calculator

Speakers:
George A. Schilling, CTP
Principal
Schilling & Associates

Registration
Member: $1045 | Non-member: $1440

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Building an FX Program Within Your Organization

Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

Recent events brought visibility to the impact of currency risk on financial results. Understanding the currency risk inherent in your organization and determining management’s risk tolerance levels is the foundation of a currency risk program. This session will look at types and areas of currency risk within the business flows of an organization, measuring this risk, building an FX team, and determining risk tolerance levels.

Speakers:
Lisa Wagner, CCM
Director, Foreign Exchange
Expedia Inc.

Registration
Member: $50 | Non-member: $80

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Integrating Financial Planning into the IBP Process

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

This complimentary webinar will cover the experience of Weyerhaeuser during the implementation of one of their divisions. The presenters will provide a deep dive into the financial aspects of the implementation. It will present the methods for getting the Financial group integrated into the process, and the issues the organization had to overcome. Finally the webinar will present how Finance was integrated into S&OP and the benefits both Finance and the organization enjoyed.

Speakers:
Rob Tearnan
Principal
Oliver Wight Americas

Bob Hirschey
Principal
Oliver Wight Americas

Registration
Member: $0 | Non-member: $0

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3-Day Intensive Exam Review Workshop (24 hour curriculum)

Saturday, November 6, 2010 -

November 6th- 8:30a.m.-4:30 p.m.
November 7th- 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
November 8th- 8:30 a.m.-5:00p.m.

San Antonio, TX
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
200 E. Market St.
San Antonio, TX 78205

This 3-day exam intensive prep workshop provides the "capstone" for your exam preparation work, and can help bolster exam-day confidence. Exam candidates are provided content and test-taking tips in a fast-paced, interactive environment. The course covers key concepts and calculations included in The Essentials of Treasury Management, 2nd Edition, the body of knowledge on which the CTP exam is based.

The review course is intended for those who are well along in their exam preparation, but want a final refresher before heading into the exam. Register Early: The AFP Learning System Treasury Self-Directed study materials are included with your registration and will be shipped within two weeks of enrollment. If you have already purchased the Second Edition of the Learning System Treasury, please indicate this when you register and your seminar fee will be less $295.

Prerequisites:

The review course is intended for those who are well along in their exam preparation with the AFP Learning System Treasury self-directed or a 36 hour instructor-led course. The course should serve as a final refresher before taking the exam.

Take-Aways:

• Second Edition of the Learning System Treasury
• Learning System Online Access
• Test Taking Tips
• Practice Test and Answers

Pricing Options:

Member (includes AFP Learning System): $1650
Member (without AFP Learning System): $1355
Non-Member (includes AFP Learning System): $1750
Non-Member (without AFP Learning System): $1455

Special Annual Conference Attendee Pricing Available
Click Here to register for the 2010 AFP Annual Conference

Speakers:
George A. Schilling, CTP
Principal
Schilling & Associates

Registration
Member: $1650 | Non-member: $1750

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Alpha Generation for the Corporate Hedger

Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET

The typical corporate hedging mandate will include such objectives as cash preservation, volatility reduction, and predictable accounting presentation. Treasury is rewarded for eliminating negative surprises, while favorable outcomes are many times attributed to chance or good fortune. This session will address the asymmetry that exists with the risk management process and offer corporate managers a set of tools and techniques for defining, generating and ultimately being rewarded for the creation of alpha (i.e. excess returns tied to hedging) whilst remaining compliant with the institution’s hedging policy.

Speakers:
Ivan O. Asensio
SVP, FX Risk Advisory
HSBC Bank USA, NA

Registration
Member: $50 | Non-member: $80

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