The Structured Trade Finance Masterclass 2017 – 13-15 June, Amsterdam

Following our recent 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 three day masterclass in International, Structured Trade & Commodity Finance is being held between 13-15 June 2017 at Movenpick Hotel, Piet Heinrade 11,1019 BR, Amsterdam.

ITFA has managed to obtain 3 registrations at 50% discount for its ITFA members, to attend this masterclass. 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 3 registrations at 50% discount will be available to 3 different ITFA member institutions on a first come first serve basis. Please bear in mind that such offers are eligible for new bookings only.

The full cost of this course is of GBP 1,795 per delegate, however, one must then take into account the ITFA discounts. To view the full programme agenda, please click here.

Who should attend?

  • International Trade Bankers
  • Credit Analysts, Credit Committee Members and Credit Proposal Managers
  • Structured Financiers in MNC Trading Houses
  • Middle Office Executives
  • Lawyers and Compliance Executives
  • Risk Insurers

You will learn how to practically use and risk analyse:

  • back to back and counter financing and advanced letters of credit;
  • confirmations, silent and straight;
  • major, trading company models;
  • new uses of deferred payment L/Cs;
  • forfaiting, factoring and discounting;
  • choosing quality counterparties and financiers;
  • new clauses and uses of standbys;
  • communicating structured deals;
  • multi-tolling mechanics and pay or take options and next 11 economies;
  • buy-back, inventory, co-operation and pre-finance options;
  • product-sharing and drafting, working contracts;
  • using the secondary markets and mezzanine financing;
  • product sharing agreements, mining and energy products;
  • managing political risks, arbitrage, hedging;
  • contemporary generic deal-types and templates;
  • trading house funding models;
  • every contemporary and practical aspect of structuring, sourcing and selling deals in the new, emerging markets today.

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.