IFF International Trade Finance Course, 3-5 April 2019 – discounted passes for ITFA members

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA will partner with IFF at the IFF International Trade Financing Course, which will be held between 3rd and 5th April 2019 in Central London, UK. 

The ITFA Board is delighted to inform you that it has secured 2 passes, each with a 50% discount for ITFA members to attend the IFF International Trade Financing Course. As is customary, the discounted passes will be available to ITFA members only on a first come first serve basis. 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 any other offers and are eligible for new registrations only.

This course opens up the communication channels between credit managers and trade finance managers. It is a highly practical course, where one will have the opportunity to try out all that there is to learn in practical sessions.

Case studies include:

• Who takes the main risk? An L/C is put under the risk spotlight to highlight the risk stances of applicant (buyer), beneficiary (seller), issuing bank and intermediary paying or negotiating banks
• Back to back financing
• Defining the products by example
• The Hybrid: A practical case study reviewing the risks inherent in the conditional guarantee and standby being utilised as payment mechanisms
• Spotting and avoiding fraud in trade finance
• Securitisation and pre-export finance structures

Workshops include:

• The ICC 600 In-Tray Exercises
• L/Cs and guarantees
• Bondtrade
• Product Innovation, Making the Market
• The Internal Presentation

For more information and to download the event brochure, please click here.

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.