Improving Receivables Cycle With a Focus on Insurance Companies

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

Prompt cash collection, ease of obtaining remittance data and the ability to apply incoming payments efficiently are among the most important business support requirements for insurance and other companies today. Hear the results from an in-depth survey of treasury collections from some of the largest and most highly respected U.S. insurance companies.

Speaker(s):
Blaine Carnprobst, MD
Receivables Product Management
BNY Mellon

Helen Sanders
Director
Asymmetric Solutions Ltd

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This webinar has been approved for CTP/CCM and CPE credits. For more information on obtaining CE credits by participating in AFP Webinars, please click here.

 

ACH Same Day Settlement: When is it, What's in it, and What's in it for Corporates?

Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET

The Federal Reserve Banks are readying this new ACH service, which has the potential to provide significant financial, risk management and other benefits to corporations. The webinar will include a discussion of the applications that will be available—and which ones have initially been left out—along with associated benefits and requirements for taking advantage of the service.

Speaker(s):
Steven Cordray
Retail ACH Payments Office
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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This webinar has been approved for CTP/CCM and CPE credits. For more information on obtaining CE credits by participating in AFP Webinars, please click here.

 

IFRS adoption: Is your Company Ready for Adoption?

Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

IFRSs replace Canadian GAAP for public companies for interim and annual financial statements beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The changeover to IFRSs happens in 2011, but affected entities need to make accounting policy decisions under IFRSs - and be ready to start gathering data in accordance with IFRSs - by the beginning of their 2010 fiscal year. Many public companies are still unclear about how the new standards will affect their treasury operations. This webinar will discuss issues with first time adoption as well as compare existing GAAP to IFRS for accounting for financial instruments, including derivatives and hedging activities. While this problem is currently an issue for Canadians, US companies should also beware. The SEC’s roadmap set a convergence date at 2014 which means large companies may have to begin to produce audited IFRS statements alongside their US GAAP statements in 2011-2012.

Speaker(s):
Sylvie Monette-Houle
Senior Manager
KPMG

Mathieu Cuillerier
Manager, Financial Risk Management
KPMG

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This webinar has been approved for CTP/CCM and CPE credits. For more information on obtaining CE credits by participating in AFP Webinars, please click here.

 

Regulatory Update: Fair Value Rules Impacting Pension Plan Estimates and Disclosures Are Changing Yet Again!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET

Duff & Phelps Managing Directors will cover the following topics and respond to all questions concerning valuing alternative assets and interests in alternative investment funds:

• ASU 2009-12 (the use of NAV to value alternative assets)—what does it really say; how does it impact pension plans?
• AICPA TIS 2220 (additional guidance on ASU 2009-12)—what are auditors looking for?
• FASB/IASB Fair Value Convergence—what is changing and what impact with the changes have?
• FSP 132(r)-1 (Plan Sponsor disclosures)—is the worst over, or is there more pressure to come?
• Collective Trusts—does ASU 2009-12 apply? If so, how?
• ILPA Private Equity Principles and the IPEV Valuation Guidelines—how do they help pension plans?
• AIFM (European Alternative Investment Fund Managers) Draft proposal—will it help or hurt pension plans?

Speaker(s):
Keith Keller
Managing Director
Duff & Phelps

Warren Hirschhorn
Managing Director
Duff & Phelps

Stephan Forstmann
Managing Director
Duff & Phelps

David Larsen
Member
FASB Valuation Resource Group

This webinar is complimentary for CIEBA members

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This webinar has been approved for CTP/CCM and CPE credits. For more information on obtaining CE credits by participating in AFP Webinars, please click here.

 

SWIFT for Corporates- Finding the Value for Treasury

Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) was originally created by and for financial institutions; more recently it has allowed Corporates (non-financial institutions) to join and more and more companies are signing up. Attend this Webinar and get a better understanding of how SWIFT offers opportunities for cost reduction and risk mitigation for both international and domestic operations. This webinar will include:

• Corporate Treasury Drivers for joining SWIFT
• SWIFT Value Propositions
• Costs / Benefits
• SWIFT Connectivity Options (pro’s and con’s of direct versus indirect connectivity
• New Developments of the SWIFT offering
• Discuss the criteria for selecting a Service Provider (Professional Services) and/or a Service Bureau and describe the differences

The Co-presenter from INEOS (Britain’s largest private company) will share practical experience since joining the SWIFT Network in January 2010: Why they joined SWIFT, how they planned the process, challenges discovered in implementation thus far, and how the end state will add value to the organization.

Speaker(s):
Franklin M. Van Weezendonk
Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development
Axletree Solutions, Inc. - SWIFT Regional Partner

Member: $50 | Non-member: $80 + Add to Cart

This webinar has been approved for CTP/CCM and CPE credits. For more information on obtaining CE credits by participating in AFP Webinars, please click here.

 

What Every Corporate Debt Manager Should Know

Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

The challenges facing the corporate debt manager include new issue structuring, debt retirement, hedging, and treasury performance measurement. We will touch on each of these topics in order to provide a survey of the expertise essential for proper debt management.

Speaker(s):
Dr. Andrew Kalotay, PhD
President
Andrew Kalotay Associates

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This webinar has been approved for CTP/CCM and CPE credits. For more information on obtaining CE credits by participating in AFP Webinars, please click here.

 

Optimizing Global Treasury and Enhancing the Treasurer’s Strategic Value to the Business

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

Explore keys to success in global cash and risk management, foreign exchange and working capital, and tools to increase efficiency and boost a company’s bottom line. Corporate treasury and financial professionals will learn how to improve controls and mitigate financial risk, consolidate cash management operations, and enhance the visibility of daily working capital.

Additionally, as the economy begins to recover and as corporate boards turn increasingly to their treasurers for guidance, it goes without question that treasury is evolving into a more strategic role. That said, it is critical that treasury professionals learn how to effectively enhance their strategic value to the business.

Speaker(s):
Fran Berndt
Vice President and Treasurer
Travelex Global Business Payments

Member: $50 | Non-member: $80 + Add to Cart

This webinar has been approved for CTP/CCM and CPE credits. For more information on obtaining CE credits by participating in AFP Webinars, please click here.

 

What Financial Professionals Should Know About Unclaimed Property Compliance!

Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. ET

Understanding each jurisdiction’s unclaimed property compliance requirements can be overwhelming and even more difficult to put into practice in a manner that avoids liability. This webinar is designed to help the practitioner transform information to policy and then to practice. The practitioner will be provided with the basic unclaimed property compliance parameters and then a case study depicting how United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has met its compliance challenges by designing and implementing pertinent policies and procedures.

To further assist the practitioner in devising appropriate policies and procedures, recent court determinations and changes in state law and regulations will be discussed. Trends in compliance requirements and solutions will be described as well. The session will conclude with a question and answer opportunity for the practitioner to further explore specific compliance issues.

Speaker(s):
Tim McLallen
Director of External Reporting
United Services Automobile Association

Member: $50 | Non-member: $80 + Add to Cart