Over the past few years, Risk Management has become increasingly a critical management mechanism in both public and private sectors due to the increasing volatile market conditions. Effective Risk management framework and plan is essential in today's business environment of increasing compliance requirements, higher litigation risk and the ever changing global regulations.

This 2 Day Masterclass conducted by internationally renowned Risk Management Expert, Professor Sy Malick from the City University of New York Workshop who will provides managers and senior officers with a comprehensive understanding of the current risk management framework adopted by MNC and global companies.

Professor Malick will also share with you key insights to the challenges facing today's managers and business stakeholder on risk management. Develop from the well tested and proven Risk Management framework, this Workshop will provides you with the opportunity to participate in the development of a practical, step-by-step approach towards a Risk Management framework and Plan. Topics on effective risk management and implementing a Risk Management Program will also be covered in this event.

An informative, practical hands-on course over 2 days, covering:

• Understand the role of risk management department, schedule of risks and risk management framework.
• Measure market risk to understand the weaknesses and limitations of VAR. How to use the new market risk valuation techniques.
• Construct credit spread and default risk using derivatives.
• Manage credit portfolio and to analyse the new paradigm.
• Understand how departmental risk is being assessed and managed.
• Real time liquidating risk management.
• Apply financial instruments (derivative and non-derivative) to manage treasury risk.
• Explore the latest revaluation, guidelines, pitfalls and what next?
• Develop a property focused management information structure to promote risk awareness and facilitate control.

This practical-oriented Masterclass will to equip participants with the current industry best practices in identifying, measuring and managing operational risk in both government agencies and private organizations.

• Risk Management Overview - Modern risk management challenges and horror stories
• The latest risk management related Guidelines
• Establishing a well tested & proven risk management framework
• Identifying and assessing the business on risk management
• Ongoing monitoring and reporting
• Expertise in a risk management & compliance framework which can be implemented in business operations across functional departments within an organization
• Applying risk management skills & techniques to your current job scope, enhancing your contribution and performance to the company
• Career enhancement opportunities with higher competency in tackling critical business continuity issues
• Complementing current Risk Management practices by strengthening the process to meet the increasing complexity in today's rapidly changing environment.
• Stepping stone into a new growth area as a Certified Risk Manager

This Master Class is specifically designed for key decision makers in both government agencies ad private sectors:

• CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Finance Managers, and Risk Managers of MNCs and SMEs
• Board of Directors (BOD), Executive Committee Members and Senior Management
• Risk Managers, Risk Control Consultants and Compliance Officers with functional responsibility in Risk Management & control
• Government officers responsible or overseeing Risks Management Controls, including Government bodies regulating Risk Management Areas
• Global Heads of Operational Risk, Heads of Operations, Heads of Risk Management, Heads of Audit, Operational Risk Analysts, Group Risk, Risk & Contingency Managers, Finance Directors, Compliance / Internal Auditors
• Insurers, Brokers, Loss Adjusters, as well as Academics and Service Providers to the Risk Management Industry

Dr Malick Sy is the Managing Director of IBC Holdings Pte Ltd, a financial consulting firm with offices in South East Asia .

Specialising in Corporate Consulting and Risk Management, his expertise in these areas is recognised internationally. He has been a Director of Risk Management at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and has been member of the Singapore Exchange Corporate Advisory Committee (SGX-DT).

With more than 25 years of experience in financial consulting and advisory to many financial institutions in Europe, Asia and Australia, his corporate clients include DBS Bank (Singapore), Singapore Exchange (SGX), Credit Suisse (Singapore), Singapore Institue of Management (SIM-Singapore), Bursa Malaysia, Association of Insurance and Asset Management Companies (Malaysia). He has set up the risk management department for many companies in Asia .

He has conducted various seminars for banks (e.g. DBS, UOB, Maybank, Credit Lyonnais, Arab Malaysia Bank, etc.) and financial institutions in areas related to risk management and investment.

Professor of Financial Management at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University-Australia and a visiting Professor at the City University of New York (CUNY)- USA , his time is shared between graduate level teaching, research activities and consulting. His research interest is in risk management, banking and financial markets especially derivatives and foreign exchange.

He won the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT-USA) award.

This practical hands-on course adopts presentation style with case study and open discussion, fosters interaction and participation from the participants.

How this seminar can benefit Your Organization:

• Having an expert able to implement Risk Management effectively in your organization
• Integration of Risk perspectives in strategic planning capability
• Improve project implementation proficiency with reduced cost and errors
• Enhance operational efficiency with improved risk-based control systems
• Reduce overall operational risks and improve business results

Scope and objectives
The programme will be built around the analytical framework below. The goal of the training is to introduce an tried and tested process that can be incorporated into any organizational framework.

DAY ONE

SESSION 1 AND 2
Topic: Introduction and Overview

This session kick starts the programme by looking at the overview of risk management. You will learn the classification of major risks in respect of market, credit and operational risks. Risk Management organizational structure and functions will also be discussed.

• What is Risk Management?
• Process of Financial Risk Management and Implication
• Classification of Risks
• Market Risks and the affecting factors
• Foreign Exchange Risk
• Interest Rate Risk
• Equity Price Risk
• Credit Risk
• Operational Risk
• Other Risks (Liquidity and Systemic)
• The Role of a Risk Management Department, Schedule of Duties, and Risk Management Framework
• Risk Management Organizational Structure and Functions (Key Responsibilities)

SESSION 3
Topic: Measuring Market Risk

This session examines the market risk measurement with the use of Value-at-Risk (VaR). You will learn the real life application of a model as well as criticism of VaR methods.

Examples and illustration will be included and a case profile on Merrill Lynch will be covered.

• An outline of value at rish (VaR)
• How Reliable is VaR and Critics of VaR.
• Case Profile - Merrill Lynch
• Managing Market Risks in Trading Book - Proctical Convesttio

SESSION 4
Topic: Credit Risk Management

This session examines credit risk management and measurement. The BIS add-on approach as well as Basel Risk charges for derivatives will be discussed.

Examples and illustration will be included.

• Credit Risk Measurement
• Credit Risk Management
• Applying VaR principle to Credit Control
• Managing Credit Risk in Loans Portfolio - Practical Consideration

DAY TWO

SESSION 5
Topic: Operational Risk Management

Operational Risk Management is a very broad concept. In this session, the importance of operational risk management is examined with the use of case studies.

• Controlling Operational Risk Measurement
• Other aspects of Operational Risk Management
• Quantifying Operational Risk - Latest Modelling Techniques

SESSION 6
Topic: Available Derivatives Instruments to Manage Financial Risk: Pratical Applications

In this session, we will look at managing financial risks through the use of various types of derivatives instruments.

Illustrative examples will be included to detail the application of various techniques mainly to value Toxic assets in the bank books.

SESSION 7
Topic: Regulatory Requirements for Risk Management ( Basel II Accord)

In this session, we will look at the regulatory requirements for risk management. Comparison between Basel I and Basel II and the Scope of Basel II will be covered. The three Pillars and the approaches on Market, Credit and Operational Risks will also be discussed.

• Basel II requirements
• Three Pillars framework
• Capital Adequacy Requirement (CAR) Detailed Calculation ( Basel Requirement) - CAR for Financial Institutions Risk Management

SESSION 8
Topic: Liquiity Risk Management

In this session, we will look at risk measures and methodology for liquidity rish management. Practical Considerations and lessons learnt from the current crisis will be covered.

• Risk Measures and Methodology
• Relevance and Practical Considerations
• Lessons learnt from the current crisis

SESSION 9
Topic: Risk Management Organization and Relationship with Internal Audit and Compliance

In this session, we will look at the various types of reporting

• Risk reporting classification
• Format for various types of risk reporting

Class Reflection and Evaluation

• Course Manual: comprehensive material tailored for professionals notes
• A Certificate of Participation
• A total value worth US$3,500 of course

Receive complimentary advisory with our expert trainer to discuss the issues that matter to your business.

To ensure maintain the quality of the Master Class, enrolment is capped at 25 participants per session. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

We deliver customized designed courses that are tailored to your organizational needs. Our professional trainers are domain experts with extensive international experience.

Do contact us today @ 6720 3333 or Email: training@aventisgroup.com.sg for a no obligation training needs assessment, we will work in partnership with you to identify needs, develop training and find instructors that best fit your business environment.