ITFA News


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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Newly Appointed NERC Chairman

Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

The ITFA Board has been in discussion with NERC regarding a new Chairperson for the region, as Dalia Kay has stepped down from her position as the NERC Chairperson.

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ITFA GRC event, 22 November 2018 – Munich

Monday, October 8th, 2018

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that the ITFA GRC will be holding its Fall workshop on November 22, 2018 in Munich. The event is for ITFA Members only, with a maximum of 3 senior market participants per Member institution. The language of the workshop will be German.

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ITFA / ANZ – Trade Finance as an Investable Asset Class

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

The ITFA and ANZ are delighted to invite you to a technology-focused session on market developments in trade finance. Organised jointly by the ITFA Fintech Committee and by the ITFA Australia and New Zealand Regional Committee; chaired by Damian Kwok, the event will showcase a series of ITFA-registered Fintechs that are specialised in helping financial […]

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ANZ / ITFA – Trade as an Investable Asset Class – organised by ANZRC and Fintech Committee

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

ITFA and ANZ are delighted to invite you all to a technology-focused session on market developments in trade finance. This event is organised jointly by the ITFA Fintech Committee and by the ITFA Australia and New Zealand Regional Committee.

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ITFA and VEFI Networking Lunch – 25 October 2018, Zurich

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

The ITFA Board together with the Board of VEFI, the Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland, would like to invite you to the VEFI and ITFA Networking Lunch 2018.

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ITFA 45th Annual Conference – Cape Town – a BIG thank you to all who attended!

Tuesday, September 11th, 2018

The ITFA team would like to thank all those who attended our 45th Annual International Trade and Forfaiting Conference.

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ITFA Insurance Committee Seminar, Paris – 10 October 2018

Monday, September 10th, 2018

The ITFA Board is pleased to inform you that this year it will be organizing an Insurance Committee Seminar which is being held on Wednesday 10 October 2018 from 14:00 till 17:30 hrs at the premises of Credit Agricole CIB, 12 place des Etats – Unis, 92120 Montrouge, France.

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Announcing the new Australia and New Zealand Regional Committee

Friday, August 31st, 2018

This time last year, we announced the creation of the African Regional Committee. We have been working hard in the interim to identify new opportunities for ITFA and our members, also with a view to bringing new members to the Association.

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The Alternative – 5 September 2018, London

Friday, August 24th, 2018

It’s the time of the year now when many of us have to return to the office after countless hours spent enjoying summer and recharging their batteries. To lighten up your spirits and make coming back to work a lot more enjoyable, we are very pleased to announce that ITFA has once again kindly agreed […]

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Announcing the Composition of the new MENA Regional Committee

Friday, August 24th, 2018

We are pleased to announce that we have been working with our members in the Middle East to appoint a new Chairperson and Regional Committee, to take on the mantle of representing ITFA and driving our agenda in this important region. Following our Annual Conference in Dubai in 2015, ITFA has made great progress in […]

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ITFA Annual Conference – Announcing one of the Speakers – Mr. Etienne Welgemoed

Monday, August 20th, 2018

The ITFA Board is delighted to announce that Mr. Etienne Welgemoed, from Ernst and Young, will be one of the speakers at this year’s ITFA Annual Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. The session Etienne will be presenting is about New standards in accounting and how it will affect the trade finance market: IFRS 9.

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