Capital, liquidity and reputation are all exposed by weak handling of sovereign risk and international financing. Growth built on poorly controlled international financing reverses faster than it accumulated. The programme converts this part of financial and banking practice from an area of general awareness into a set of repeatable practices. Applied research in financial and banking practice consistently shows that early structure around sovereign risk and international financing reduces downstream rework. Sessions alternate between guided analysis of the financial and banking practice discipline and supervised application. It is pitched for practitioners with responsibility for international financing, not for observers of it. They leave able to brief senior management on sovereign risk and international financing in terms that support a decision. A common pattern is strong design of international financing paired with weak follow-through. Participants leave with a plan for the wider financial and banking practice agenda sized to what their organisation can realistically absorb.
Expected Learning Outcomes
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Establish the segregation of duties required around sovereign risk and international financing.
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Document the approval chain for exceptions to policy on international financing.
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Present the case for investment in sovereign risk and international financing in terms that a finance function will accept.
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Identify the failure points in international financing most likely to cause loss, and control them first.
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Review the contractual and legal exposure created by sovereign risk and international financing.
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Build a concise control framework for international financing that colleagues can follow without further explanation.
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Set early warning indicators that flag deterioration in sovereign risk and international financing.
Who Should Attend
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Relationship and product managers whose targets depend on sovereign risk and international financing.
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Board risk committee members overseeing international financing.
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Credit and underwriting officers assessing sovereign risk and international financing.
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Regulatory reporting analysts covering international financing.
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Managers in small and medium organisations who own sovereign risk and international financing alongside other duties.
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Consultants and advisers supporting clients on international financing.
Course Modules
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01
Sovereign risk and international financing: audit evidence and examiner readiness
2 sessions · 8 points
Session 1Stress scenarios for sovereign risk and international financing that are plausible rather than convenient
Confirm that contractual obligations around sovereign risk and international financing are understood.
Establish who is informed, consulted and accountable in international financing.
Assess the capital consumed by sovereign risk and international financing under current and stressed conditions.
Build the competence framework that supports international financing.
Session 2Concentration building quietly inside international financing
Prepare the evidence pack demonstrating sovereign risk and international financing operated as designed.
Check the legal and contractual exposure created by international financing.
Record what was learned when sovereign risk and international financing did not go as planned.
Document the remediation plan for each known weakness in international financing.
02
International financing: regulatory obligation and supervisory expectation
2 sessions · 8 points
Session 1The decisions in international financing that cannot be delegated
Design the exception process for sovereign risk and international financing and require a documented rationale.
Test international financing against a scenario the organisation would rather not model.
Estimate the resource sovereign risk and international financing requires to run as designed.
Set early warning indicators for international financing with defined action thresholds.
Session 2Handling a breach of policy on international financing properly
Identify single points of dependency in sovereign risk and international financing and reduce them.
Remove steps in international financing that add effort without adding assurance.
Confirm segregation of duties across initiation, approval and settlement of sovereign risk and international financing.
State the risk appetite for international financing as a number, not an adjective.
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International financing: the control framework and segregation of duties
2 sessions · 8 points
Session 1Setting a limit on international financing that will actually be respected
Check the accounting treatment applied to sovereign risk and international financing against current standards.
Test the procedure for international financing against a realistic scenario.
Verify reconciliation and settlement controls covering sovereign risk and international financing.
Review whether international financing is aligned with the objectives of the business line.
Session 2Reporting sovereign risk and international financing so the reader can act on it
Check that records of sovereign risk and international financing answer the questions likely to be asked.
Write down the assumptions underpinning the approach to international financing.
Agree what will be standardised in sovereign risk and international financing and what will not.
Establish the boundary of international financing and record what sits outside it.
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International financing: capital, liquidity and balance sheet effect
2 sessions · 8 points
Session 1What to measure in international financing and what to ignore
List the assumptions in any model supporting sovereign risk and international financing and when each was last challenged.
Build the internal briefing that explains international financing to those affected.
Confirm that reporting on sovereign risk and international financing reaches the people who can act.
Review the pricing of international financing against the risk being assumed.
Session 2Who answers for international financing, and to whom
Review concentration by counterparty, sector and geography inside sovereign risk and international financing.
Identify the key controls over international financing and who tests them.
Confirm reporting on sovereign risk and international financing reaches the committee that can act on it.
Distinguish symptoms from causes when international financing underperforms.
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Supervision & Secretarial Services
Accredited Certificate of Participation
Complete Training Kit
Coffee Break
Closing Ceremony
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USD1,850
5-night stay in a 5-star hotel
Workshop or Program Participation
Airport Transfers
Customized Badge
Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
Supervision & Secretarial Services
Accredited Certificate of Participation
Complete Training Kit
Coffee Break
Closing Ceremony
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