Sovereign and Country Risk Management
The Capital Empire, Johannesburg, South Africa,
07 - 09 November 2016
Learn from EXCEL Exercises on Africa, Euro Zone and Case Studies on Nigeria, South Africa and Brexit etc.
Global financial tsunami, European debt crisis and political risk events in the Middle-east andAfricahave changed the ways analysts look at the sovereign/country risk, counterparty risk and liquidity risk. Traditional risk scoring and expert models seem to be less effective in the future. The workshop will discuss current issues and effective analytical methodologies relating to sovereign and country risk, government debts, quasi-government debts, country risk and liquidity risk. Discussion will be focused on sovereign and country risk management, credit risk management liquidity risk management and asset portfolio management.
After the course, delegates should be able to:
- Discuss the scope of sovereign/country risk management
- Analyze sovereign/country risk exposures
- Evaluate association of sovereign/country risk with investment risk, credit risk, liquidity risk
- Build internal models to assess sovereign/country risk
- Build early warning systems to track sovereign/country risk
- Conduct stress testing on sovereign/country risk
- Apply EXCEL to quantitatively analyzing sovereign/country risk
This course will be ably led by well known risk expert Dr. Michael C S Wong:
- Founder of CT Risk Solutions with many top-notch clients
- Chairman of CTRISKS Rating, a SFC-licensed credit rating agency in Hong Kong
- Founding member of FRM Committee of Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
- Member of Market Misconduct Tribunal
- Advisory Board Member of China Bond Rating Co. Ltd
- Served as an non executive director of Bank of Communications Trustee Ltd
- Professor of City University of Hong Kong
- Examiner of HKSI Paper 10 “Credit Rating Services”
- Spent 7 years on investment banking, heading spot FX and metals trading
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Hayat
Telephone: +65 6557 9167
Twitter: @NeoedgeSG
This 3-day course will be held in a highly interactive workshop format with case studies and exercise.
Day 1 AM
Sovereign and country risk overview and trends
Day 1 PM
Sovereign credit risk management
Day 2 AM
Credit ratings agencies’ approach on sovereign and country risk analysis
Day 2 PM
Building internal quantitative models for sovereign and country risk assessment
EXCEL exercises on transforming market data into Sovereign and country risk indicators
EXCEL exercises on evaluating the risk of Eurozone
EXCEL exercises to build early warning signals on Sovereign and country risk in Africa
Day 3 AM
Sovereign and country risk and liquidity risk management
Case studies and checklists of liquidity risk management
Day 3 PM
Sovereign and country risk and asset portfolio management
Case study: Conducting stress testing analysis on loan portfolios if there is serious economic downturn of South Africa
Case study: Country risk assessment on direct investment in Nigeria
Case study: Brexit
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Hayat
Telephone: +65 6557 9167
Twitter: @NeoedgeSG
About Your Expert Trainer
Dr. Michael C S Wong is the founder of CT Risk Solutions, a risk consulting firm supporting more than 30 banks operating in Asia, and the founder of CTRISKS Rating, a SFC-licensed credit rating agency in Hong Kong. In 2003-2010, he architected many risk management systems for banks, including Basel-standard IRB systems and wealth management product due diligence systems.
Dr. Wong is a professor of City University of Hong Kong and a well-known risk expert in Asia. He served as a founding member of FRM Committee of Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in 1998-2002 and helped develop the FRM examination to be a global standard on risk management education. He also served as an examiner of both Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) and Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) on exam papers relating to credit rating, wealth management, bank asset-liability management and credit risk management.
Dr. Wong provided risk management consulting to many clients, including Bank of Communications, HSBC, Bank of China (HK), Hang Seng Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, JP Morgan, China Banking Regulatory Commission, OCBC, Fubon Bank, ICBC, May Bank, Bank of India, Shinhan Bank and Citi Bank etc. Dr. Wong conducted executive workshops for chief risk officers, senior risk managers and bank regulators in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia and so on.
Dr. Wong spent 7 years on investment banking, heading spot FX and metals trading, before his academic career. He graduated from University of Cambridge, University of Essex and Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Wong published 60+ journal articles, book chapters and books.
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Hayat
Telephone: +65 6557 9167
Twitter: @NeoedgeSG
The course will be suitable for senior professionals from various organisations including:
- banks
- asset management firms
- hedge funds,
- pension funds
- multilateral lending institutions
- government agencies
- consultancy firms
- insurance companies
- corporations with multinational business exposures
Their job titles include:
- Sovereign and country risk managers
- Risk officers
- Head of trading
- Counterparty credit risk managers
- Economists
- Fixed income strategists/researchers
- Risk analysts
- Country/political risk managers
- Credit/market risk managers
- Bond investment managers
- Corporate credit officers
- Emerging market traders
- Investment portfolio managers
- Banking strategists
- Banking system regulators and supervisory staff
- Corporate treasurers
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Hayat
Telephone: +65 6557 9167
Twitter: @NeoedgeSG
This specially designed highly practical course will enable you to:
- Discuss the scope of sovereign/country risk management
- Analyze sovereign/country risk exposures
- Evaluate association of sovereign/country risk with investment risk, credit risk, liquidity risk
- Build internal models to assess sovereign/country risk
- Build early warning systems to track sovereign/country risk
- Conduct stress testing on sovereign/country risk
- Apply EXCEL to quantitatively analyzing sovereign/country risk
This course will be held in an interactive workshop format with case studies and exercise. Limited class size is strictly enforced to enhance individual learning experience and interaction with trainer and other participants.
Pre-course Questionnaire
A pre-course questionnaire will be sent to you upon your registration which will allows you to raise your specific areas of interest. The trainer will review and analyze these in advance and address them during the workshops, seeking to fully satisfy your learning needs.
Certificate of Attendance
Upon the successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance bearing the signatures from both the Trainer and the Organizer. This Certificate will testify your endeavour and serve towards your professional advancement.
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Hayat
Telephone: +65 6557 9167
Twitter: @NeoedgeSG
To enjoy discounted guest room rates at the event venue kindly contact the following for room reservation:
The Capital Empire
177 Empire Place (Cnr Rivonia Road)
Sandhurst, Sandton
Johannesburg 2196, South Africa
Charlene Opperman
Banqueting Manager
General: (27 11) 9115000
Fax: (27) 866859431
Email: banqueting3@thecapital.co.za
Please quote “Sovereign and Country Risk Management” organized by Neoedge Pte Ltd when reserving a room for your stay at the hotel.
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