Course Name
The Business of Treasury: Banking Perspective
Schedule
May 10, 2025 - May 24, 2025
Schedule via Zoom:
May 10, 17 & 24, 2025
Saturdays
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Early Eagle Rate:
Php 16,500
Valid Until:
April 26, 2025
Description
Treasury is one of the most important functions and perhaps the most complex in the bank. Treasury is the department in charge of funds management and it determines, among other things, the overall money position of the bank and in this sense is charged with the responsibility of keeping the bank liquid. Aside from this, Treasury is also the unit which ensures that excess funds are utilized to maximize the bank's return on equity. This is done by employing asset liability management and trading strategies to monetize views on various asset classes and by offering hedging and investment products and solutions to customers including corporations, SMEs and individuals.
This online module walks the participant through the mechanics of managing bank liquidity and profitability. It likewise discusses the department's linkages with the various departments of the bank in order to achieve these twin (i.e., liquidity and profitability) objectives. Finally, it introduces participants to the various products being handled by Treasury including Money Markets, Fixed Income, FX and Derivatives.
Who should attend
The course is designed for employees from accounting and audit firms, personnel from treasury divisions of corporations and bank employees with little exposure on treasury activities. Fresh graduates of finance-related courses who are considering a career in treasury may also attend this course.
After the course, you will:
- Gain insight on the various functions and activities of the treasury or funds management department;
- Learn and understand how the department manages the bank's funds, its overall liquidity, and the attendant risks;
- Learn and understand the pricing mechanics and the income opportunities of trading in fixed income securities, foreign exchange and derivatives;
- Understand and appreciate the interrelationships between treasury and the other departments of the bank in achieving its liquidity and profitability objectives; and
- Identify and take advantage of profit opportunities in the yield curve, as well as control the resulting market risk.
- Learn and understand the risks inherent in trading in fixed income securities, foreign exchange and derivatives and various strategies to mitigate and control these risks
I. Treasury Overview
II. Asset Liability Management
III. Financial Markets Analysis
IV. Fixed Income Market and Products
V. Foreign Exchange Market and Products
VI. Derivatives Market and Products
Mr. Ed Patrick Guño is the Country Manager of Involve Asia Philippines, a tech company based in Malaysia.
He has over ten years of working experience in accounting, product, and sales. Most recently, he worked as sales in financial markets business of ING Bank N.V. Manila Branch. He started his career at Ernst & Young Manila, handling clients in the financial sector. His financial markets career further developed at Metrobank, where he crafted bespoke financial products for large and middle-market corporate clients.
Mr. Guño holds an MBA from the Asia School of Business and completed an immersion program at the MIT Sloan School of Management. With his extensive experience, he aims to bridge finance, accounting, and marketing to help companies boost their performance and achieve growth.
