AFP Webinar Series

By participating in any of these sessions, you will earn one CTP or CCM recertification credit per 50 minutes.
ATTENTION CPAs: AFP no longer offers CPE credits for its Webinars. This is effective September 19, 2006 until further notice.

All finish times are approximate: the webinars will conclude anytime from one to two hours after the scheduled start time.

Upcoming Webinars:

• The Future of Corporate Cash Investing: A New Standard for Treasury Professionals
• Canadian Cheque Imaging – Where Are We Now? (AN07 Conference Session)
• Challenges with Derivative Hedge Accounting under Canadian GAAP (CICA 3865) (AN07 Conference Session)
• Two Day Webinar:  How to be Your Organization's Internal Financial Consultant

AFP Webinar
The Future of Corporate Cash Investing: A New Standard for Treasury Professionals

Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 3:30 p.m. ET
During the past nine months, many short term investment vehicles once thought to be safe havens for cash have wreaked havoc on the balance sheets and income statements of many companies. Failures in the auction rate securities market in particular underscore the importance of understanding and controlling the corporate cash investment process for all corporate investors. This webinar will offer insight into the current state of the money markets and include an in depth discussion of Auction Rate Securities. The panelists will define specific steps companies can take to improve their odds of avoiding future trouble, and facilitate an interactive discussion with attendees as to what will prompt corporate cash investors to once again consider investments other than money market funds and T-bills.

Objectives:

• Obtain specific recommendations for improving their companies’ investment processes and procedures that will better protect their cash assets against the current kinds of disruptions in the money markets

• Gain a better sense of what obstacles issuers face as they work diligently to furnish solutions to their investors

Speakers:

Moderator:

Ernie S. Humphrey, CTP
AFP
Director of Treasury Services

Panelists:

Mark O. Conner
Corporate Treasury Investment Consulting LLC
Principal

Pamela K. Frazier, CTP
Senior Investment Officer
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

Mark Webster, CPA, CCM
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group LLC

AFP Webinar
Canadian Cheque Imaging – Where Are We Now? (AN07 Conference Session)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET
Cheque Imaging is the biggest thing to happen to Canadian banking in 50 years. Unlike the US Check 21 initiative, it will be mandatory. What are the challenges to implementation and how is the banking environment going to change? What should businesses do to get ready?

Objectives

• Understand the changes to banking that will result from the introduction of imaging
• Get an appreciation for the timelines
• Have tools to assist in preparing their business for the transition

Speakers:

Mr. Mo Jansons
Director, Interbank Operations & Industry Affairs
RBC Financial Group

Mr. Pierre S. Roach, CPA
Vice President, Payments Services
Canadian Payments Association

AFP Webinar
Challenges with Derivative Hedge Accounting under Canadian GAAP (CICA 3865) (AN07 Conference Session)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET
Achieve hedge effectiveness under Canadian GAAP (CICA 3865) by examining specific hedging strategies under different methods for prospective and retrospective assessments.

Objectives

• In depth analysis of various effectiveness assessment techniques under CICA 3865
• How risk management decisions are intertwined with hedge accounting decisions and visa versa
• Compare "Long-Haul" accounting versus "Short-cut" accounting

Speakers:

Mr. Jiro Okochi
CEO and Co-Founder
Reval.com, Inc.

Ms. Caroline Bachand
Senior Manager, Treasury Risk Operations
Nortel

Ms. Karen Higgins
Partner
Deloitte & Touche, LLP

AFP Webinar
Two Day Webinar:  How to be Your Organization's Internal Financial Consultant

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET

Part I: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET
And
Part II: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET

This two day webinar examines working capital essentials in the context of the current cost of capital environment, including float and transaction costs. The timeline concept is used to explain the redesign of an entire financial process versus a phase of the process. Areas of significant benefits include the portion of the working capital timeline outside of traditional financial management. Important 21st century issues reviewed include: compression of the cash flow timeline to nearly real-time; management of working capital activities lies outside of any single organizational function; calculation of the 'work-day' equivalent of cost elements; determination of e-commerce feasibility; actual cases are used to demonstrate procedures for evaluation and change.

The sections of the workshop include:

1. Why being an internal consultant matters
2. Internal marketing of financial concepts
3. Financial analysis of working capital requirements
4. Developing viable recommendations
5. Case: the Gyzmo deal
6. Achieving implementation support
7. Refocusing finance

Objectives

• To assist your organization in developing and implementing efficient practices
• To appreciate the complexities of marketing internal consulting
• To evaluate opportunities in working capital management

Speakers:

Michael Alfonsi
Managing Director
Analytic Results

James S. Sagner CCM
Principal
Sagner/Marks