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AFP Webinar Series Archived Sessions
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2008 Sessions
Two Day Webinar: How to be Your Organization's Internal Financial Consultant - Parts I & II
Part I: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET
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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:
- Why being an internal consultant matters
- Internal marketing of financial concepts
- Financial analysis of working capital requirements
- Developing viable recommendations
- Case: the Gyzmo deal
- Achieving implementation support
- Refocusing finance
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Non-member: $160
Challenges with Derivative Hedge Accounting under Canadian GAAP (CICA 3865) (AN07 Conference Session)
Achieve hedge effectiveness under Canadian GAAP (CICA 3865) by examining specific hedging strategies under different methods for prospective and retrospective assessments.
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Non-member: $80
Canadian Cheque Imaging – Where Are We Now? (AN07 Conference Session)
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?
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* The Future of Corporate Cash Investing: A New Standard for Treasury Professionals
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.
* This recording has been approved for CTP re-certification credit. After completing and returning the quiz, you may be eligible for 1 CTP credit.
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Non-member: $80
Effective Cash Flow Forecasting - Industry Panel
Liquidity is one of the primary sources of financial risk to be managed within the treasury function, yet despite this fact few treasury departments develop, maintain, and complete accurate and comprehensive cash forecasts. This informative webinar will illustrate the current state of cash forecasting across three different industries and describe the specific issues they face regarding cash forecasting and liquidity management.
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Non-member: $80
* Payments Fraud Revealed: How Well Are You Managing Your Company’s Risk? (AN07 Conference Session)
This session will present research by the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank on payment fraud in ACH, check and card payments; high priority fraud concerns of bankers, corporates, and other stakeholders; and the range of solutions to mitigate payments fraud, including promising new initiatives.
*This recording has been approved for CTP re-certification credit. After completing and returning the quiz, you may be eligible for 2 CTP credits.
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Non-member: $80
* The Missing Link – Worldwide Liquidity Management From Concept to Reality (AN07 Conference Session)
This presentation focuses on the review process undertaken and the solution implemented by Tenneco, Inc., to craft a global liquidity structure, which effectively uses all available balances across multiple currencies and time-zones to service US-based debt on a same-day value basis.
* This recording has been approved for CTP credit. After completing and returning the quiz, you may be eligible for two CTP credits.
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Non-member: $80
FX Hedging - A "101" Course (AN07 Conference Session)
This session will cover a multitude of topics that should be considered as you develop or expand your FX hedging programs. Review the various hedging instruments and decision factors of when to use each instrument, identify the different types of exposures to hedge, review criteria to select the appropriate maturity horizon and how that ties into your hedge instruments.
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* VaR: Don't Rely on the Blackbox (AN07 Conference Session)
Much emphasis has been placed on the development of 'black-box' software systems that at the touch of a button produce risk calculations, such as value-at-risk (VaR), for calibration and management of risk. While such rigor would bring piece of mind to even the most complex of balance sheets, in many situations the results may be difficult to interpret and utilize within Corporate Treasury.
*This recording has been approved for CTP re-certification credit. After completing and returning the quiz, you may be eligible for 1 CTP credit.
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Check 21 in 2008 - Success for Remote Deposit Capture in Corporate America – Questions Answered
Where is Remote Deposit Capture for 2008? RDC Transactions increased by_____% in 2007. Expectations are even higher for 2008. What can we expect?
This session is an update of best practices for RDC implementation. How do you maximize ROI and operational efficiencies using Check 21?
- How do you leverage your banking relationships by capitalizing on enhanced funds availability and reduced banking fees?
- What do you do if you have many geographic locations?
- What are the pitfalls to avoid in backup processing planning?
- How do you involve IT and other departments to realistically assess your current operational processes/staff?
The webinar will focus on evaluation criteria to include in creating a business case for RDC and will demonstrate how your firm can realize a less than 12 month payback from implementing Check21.
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Non-member: $80
New Approaches to Global Cash Management: Responding to the Challenges of Globalization
Globalization is rapidly changing the way corporations and banks partner for global cash management services. As these relationships are redefined, banks are actively seeking new ways to retain and grow their client base. This informative webinar will explore how banks are leveraging Web-based global cash management solutions to effectively address the ever changing needs of their clients.
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How To Manage Your Global Bank Charges (AN07 Conference Session)
Corporations have been able to manage their US bank charges for 15 years, but this was impossible for "Foreign" bank charges until there were rapid changes in Global Cash Management. The latest versions of the software used to process your Account Analysis files, the "822", can process the new "International" Account Analysis files, the "BSB". Learn how "International" Account Analysis differs from the US practices, how the BSB standard meets these needs, and which banks are the first to provide this essential Cash Management service.
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Best Practices in Corporate Cash Investment Logistics (AN07 Conference Session)
The presentation will define a framework and review the investment functions, key service providers, and critical documentation that make an investment process successful.
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Short Term Investment Chaos- From Accounting Reclassifications to Breaking the Buck: Where do we go from Here?
This complimentary webinar recording is limited to AFP members only.
The effects of the sub prime market crisis have swept across many short term investment vehicles thought to be safe havens for cash. As a result companies have moved short term investments into increasing conservative securities. What are the current conditions in the markets feeling the effects of the sub prime crisis? Will companies become comfortable moving money back into these historical safe havens for cash in 2008? This webinar will provide an insightful panel discussion as to the causes, effects, and future fallout for various short term investment markets that were caught up in the tidal wave of the sub prime mortgage crisis. The discussion will include the perspective of the relevant players in each market. The panel will also weigh in with thoughts in regards to whether the level of regulation will change in these markets. The markets addressed in this forum will include auction rate securities, commercial paper, and money market funds.
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Taking a Proactive Approach to Escheatment Liability, Audits and Policy (AN07 Conference Session)
This session will illustrate the appropriate procedures for limiting escheatment liability and penalties for incomplete or inadequate compliance. Current state and third party audit practices and suggested responses or resolutions will also be discussed.
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Executing the Risk Management Charter - Understanding Insurance (Part Two of a Two Part Series)
This 45 minute webinar (with 15minute Q&A) is the second of a two part webinar series designed to help Treasury and Finance professionals achieve the best results from the insurance and risk management function. Register for both parts and save! (Members: $75 | Non-members: $120)
The first of this two part webinar focused on a broad view of risk management, including creating a functional structure that can meet your goals. In this session, we focus on the tactical issues related to your insurance and risk management program.
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Online Cash Management Security: Beyond the User Login (AN07 Conference Session)
This session will discuss best practices for utilizing anti-fraud controls within your company to prevent internal and external perpetrators from accessing your company's financial assets through electronic channels.
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Rethinking Risk Management (Part One of a Two Part Series)
This 45 minute webinar (with 15 minute Q&A) is the first of a two part webinar series designed to help Treasury and Finance professionals achieve the best results from the insurance and risk management function. Register for both parts and save! (Members: $75 | Non-members: $120)
A function that was once responsible for purchasing corporate insurance has been evolving in response to new threats and new opportunities to protect the balance sheet and the income statement. In this webinar you will learn:
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Bank Relationship Management: Art, Science or the Twilight Zone? (AN07 Conference Session)
This session will focus on key aspects of bank relationship management from both the customer's as well as the provider's perspectives. Topics to be covered include: Service costing/pricing and what is "fair and reasonable" determination of customer profitability by providers; measuring service quality as a customer; and what it takes to have effective communication.
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