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The need to facilitate the rapid growth in global trade is a bedrock for all nations, banks and corporates. Even more so as this area has been experiencing change in the last ten years with the growth in supply chain financing and the increasing popularity of sustainable trade finance, the push for digitalisation and emergence of new fintechs and technology and the creation of new legal frameworks and digital standards. There is a growing need to provide well-structured leading-edge content by recognised experts and highly experienced trainers in the field.
This course targets students who want to opt for a commercial banking career and trade professionals who want to enhance their career in banks, corporates and fintechs. It is designed to provide a strong understanding on the fundamental aspects of global trade finance as well the emerging trends.
Structured over two modules, the first module focuses on the concept of working capital and trade finance in the corporate and banking context. The second module will centre on the various types of risks and mitigants within trade finance and also the emerging needs in the industries followed by an assessment.
The delivery of this course is highly interactive, with plenty of opportunities for students to discuss the topics covered in the course and relate them directly to their own work and experience in trade finance.
» Gain 8 CPD points
This event content is accredited by The London Institute of Banking & Finance as meeting the standard for ongoing CPD towards recertification of International Trade Finance Qualifications
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Agenda
Discussions will be highly interactive, with plenty of opportunities for students to discuss the topics covered in the course and relate them directly to their own work and experience in trade finance.
Day 1
09.00-10.00 BST
Module 1. International trade: Current challenges and trends
- Current complexities, challenges and trends
- Enhanced role of banks and financial institutions and the role of new entrants (disruptors)
- The risk ladder and the current developments pertaining to the underlying methods of settlement in a trade transaction
- Revisiting the golden rules
10.00-11.30 BST
Module 2. Understanding the corporate client’s business
- Key challenges faced by corporate clients while managing their working capital cycle
- Key working capital metrics
- Role of banks and financial institutions in helping clients manage their working capital challenges/cycles more effectively
11.30-13.00 BST
Module 3. Trade finance capabilities and their outcomes
- Pre-shipment finance capabilities
- Post-shipment finance capabilities including factoring
- Import/inventory financing capabilities including warehouse financing
- SCF capabilities
- Trade enablers: SBLCs and bank guarantees
- Client scenarios: A discussion
13.00 BST
End of day 1
Day 2
09.00-10.30 BST
Module 4. Mitigating risk: Identification, prevention and financial crime
- Understanding and managing trade risk
- Fraud identification and prevention, money laundering
- The Fraud Exception: scenarios, court cases and injunctions
- Sanctions: Impact on documentary trade
- Discrepancy analysis and handling
- ICC opinions and dispute arbitration
10.30-12.30 BST
Module 5. Current trends and the way forward
Digitalisation and the future
- Developing new products and industry trends
- The e-compatibility of ICC Digital Rules
- Digital trade: Key developments and the future
- The trade digitalisation journey: usage of technology/3rd party platforms/digital ecosystems
Other trends relating to:
- From documentary trade to OAT
- SCF: Current challenges and disruptions faced
- ESG guidelines and the concept of sustainable trade
- Themes which will drive the future of trade
12.30-13.00 BST
Module 6. Overview and re-cap
- Recap of key takeaways and key learnings
13.00 BST
End of Day 2
Our trainers
David Meynell
David Meynell is the founder of TradeLC Advisory, an advisory and consultancy service, and the co-owner of www.tradefinance.training, an online training platform for all aspects of trade finance.
He previously worked for Deutsche Bank for over 30 years in a number of international locations, culminating as Global Head Trade Product Management for Financial Institutions.
David is Senior Technical Advisor for the ICC Banking Commission and former Chief Examiner for the LIBF Certificate in International Trade Finance (CITF®).
David co-chaired the ICC Working Group on the e-compatibility of ICC digital rules, leading to the release of eUCP Version 2.0 & eURC Version 1.0, and contributed as technical advisor to the drafting and publication of the ICC Uniform Rules for Digital Trade Transactions.
He has recently been appointed as Digital Rules Advisor to the ICC Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI).
Founder, TradeLC Advisory
Chintan Khanna
Chintan Khanna is a global trainer with over 34 years of banking experience including 15 years of technical content facilitation. He has a deep working knowledge and facilitation expertise in disciplines including trade finance, supply chain finance, cash management, working capital and sales skills, and has facilitated training programs (both face to face and virtual) across 6 continents in over 40 countries to participants of over 100 nationalities. Chintan’s training interventions cover a broad spread of delegates ranging from International Graduate trainees through to seasoned banking professionals across various local banks (in India/ Nepal/ Vietnam/ Saudi Arabia), international banks such as SCB/ BOA/DCB/Mizuho and for employees of organizations such as SWIFT. He has also conducted training sessions for students of management institutes in India (such as MDI, Gurgaon).
Professional Consultant & Corporate Trainer
Venue: Online
This event will take place completely online via Zoom.