In this two-day seminar you will discover how an efficient treasury and cash management function can increase returns to the bottom line; reduce volatility to identified risks through effective hedge strategies; and help safeguard your portfolio of assets. You will learn the basics of such traditional markets as stocks and bonds and cover the specific responsibilities of the front office, back office and middle office of a treasury function. You will explore issuing debt in both short-term and capital markets and find out about hedging foreign currency risk by employing derivative hedging strategies.

You will investigate the cash management and forecasting process along with the internal controls that should be present to safeguard your critical liquid assets. You will examine the audit issues surrounding traditional securities as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. You will gain an understanding of the internal controls that "bullet-proof" your investment portfolio and benefit from the leading practices of other companies. You will study different methods for analyzing asset and liability management (ALM) and review audit objectives that should be covered in reviewing the ALM process.

Prerequisite: None                       Advance Preparation: None

Learning Level: Intermediate       Delivery Method: Group-Live

Field: Auditing