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Introduction to Treasury Management

A clear, practical, and comprehensive overview of the complex and technical aspects of treasury management.

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Two-day treasury management training

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Day One

The How and Why of Asset & Liability Management

Session 1: Treasury Management Training Introduction

In this treasury management training course, we begin by exploring the fundamentals of asset and liability management (ALM), including:
  • Purpose of treasury management
  • The structure of treasury management
  • Roles of individuals in treasury management

Session 2: Interest Rates & The Term Structure of Interest Rates

  • Present value and future value of money market instruments
  • Simple interest rates and compound interest rates
  • Financial market infrastructure
  • Interpreting the yield curve
  • Exercise: Identifying weaknesses in yield curve assumptions

Session 3: Asset & Liability Management

  • Definition of ALM – how banks make money
  • Capital adequacy – rules and implications
  • ALM organisation and infrastructure
  • Balance sheet management
  • Credit risk transfer instruments
  • Bank capital and liquidity

Session 4: Identifying, Measuring & Monitoring Risk

Treasury management training aids participants in developing a structured approach to identifying, measuring and monitoring risk, including:
  • Defining risk
  • Types of risk:
    • Market Risk
    • Credit Risk
    • Liquidity Risk
    • Operational Risk
  • Fundamental risk measurement techniques:
    • An introduction to Value-at-Risk (V-a-R)
  • Class exercise: Identifying risk in diverse scenarios


Day Two

Key Treasury Management Instruments & How They Work

Session 1: Money Markets & Fixed Income

  • Functions of the money market and instruments
  • Features of domestic and euro markets
  • Conventions applicable to money market instruments
  • An introduction to bond pricing
  • Introduction to Repos

Session 2: Foreign Exchange

  • How the FX market works
  • Basic FX dealing and terminology
  • Quoting spot rates
  • Calculating cross rates
  • Introduction to the principles of market making is covered in corporate treasury training
  • Exercise: Examining factors that can affect exchange rates

Session 3: FX & Interest Rate Derivatives

  • Forward contracts
  • Calculation of forward FX rates
  • Premium, discount & par concept:
    • Understanding forward cross-rates
  • The basics of swap contracts

Session 4: Options

  • Understanding options
  • An introduction to pricing options
  • Option payoff profiles
  • Option strategies
  • Overview of FX options
  • Final Exercise: Choosing a strategy

Introduction to Treasury Management is delivered by an investment specialist with over 30 years of experience in the institutional fund management and investment banking sectors.

In 2010, this expert founded Frontier-Invest Ltd. They provide consultancy and transaction advisory services to companies, particularly in the raising and structuring of private equity and venture capital in international markets.

Starting his investment career with Ivory & Sime, he managed equity portfolios for institutional clients. He subsequently joined Cazenove Fund Management, where he ran Global Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific funds. In 2007, he was recruited to a specialist firm that ultimately became UBA Capital, the Investment Banking subsidiary of one of Africa’s largest banks, where he acted as Global Head of Research.

Our corporate treasury training lead has a deep understanding of portfolio construction and management through the investment cycle. Having worked through numerous business and economic cycles and a variety of developed and emerging market crises, our expert has learnt invaluable investment lessons in difficult environments and good times alike.

In addition to his practical experience, our trainer holds a Master’s degree from Edinburgh University and accountancy and economics certificates from the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He is fluent in several languages and has provided training courses in English and French to clients across Europe, Africa and Asia.

Treasury Management training at Redcliffe provides an introduction and overview of the relevant functions and instruments. Sessions suit participants new to the topic and professionals with experience in a specific area but lacking an overall view of the subject. The focus is on ensuring you have a complete practical understanding of core concepts, which can form the basis for further advanced, in-depth technical studies.

Sessions look at the subject from a banking perspective and are equally applicable to individuals working in a corporate treasury environment.

Using class exercises, case studies and discussion, this treasury management training course is brought to life in what can be a very theoretical subject.

  • A long-standing investment specialist with practical finance sector experience delivers Introduction to Treasury Management.
  • The course provides a clear, comprehensive and practical overview of a complex, technical and detailed topic.
  • Sessions are designed to make you think about and understand the “why" rather than just the “how” of this essential subject.

Treasury management training at Redcliffe is designed for individuals who would benefit from a broad understanding of the processes and functioning of the main associated investment products.

If you have recently joined or are looking to join a banking institution or a corporate treasury department, this course is perfect for you. It is also ideal for more established employees who would benefit from a better understanding of the whole treasury process.

This two-day session on corporate treasury training covers the basics of treasury management, the term structure of interest rates, asset & liability management and risk.

Day two in particular focuses on the functions of the most important financial instruments – money markets, fixed income, derivatives and options.
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