Conferences & Education

Liquidity, Funds & Interest Rate Management: New Ideas for New Times

April 21 - Seattle
April 22 - San Francisco

  


With increased regulator scrutiny and emphasis on capital, liquidity and interest rate risk exposure, your bank’s policies must addresses all of the key factors needed to pass regulatory muster.

This convenient workshop offers current insight on contingency funding plans, stress tests/cash flow analyses required by your Federal Regulators, funds management principles (which have seen renewed interest from both boards and regulators), finding “near-core” and “non-core” sources for your actual funding needs and CFP requirements. Designed for the community banker, this will be an in-depth
look at the ALCO process.

Who Should Attend

President/CEOs, CFOs, Auditors, Controllers and financial policy and performance staff

Schedule

8:30-9:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:45 am An Historical Perspective & Outlook to the Future
David Sandler, Principal, Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.
9:45-10:00 am The ALCO Policy – Structure and Focus
Karl Nelson, President & CEO, KPN Consulting
10:30-10:45 am  Networking Break with Refreshments
10:00 am-Noon Funds Management: Core, Near-Core and Non-Core Source of Funds
John Drahzal, President, Intrasweep, LLC
Karl Nelson, President & CEO, KPN Consulting
Javier Jerez, Senior Manager, Credit Review & Condition Monitoring, FRB-SF (Seattle program)
Shawn O’Brien, CEO, QwickRate
Rick Riccobono, President & CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (Seattle program)
David Xu, Manager, Credit Risk Management Operations, FRB-SF (SF program)
James Zabel, VP, Mortgage Finance, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (SF program)
10:30-10:45 am  Networking Break with Refreshments
Noon-12:45 pm Lunch with Networking
12:45-1:30 pm Capital Risk vs. Return
Will Taylor, Senior Vice President, PMG, Vining Sparks
1:30-2:00 pm Liquidity: An Evolving Concept
Karl Nelson, President & CEO, KPN Consulting
2:00-2:45 pm Investments: Liquidity vs. Yield
Chris Nichols, President & CEO, Banc Investment Group
2:45-3:00 pm Networking Break with Refreshments
3:00-3:30 pm  Contingency Funding Plan – Creating One that Works for You
Karl Nelson, President & CEO, KPN Consulting
3:30-4:00 pm  Your ALCO Policy – A Sample to Consider
Karl Nelson, President & CEO, KPN Consulting
4:00 pm Adjourn

Registration Fees

Bank Members: $350
DeNovo Bank: $275
Nonmember Bank: $425

Registration includes continental breakfast, networking lunch, refreshment breaks.

Cancellation Policy: Registration fees minus a $50 processing fee will be refunded if cancellations received by two weeks prior to the start of the program.  No refund if cancellation is received within two weeks of the start of the program. Substitutions welcome.

CEU Credits: Up to 6.0 hours may be available.

Locations

April 21 - Seattle
Co-sponsored by Community Bankers of Washington

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco – Seattle Branch
2700 Naches Ave SW, Renton, WA 98104

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Air Travel
The closest airport is the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, located just 6.5 miles from the Seattle Branch, and 15 miles from downtown Seattle.

April 22 - San Francisco
Co-sponsored by  California Independent Bankers

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Information for both locations

WIB does not have guest sleeping rooms reserved for this program. If you require hotel accommodations, please contact WIB for San Francisco or Seattle hotel recommendations near a workshop location.

Visitor Check In
Purses, briefcases, suitcases and packages brought into the Bank are screened by the Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Officers.

All visitors must report to the post located in the front lobby. Bank guests will be asked to present a picture ID (driver’s license, Fed ID, etc.) and will be issued a visitors badge if necessary. Please inform the officer that you are there for the Western Independent Bankers meeting.

Dress Code
The Branch’s preferred attire is Business Casual.

Hotel Information

San Francisco: WIB has secured a group rate of $149 per night, please contact the Hilton San Francisco
Financial District at (415) 433-6600.

Seattle: WIB does not have guest sleeping rooms reserved for this program. If you require hotel accommodations, please contact WIB for Seattle hotel recommendations near the workshop location.