Foundation course in Trade and Transaction Finance , 8-9 February 2017, Amsterdam

Following an agreement entered into between ITFA and Howard Palmer, a 30 years’ experienced banker and an expert trainer who has trained 5,000 bankers in 55 countries, we are delighted to inform you that we have managed to negotiate yet another very attractive deal for our ITFA members. This two day highly practical and interactive foundation course in Trade and Transaction Finance is being held between 8-9 February 2017 at Hotel Casa 400, Amsterdam.

ITFA has managed to obtain 2 registrations at 50% discount for its ITFA members, to attend the Foundation Course in Trade and Transaction Finance. In addition, all other registrations are available to ITFA members at a 15% discount. In order to register and benefit from the discounts please send an email on alexiavella@itfa.org. As always, the 2 registrations at 50% discount will be available to 2 different ITFA member institutions on a first come first serve basis. Please bear in mind that such offers are eligible for new bookings only.

This cost-effective course covers every document and aspect of Trade and Transaction Finance, its risk dynamics, uses, abuses, legal issues and contemporary characteristics. The full cost of this course is of GBP 999 per delegate, however, one must then take into account the ITFA discounts.

From this course one is expected to learn about:

• Open account opportunities
• Bills of lading and all transport documentation
• L/Cs evolution, confirmation, standby, negotiation
• Supply chains and stages of finance
• Invoice discounting and factoring
• Red flags
• Discrepancies: what is a real discrepancy?
• Freight, transport and insurance
• Transaction funding origination and selling
• Problem solving and client interaction
• Incoterms and all ICC rules and regulations
• Letter of Credit variations
• Insurance and cargo policies
• Bills of exchange, PNs, discounting
• Transaction, inventory and receivable finance

For more information about the event, please send an email to Howard Palmer or alternatively one may contact him on 0044 208 9589258.

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