Announcements


4th Annual Global Commodity Risk Management Forum (ComRisk) – London, 21-22 May 2019

Friday, January 25th, 2019

Following ITFA’s recent agreement with Commodities People events, the ITFA Board is pleased to inform you about the 4th Annual Global Commodity Risk Management Forum. This event will be held between 21st and 22nd May 2019 in London.

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ITFA 46th Annual International Trade and Forfaiting Conference, 4-6 September 2019 – Budapest, Hungary

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

The ITFA 2019 conference website is live and is open for registration! Click here for more information and to register. 

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GTR Africa 2019, 14-15 March – discounted passes for ITFA members

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA will partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) for the GTR Africa 2019 event, an annual highlight for key players in the Africa trade, commodity and export finance market. GTR Africa returns once again to Cape Town as the regional flagship event on March 14-15. 

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ITFA Newsletter – January 2019 Issue

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

We are pleased to inform you that the January 2019 ITFA Newsletter is now out. Please click here to open the Newsletter. 

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ITFA Mentorship Scheme 2019

Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

As you may know, one of the flagship initiatives of the ITFA Young Professionals programme is the Martin Ashurst Trade Finance Mentorship Scheme. This scheme adds significant value to the industry as we get some of the more experienced members of our market to generously share their knowledge and insight with those with less experience, […]

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Fintech Seminar (Open To YPs Only) & Charity Pub Quiz (Open To All ITFA Members), London

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

The ITFA YP panel and Tradeteq are pleased to announce that they will be organising a Fintech Seminar for all Young Professionals in the industry. However, capacity is limited and therefore registrations will be on a first come first serve basis. The Seminar which is being held on Wednesday 20 March 2019, will take place at the Tradeteq offices – 15 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N […]

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ITFA NERC Educational Seminar And Networking Drinks, London – 27 February 2019

Friday, December 14th, 2018

The ITFA Board on behalf of NERC, the Northern European Regional Committee, would like to invite all ITFA members to an ITFA Educational Seminar being organised in London on the 27th February 2019, followed by Networking Drinks.

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Certificate in Supply Chain Finance (CSCF) – brought to you by ITFA in collaboration with LIBF

Tuesday, December 4th, 2018

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA in collaboration with the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF), have assisted in the creation of a professional qualification course titled Certificate in Supply Chain Finance (CSCF). To register for this course, please click here.

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BAFT/ITFA MPA Legal Opinion

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

Following BAFT and ITFA’s release of the updated BAFT English law Master Participation Agreement (MPA) in September 2018, ITFA is pleased to advise you that the new BAFT/ITFA MPA Legal Opinion is now available to ITFA members in the  Member Area of our website.

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S & W Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar – 22 November 2018, London

Monday, November 12th, 2018

In collaboration with Sullivan & Worcester, ITFA is pleased to invite you to yet another Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar entitled: ”Insurance and finance case law update”. This seminar is going to be held on Thursday 22nd November 2018, at New Broad Street House, 35 New Broad Street, London, EC2M 1NH, UK. Registration and breakfast are at 8:15 am followed by the seminar from 8:45 till 10:00 […]

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SERC & ITFA Insurance Committee Event, Paris – Presentations and Photos now on the ITFA website

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018

On the 10th October 2018, the ITFA Insurance Committee held another interesting seminar in Paris with about 70 attendees. In four short presentations, underwriters and brokers led the audience through the different options banks have to mitigate their risks originated from trade finance and transaction banking through cooperation with insurance companies. The speakers were; Silja Calac […]

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Global Supply Chain Finance Forum takes decisive step in clarifying SupplyChain Finance

Monday, October 15th, 2018

Joint announcement – ICC, BAFT, EBA, FCI, ITFA Following the release of Standard Definitions for Techniques of Supply Chain Finance in 2016, the Global Supply Chain Finance Forum is taking another decisive step in clarifying Supply Chain Finance.

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