Treasury and Risk Management: Identifying, Measuring and Managing Financial Risk

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
17 May 2026 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $ 4,500 Register
11 Oct 2026 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register
13 Dec 2026 Riyadh, KSA $ 3,900 Register

Treasury and Risk Management: Identifying, Measuring and Managing Financial Risk

Introduction

The Treasury & Risk Management function is essential to the success and sustainability of all leading corporate organizations. Never has this been truer, given the ever-increasing pace of change in regulation, compliance, technology and financial risk. Treasury Management ensures sufficient liquidity to meet obligations, whilst managing payments, receipts and financial risks such as Credit Risk, Oil Price, Exchange Rate and Interest Rate Risk effectively. In addition, effective Treasury & Risk Management will enable companies to make informed and better strategic decisions, providing the analysis, finance and risk assessment. The aim of this training course therefore, is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to make an effective contribution to the Treasury & Risk Management function.

This training course will highlight:

  • The Role of Scope of Treasury & Risk Management
  • The latest international tools and techniques to enable you to identify, measure and manage risk effectively
  • Methods to ensure, liquidity, improved investment returns and smooth cash operations
  • Capital Investment Techniques and Methods of Finance to support Strategic Objectives
  • The features and benefits of derivatives as risk management tools

Objectives

    At the end of this training course, you will learn to:

    • Manage Cash, Liquidity & Working Capital to reduce finance costs and improve returns
    • Recommend appropriate Methods of Short-term and Long-term Finance
    • Evaluate Capital Investment Opportunities
    • Determine and Implement the company’s Risk Management Strategy
    • Recommend Hedging and Risk Management Decisions

Training Methodology

In order to ensure skill development as well as improved knowledge, this training course will be conducted along workshop principles using real life case studies and interactive worked examples. Participants will be actively engaged, individually and as part of a group, in their discussion, analysis and evaluation throughout the course.

Who Should Attend?

Given the importance of the Treasury & Risk Management, this training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Professionals working in Treasury & Risk Management
  • Financial Decision-makers
  • Managers and those with financial responsibilities
  • Professionals acting upon the financial decisions of others
  • Professionals with an interest in finance and the latest market developments

Course Outline

Day 1: The Role of Treasury Management – An Overview

  • The Role & Scope of Treasury Management

  • Operation & Location of a Treasury Department – Cost or Profit Centre, Centralized or Decentralized

  • Cash & Liquidity Management

  • Working Capital Management

  • Capital / Finance Management

  • Risk Management

Day 2: Cash & Liquidity Management – A Detailed Analysis

  • Cash Forecasts: Role & Preparation

  • Investment of Cash Surpluses to Maximize Return

  • Meeting Cash Calls and Short-Term Cash Shortages / Short Term Finance

  • Working Capital Management – Determining the Optimum Level

  • Multi-national & Group Cash Management

  • Cash Budgets: Process & Control

Day 3: Financing and Capital Management

  • Strategic Objectives: Consolidation, Growth, M & A, Joint Ventures, Diversification, etc.

  • Financing Strategic Objectives / Long Term Finance (Public & Private Equity v Buyer & Supplier Debt)

  • Optimizing the Capital Structure to Minimize the Cost of Capital (WACC)

  • The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

  • Capital Investment Appraisal – NPV, IRR, Payback

  • Capital Rationing: Internal & External

Day 4: Risk Management

  • Identifying Risks and Uncertainties – Internal & External, Financial & Non-Financial

  • Measuring Risk – Volatility, Variance, Standard Deviation, Probability, Value at Risk

  • Determining the Risk Management Strategy – Assessing Impact and Probability

  • The 4 T’s – Tolerate, Terminate, Transfer, Treat

  • Internal Controls & Internal Auditing

  • Credit & Counterparty Risk Management

Day 5:  Currency, Interest Rate & Commodity (Oil Price) Risk Management

  • Forward Contracts and Forward Rate Agreements

  • Options – Calls & Puts, European & American

  • Futures – Market Correlation, Margin Payments, etc.

  • Swaps – Currency & Interest Rate Risk and Benefits

  • Foreign Currency Accounts Other Internal Methods / Tactics

  • Foreign Currency Borrowing

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