Conferences & Education
Liquidity, Funds & Interest Rate Management: New Ideas for New Times
April 21 - Seattle
April 22 - San Francisco
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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
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
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.

