Tuesday, May 15th, 2018

Earlier this year the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) of the United Kingdom published a consultation paper on the capital relief treatment of guarantees under the Basel rules as implemented in the EU. Trade credit insurance and inter-bank risk participations are analysed, for capital relief purposes, under these rules. The proposed interpretation of issues such as […]

Tuesday, May 15th, 2018

In collaboration with Sullivan & Worcester, ITFA is pleased to invite you to yet another Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar entitled: “Trade and Export Finance: Recapping Receivables.” This seminar is going to be held on Thursday 24th May 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 am.

Tuesday, May 15th, 2018

We’re all abuzz at ITFA with our upcoming Cape Town conference. With so much work being done by all involved to ensure that this is another fantastic ITFA event, we urge you all to register at your earliest.

Friday, May 4th, 2018

On behalf of the ITFA German Regional Committee (GRC) and the ITFA Fintech Committee, the ITFA Board is pleased to invite you to the GRC Annual Stammtisch. This year, we will focus on the new opportunities offered by Fintech platforms to help establish “Trade Finance as an Asset Class”. The event is taking place on Wednesday June 6, 2018 in Frankfurt am Main, and is […]

Friday, April 20th, 2018

On behalf of VEFI, the Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland, the Board of ITFA is pleased to announce that the 39th Annual General Meeting of VEFI will be held on Wednesday, 16 May 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Haus zum Rüden, Zurich.  As in previous years, non VEFI members will be welcome for the speech and […]

Thursday, April 19th, 2018

We wanted to let you know that the ITFA Annual Conference Super Early Bird price is now no longer available. The number of registrations at this stage of our marketing has been a record and we are expecting a great crowd of delegates to attend this year’s ITFA Annual Conference. You can still benefit from the Early Bird […]

Thursday, April 12th, 2018

Registration to the 50th Annual Meeting of FCI is open!

Thursday, April 12th, 2018

The ITFA Board wishes to inform you that the ITFA Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) in collaboration with Bank of China (London branch) is organizing its Annual Summer Event on Thursday 21 June, 2018 in London. The event, which is open to ITFA members only, will consist of an Educational Seminar followed by a drinks reception. Further details will follow shortly. In the meantime, we […]

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

As we announced last month, the ITFA Conference programme is now out. A lot of time and thought has been devoted to ensuring that this year’s agenda is timely and informative.

Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

We are delighted to inform you that the ITFA Conference programme is now out. You can see for yourselves that a lot of time and thought has been devoted to ensuring that this year’s agenda is timely and informative. Please bear in mind that the Super Early Bird price is soon coming to an end! So hurry up and register before 15 April 2018!

Monday, March 26th, 2018

Interest in the trade finance asset class is on the march. It is a movement that has gathered pace as both users and providers of liquidity have found themselves in the midst of a perfect storm. On the one hand, compliance and regulatory requirements have hamstrung banks’ ability to finance a growing global trade market, […]

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Following an agreement entered into between ITFA and eBSI Export Academy, we are delighted to inform you that we have managed to negotiate yet another very attractive deal for our ITFA members.