Introduction to Foreign Trade/Money Markets/Treasury

SUITABLE FOR:

Credit Managers, Credit Analysts, Risk Managers, General Managers, Finance Directors, Financial Controllers, Treasury Managers, Treasurers, Finance Managers, Accounts Managers, Treasury Analyst, Financial and Management Accountants, Auditors, Financial Analysts, Accounts Supervisors and Accounts Superintendents.

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course, delegates will:

• Identify the various categories of risk associated with foreign exchange rates and interest rates and how they may be managed and minimised.
• Determine the exposure faced by the business to risks associated with movements in foreign exchange rates and interest rates
• Learn about internal control system within Treasury Department.
• Understand accounting procedures within Treasury Department.
• Be empowered with all Treasury Department functions
• Gain an understanding in types of markets
• Know more about ALCO role and the relationship between Treasury Department and others.

SUMMARY:

This seminar provides an understanding of the fundamentals of financial management, with a focus on international aspects relating to areas such as foreign exchange rate and interest rate risk exposure, money markets and treasury department operations.

The topics covered will include:

Day One

• Treasury Department
• General policies that manage treasury function
• Treasury department roles
• Trading limits
• Type of limits
• Excess of limits
• Functions of Treasury Department

Day Two

• Money market and capital market tools
• Trading in foreign currencies
• Investments tools
• Dealing room
• Treasury operation
• Internal control system within Treasury Department
• Relationship with other parties (ALCO, VIP, Internal Audit, Business Units, Compliance)

Day Three

• How to execute orders
• Treasury Department operation
• Contracts and financial positions
• Money market
• Capital market
• Spot market
• Forward market

Day Four

• SWAP.
• Margin trade
• Bonds trade
• Stock trade
• Future trade
• Option trade

Day Five

• Accounting procedures
• Assets liabilities committee roles
• Management Information System
• Risk management