2nd Annual Trade Finance Compliance Conference, London 2019 – 16/17 May 2019

Following ITFA’s agreement with the London Institute of Banking and Finance, the ITFA Board is pleased to inform you about the 2nd Annual Trade Finance Compliance Conference, London 2019. This event, which is being organised in conjunction with the Institute for International Banking Law and Practice and Coastline Solutions, will be held on over 2 days between 16-17 May 2019 in London. 

The ITFA Board is delighted to inform you that it has secured 6 passes, each with a 50% discount for ITFA members to attend this event. As is customary, the discounted passes will be available to ITFA members only on a first come first serve basis. The full fee for this two day event is of £895 but for ITFA members the 50% discounted price is of £450. In addition, any other registrations made by ITFA members will be at a 15% discount. In order to register for the discounted passes and benefit from the ITFA discounts please send an email to alexiavella@itfa.org. Please keep in mind that these offers are not available in conjunction with each other or any other offers and are eligible for new registrations only. Moreover, each member institution is, at most, entitled to one pass at 50% discount.

Topics and discussions include:

• Global news stories and current trends in trade finance compliance
• Regulation, De-Risking and the impact on trade
• SWIFT KYC Registry supporting correspondent banks and corporates
• ICC Financial Crime and Risk Policy update
• Third party providers – a compliance Achilles heel?
• Conduct risk in trade finance
• Free Trade Zones: risks and implications for financial institutions
• Oil “ship to ship” transfers and the network supporting them
• Fintechs and the Digital Future
• Non vessel operating common Carriers register (NVOCC): the impact on fraud prevention

Who should attend?
This event is for banking and legal professionals where their role is impacted, in some way, by the international issues and developments in trade finance compliance, whether in trade operations, relationship management, bank audit compliance and risk.

As always we do hope that our ITFA members make the most of the additional benefits that ITFA is bringing to them through such collaborations.