International Cash and Liquidity Management 

An intensive live programme with follow-up coaching to help participants apply their knowledge.
This intensive two-day workshop will give participants an in-depth understanding of the cash and liquidity management activities of an international corporation and how the banking community can fulfill its needs. Making frequent use of case studies and real-world experience, the course will develop crucial skills for corporate treasurers and equip bankers to build better relations with cash management clients through an insight into the issues they face.

Themes of the workshop
The workshop focuses on International Cash Management needs from a corporate perspective. We will start with a look at how a corporate treasury and cash management team manages its tasks and what it tells us about its policy, organization, reporting requirements and the use of financial instruments.

During the two days we will go on to examine international cash and liquidity management from a corporate perspective and analyse how bank products and services can help. We’ll ask our bank delegates to take off their ‘banker’s hats’ and understand cash management from the other side of the fence.

Program Outline 

Day 1 morning session
  • What is corporate treasury management and its activities and how does it relate to cash & liquidity management and the working capital of the corporation?
  • How is the cash management function embedded in the corporate treasury organization?
  • What are the daily activities of cash management?
  • Why do banks offer cash management services and how does this benefit the treasurer in the selection of banking rations and the management of banks?

Day 1 afternoon session
  • Explanation of payment instruments and their impact on liquidity 
  • Use of payment instruments such as Wire, ACH, Check and Cards
  • Use of Collections instruments such as Direct Debit and Letters of Credit
  • (this session includes an examination of the impact of SEPA in Europe)
  • Financial instruments used to mange liquidity 

A deep dive into the Cash & Liquidity Management function of a corporate treasury using the following themes: 

1. Understand the dynamics of liquidities 
  • A discussion of the different needs from bank reporting systems and cash flow forecasting as                  well the payments made by the corporation
2. Control and manage liquidities 
  • The need for cash pooling and the usages of cash pooling mechanisms within the corporate treasury organisation

Day 2 morning session
Recap of day 1

Continuation of the cash management deep dive: 
  • Advanced cash pooling and the implications when implementing these structures
  • Issues regarding investing cash short term with banks
  • Optimize the use of asset cash 

Day 2 afternoon session
  • Exercise: the participants will work on a case study to apply their newly gained knowledge to structure a cash management solution for a corporate.
  • Understand the benefits and cost structure of the solution from corporate perspective and the revenue dynamics of the bank who provides the solution 
  • Summarize and wrap-up

After the event
Transaction Banking Academy will schedule a follow-up conference call for all attendees to discuss issues raised with the tutor approximately one month after the course. Further coaching and consultation can be arranged if required.

Participants
This workshop is suitable both for treasury teams and for all commercial bankers, including Relationship Bankers, Trade and Cash Management Sales teams and supporting staff and client services.

Questions about this course? 
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Course Tutor

Joost Bergen has 15+ years’ experience in the International Corporate Treasury and Cash Management community and International Transaction Banking area  as a banker (with ABN AMRO), a consultant and as an interim cash manager.
He has worked for many multi-national corporations with HQ or financial centres in Europe and for several international transaction banks. His experience provides him a thorough understanding of corporate Treasury and Cash Management needs and expectations towards the (transaction) banking community.
Training specialities include Treasury Organisation, International Cash Management, Transaction Banking, Liquidity Investments, Cash Flow Forecasting and FX Hedging.
For more details or to book this course for your team, contact Diana Henderson on +44 7770 404801, e-mail dianah@transactionbankingacademy.com or visit www.transactionbankingacademy.com