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Mitigate the main risks in today's trade finance products and structures

A three day intensive training course

TAILOR THIS COURSE FOR YOUR TEAM

We can customise it to meet your specific training requirements and deliver it face-to-face or digitally. Contact Leigh Kendall for more information.

International Trade Finance training course

Learn how to

  • Understand payment, negotiation, acceptance, confirmation and deferred payment credit
  • The UCP-ICC 600 rules
  • Structure international documentation
  • Use standbys and international guarantees
  • Understand back to back, front to back and event-triggered finance
  • Use discounting, forfaiting and factoring
  • Assess risk - pre-shipment and pre-export
  • Use international contract financing
  • Market trade finance – internal and external

Case studies and practical studies

  • Who takes the main risk? An L/C is put under the risk spotlight to highlight the risk stances of applicant (buyer), beneficiary (seller), issuing bank and intermediary paying or negotiating banks
  • Solve international documentation and discrepancy issues
  • Back to back financing
  • Review the risks inherent in the conditional guarantee and standby being utilised as payment mechanisms
  • Spotting and avoiding fraud in trade finance: five generic case studies
  • Securitisation and pre-export finance structures
  • Look at the future via Energy Structured Export Notes.

Key information

Dates: Contact customer services

Course Leader: Howard Palmer, Trade Finance Specialist

Online course fee: £2399 + VAT if applicable
London course fee: £2999.00 + VAT @ 20%  = £3598.80

Why choose IFF

  • TRACK RECORD – TRACK RECORD – we have been delivering expert training to the banking, finance and energy sectors since 1991
  • INNOVATION – our courses are continually reviewed so you can be sure they are focusing on the most current issues
  • KNOWLEDGE – all of our trainers are highly experienced practitioners and leading subject matter experts so you can be confident you are learning from the very best
  • SMALL CLASS SIZES – to aid learning and increase your personal interaction with the trainer
  • VALUE – we provide a practical training experience with skills that can be used immediately to gain a tangible return on your investment
  • ACCREDITATION – we are accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC)

Giina Salama

Manager- Corporate Banking

Ahli United Bank

The course leader, his experience and how he shared his experiences with us and how he communicated the content was useful for all of us

CPD Certified

Engaging in Continuing Professional Development ensures that both academic and practical qualifications do not become out-dated or obsolete; allowing individuals to continually ‘up skill’ or ‘re-skill’, regardless of occupation, age or educational level. This course has been assessed and is CPD certified.