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ACTS-RMI (NUS) Workshop in Foreign Exchange and Liquidity Risks Management in APAC

December 7, 2020 By Secretariat

 

PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS / OVERVIEW

In this course, we shall present an outline of the daily life in the Corporate Treasurer, what are the typical roles and responsibilities. We will share some typical workflow and operational activities in our daily work. i.e FX exposures, cashflow forecasts and liquidity reports are one of the main reports that Treasurers look at and monitor.

As Treasurers, we will have to manage the financial risks like cashflow, FX, IR, funding and it is our responsibility to ensure that operationally the organisation is protected and funded without hiccups and gaps.

Asia Pacific region is home to many interesting markets whereby the currencies usage is restricted, market liquidity is limited, and cross border fund transfers are not straightforward.

Treasurers need to have a good understanding of the market colors and stakeholders’ behavior, the currency liquidity and the hedging options available. As cash and liquidity managers, we need to know how to optimize our cash, structure our bank accounts and network, and proactively manage any restrictions on capital controls and movement of funds.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the programme, the participants will be able to:

  • Identify, Quantify and Benchmark FX & FX Market Liquidity Risks
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the overview, behaviour and constraints of FX Markets and Regulations
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the overview, depth & liquidity, costs & efficiencies of FX Hedging Products
  • Identify Cash & Funding Liquidity Risks and learn how to quantify and benchmark them
  • Illustrate the overview, regulations and solutions of Capital Controls and Cross Border Regulations
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of overview, options, costs & constraints of Cashpool Structures and Liquidity Solutions

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS / PRE-REQUISITES

Finance, Accounting, Business related Degrees/Diplomas/Professional certifications

DISCIPLINE CATEGORY & INDUSTRY SECTOR

Understanding FX and Liquidity Risks Management for Corporate Treasurers in following industries:

  • Financial services
  • Manufacturing
  • Supply chain
  • Real estate and property
  • Healthcare

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Junior treasurers and new comers
  • Finance and accounting professionals who are tasked with treasury roles
  • Anyone who wish to learn more about corporate treasury

PROGRAM AGENDA

Section A: Overview of Corporate Treasury

  1. Typical Setup of Corporate Treasury
  2. Typical Role and Responsibilities of a Corporate Treasurer
  3. Typical Group Treasury Structure

Section B: Liquidity Risks and Cash Management

  1. Basics of Financial Risks Management
  2. Cash Management
  3. Liquidity Management

Section C: FX Risks Management

  1. The importance of FX Risk Management under socio-political uncertainty and volatile economic conditions
  2. What are the major types of risks? How they are managed or mismanaged?
  3. Why do treasury teams need to work harder than ever to manage FX risk?
  4. How to monitor and measure foreign exchange risk?
  5. How to manage foreign exchange risk?

LECTURERS

Professor Chen Kan

Dr. Kai Bartlmae

Mr. Goh Seng Ti

Mr. Ye Ting Song

Quest speakers: ACTS, Bloomberg, Spark Systems, NTUC

View Speaker Profiles

Venue:

Shaw Foundation Alumni House (National University of Singapore)

Program Date and time:

07 – 08 December 2020, 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM

Program Fee

$1900 (SSG Funding Available, refer to table)

SSG Funding

This programme is eligible for SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funding claims subject to all eligibility criteria being met.

Please refer to the following table for the funding and fee:

AU Block Grant Fee Table
PROGRAMME: FX and Liquidity Risks Management in APAC
International Participants Singapore Citizens Singapore PRs Enhanced Training Support for SMEs
39 years old or younger 40 years old or older
Full Programme Fee $1,900.00 $1,900.00 $1,900.00 $1,900.00 $1,900.00
Less: SSG Grant Amount $0.00 $1,330.00 $1,330.00 $1,330.00 $1,330.00
Nett Programme Fee $1,900.00 $570.00 $570.00 $570.00 $570.00
7% GST on Nett Programme Fee $133.00 $39.90 $39.90 $39.90 $39.90
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST $2,033.00 $609.90 $609.90 $609.90 $609.90
Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Schemes $0.00 $0.00 $380.00 $0.00 $380.00
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes $2,033.00 $609.90 $229.90 $609.90 $229.90

 

Registration:

Click here to register for the workshop!

Registration_Form_RMIACTS20

Please submit the completed form to Ms. Sinta Yowendra at sintayo@nus.edu.sg

Enquiry

Please contact Ms. Sinta Yowendra at Tel: 6516 7127 or Email: sintayo@nus.edu.sg

EuroFinance’s International Treasury Management Virtual Week

September 20, 2020 By Secretariat

Dear Members,

EuroFinance’s International Treasury Management Virtual Week is bringing together the greatest minds in treasury on 21-25 September.

Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) is proud to be an official endorser and we have secured complimentary tickets and discounts for our members. Read on to discover how to claim.

Nowhere else can you get a comprehensive mix of big picture global insight and granular treasury knowledge that you need in order to make the right choices for your business this year.

 

What can you expect this year

NEW* Conferencing without borders
This virtual edition will open the doors to a record number of treasury professionals from around the world – don’t miss out!

NEW* A global coverage
Live content will be available in different timezones around the globe. No matter where you are, you can access the agenda you need for your treasury team.

NEW* Live sessions and video playback
Get total flexibility – Tune in to participate in the 75+ live sessions, or choose to watch a recording of the session later.

PLUS!

  • Nowhere else will you get this level of expertise and networking all in one place
  • Network with an unparalleled senior audience across the world
  • Discover not just the current, but also future trends in international treasury
  • Fit six months’ worth of meetings with your banks, providers and clients into a week
  • Gain fresh perspectives from our headline speakers
  • Delve into the world of new technologies to understand how treasury will change
  • Benchmark your operations with treasurers from all industries

 

How to claim your complimentary ticket

An email has been sent to all members. Please contact ACTS Secretariat if you have not received yours.

Click here to book yours now!

Webinar – ACTS x Deloitte: COVID-19: Recover and Thrive for Corporate Treasury

July 8, 2020 By Secretariat

Thriving in Volatile Times

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused huge disruptions in people’s lives and created significant challenges to organisations. Many companies’ operations have been negatively impacted by COVID-19; cash and liquidity have deteriorated faster than expected.

Treasury has been on the front line of organisations, facing different challenges such as variance in cash flow forecasting, disruption in financial supply chain, volatility in currency exposures, changes in counterparty risk management, negotiation for emergency funding solutions, long term business continuity plan etc. The economic impact of this crisis is still uncertain and recovery will take months or years depending on the industry. Changes in consumer spending and market demand will also reshape the economic landscape locally and globally.

In this webinar in collaboration with Deloitte, we will explore how corporate treasury could thrive on and recover gradually along this journey by looking at relationships between internal and external stakeholders, changes in working capital strategies, funding sources as well as treasury operations in order to meet the evolving business needs.

Deloitte Treasury Advisory will be doing a short presentation followed by an exclusive industry panel with treasurers from Isuzu Motors, Paypal and Rio Tinto sharing their experience and vision in thriving on during this crisis.

 

Moderator:

François-Dominique Doll

Partner

Global Treasury Advisory Services – Deloitte Singapore

With over 15 years of Global Treasury experience he has worked on multiple capital market and treasury management systems for Thomson Reuters and SunGard (now FIS). François has taken part in several treasury implementations projects for large MNCs and local Asian

corporates working with partners such as Swift, ERP systems, dealing platforms and market data providers. He has also designed solutions and conducted workshops for treasury technology clients.

In his previous role, François was part of HSBC transaction banking on boarding team where he managed a white labelling project with Kyriba as part of the innovation lab initiative

François started his career in Europe has been working in Asia since 2003 He has a Master degree in Corporate Treasury from the University of Rennes ( and is a Certified Treasury Professional from the ACT UK).

Featured panel speakers:

Goh Seng Ti

Senior General Manager, Finance & Administration

Isuzu Motors Asia Limited & President of

Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore)

Seng Ti heads the FP&A, Treasury & Accounting; and the Human Resource  departments in Isuzu Motors Asia Limited. He has over 15 years of corporate and market experience spanning from sell to buy sides. He is the current President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) and is a member in the MAS SC STS Committee. Seng Ti holds a MBA from Nanyang Business School and Executive Programme from IMD Lausanne.

Zonika Ramsey

Head of Commercial Treasury

Rio Tinto Singapore

Zonika Ramsey is a chartered accountant with extensive experience across the mining industry.  She joined Rio Tinto 13 years ago, working in various finance roles including within the information & technology organisation, at a copper mine in the USA, in the London based headquarters, the Aluminium division based in Montreal and within the Singapore based Commercial organisation providing financial leadership to Procurement, Marine & Logistics and leading efforts to manage and reduce trade working capital across the group.  She has recently been appointed as Head of Commercial Treasury, leading the Singapore based global treasury operations and trade finance activities for Rio Tinto.

Can Balcioglu 

Assistant Treasurer and Head of International Treasury

Paypal Singapore

Can joined PayPal (subsidiary of eBay Inc. at the time) FP&A team in 2011 to support the credit business in consumer lending and banking. Shortly after, Can took on Head of Corporate Finance at eBay’s Group Treasury team to manage balance sheet and cash flow forecasting for the group. Can was involved in the separation of eBay and Paypal in 2015 and he stayed with PayPal continuing his role as Head of Corporate Finance team. In 2017, Can took on a new role as Assistant Treasurer and Head of International Treasury to manage a global team with locations in Singapore, Luxembourg, Sweden, China and Brazil. In this role, Can is responsible for managing capital and liquidity at subsidiary level while ensuring alignment with group’s balance sheet strategy. Can holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering in Istanbul Technical University.

Register here!

EuroFinance’s International Treasury Management Virtual Week

June 25, 2020 By Secretariat

Dear Members,

EuroFinance’s International Treasury Management Virtual Week is bringing together the greatest minds in treasury on 21-25 September.

Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) is proud to be an official endorser and we have secured complimentary tickets and discounts for our members. Read on to discover how to claim.

Nowhere else can you get a comprehensive mix of big picture global insight and granular treasury knowledge that you need in order to make the right choices for your business this year.

What can you expect this year

NEW* Conferencing without borders
This virtual edition will open the doors to a record number of treasury professionals from around the world – don’t miss out!

NEW* A global coverage
Live content will be available in different timezones around the globe. No matter where you are, you can access the agenda you need for your treasury team.

NEW* Live sessions and video playback
Get total flexibility – Tune in to participate in the 75+ live sessions, or choose to watch a recording of the session later.

PLUS!

  • Nowhere else will you get this level of expertise and networking all in one place
  • Network with an unparalleled senior audience across the world
  • Discover not just the current, but also future trends in international treasury
  • Fit six months’ worth of meetings with your banks, providers and clients into a week
  • Gain fresh perspectives from our headline speakers
  • Delve into the world of new technologies to understand how treasury will change
  • Benchmark your operations with treasurers from all industries

How to claim your complimentary ticket

An email has been sent to all members. Please contact ACTS Secretariat if you have not received yours.

Click here to book yours now!

-Secretariat

Webinar – ACTS x Bloomberg: Staying ahead of the IBOR transition curve

June 4, 2020 By Secretariat

Join us in our collaboration with Bloomberg, MAS and Friends for the Webinar titled “Staying Ahead of the IBOR transition curve.”

We are honored to have Mr. Leong Sing Chiong, Assistant Managing Director (Markets and Investment), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) delivering the keynote.

And the rare opportunity to hear the Sub-Groups chairpersons from the SC-STS Committee, Mr. Daniel Koh, Mr. Philip Fernandez, Mr. Tan Kee Phong, sharing updates on their work on SOR-SORA transition.

Not to be missed is the panel of corporates alongside the SC-STS chairpersons for a session of candid and open discussions.

The discussions will be held under Chatham House Rules. Do not miss it.

Date and time: 4 June 2020; 3pm-4pm SGT

Agenda:

Welcome remarks
Steven Yankelson, Head of ASEAN Sales, Bloomberg L.P.

Keynote
Leong Sing Chiong, Assistant Managing Director (Markets and Investment), Monetary Authority of Singapore

Presentations by SC-STS
Chair of Sub-Group 1, Derivatives: Daniel Koh, Managing Director, Standard Chartered Bank
Chair of Sub-Group 2, Bonds/Perpetual Securities: Tan Kee Phong, Head, Capital Markets, Global Investment Banking, OCBC
Chair of Sub-Group 3, Business and Syndicated Loans: Philip Fernandez, Corporate Treasury Managing Director, DBS Group

Panel discussion and Q&A
Panelists:
Paresh Bellani, Assistant Regional Treasurer, Cargill
Edmund Lee, Business Strategy Manager, Asia, Bloomberg L.P.
Moderator:
Vicky Cheng, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs APAC, Bloomberg L.P.

Closing remarks
Seng Ti Goh, President, ACTS and Senior General Manager, Finance & Administration, Isuzu Motors Asia

Registration:
Click here to register for the webinar!

Replay:

Watch the replay here!

 

ACTS x Bloomberg: Treasury Workflow Optimization Series

April 30, 2020 By Secretariat

 

Dear Members,

 

In collaboration with Bloomberg, join us in this second installation of Bloomberg’s Treasury Workflow Optimization Series.

We bring together an exclusive industry panel from ACTS with treasury managers from HP, Isuzu Motors, and Rio Tinto.

Join this webinar to explore how these companies are coping in these unprecedented times—and gain insight into their risk management challenges, strategies, ideas and best practices.

Click here for event details and registration.

-Secretariat

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