Treasury Products & Risk Management

This DIXONTECH program provides a comprehensive understanding of treasury products, instruments, and risk management practices used in financial institutions and corporate treasuries. Participants will explore how to structure, price, and manage various treasury instruments, including FX, money market, and derivative products, while applying effective strategies to mitigate risks such as liquidity, credit, and market risks.

TRAINING TOPICS

• Overview of Treasury Operations and Market Functions
• Money Market and Foreign Exchange Products
• Fixed Income and Derivative Instruments
• Liquidity, Credit, and Market Risk Management
• Interest Rate and Currency Risk Hedging
• Treasury Control, Compliance, and Governance
• Performance Measurement and Risk Reporting
• Technology and Automation in Treasury Management

BY THE END OF THIS TRAINING COURSE, DELEGATES WILL BE ABLE TO

•  Identify and use key treasury products
•  Understand the structure and pricing of financial instruments
•  Manage and hedge treasury related risks effectively
•  Apply regulatory and compliance frameworks
•  Use risk management tools and analytics
•  Strengthen decision-making in treasury operations
•  Align treasury risk management with business goals

TRAINING IS TAILORED TO

•  Treasury and risk management officers
•  Finance managers and analysts
•  Corporate bankers and treasurers
•  Investment and liquidity managers
•  Risk and compliance specialists
•  Financial controllers and auditors
•  Professionals in capital markets operations

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This course uses interactive lectures, simulation exercises, and real-world case studies to enhance participants’ understanding of treasury products and risk mitigation. Handson sessions using FX, money market, and derivatives instruments ensure practical learning aligned with global treasury standards.

DAY 1

INTRODUCTION TO TREASURY FUNCTIONS AND MARKETS

•  Role and objectives of the treasury department
•  Treasury functions in banks and corporates
•  Overview of financial and capital markets
•  Money market instruments and participants
•  Treasury structure, governance, and controls
•  Relationship between risk and return in treasury
•  Case study: structure of a modern treasury desk

DAY 2

MONEY MARKET AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE PRODUCTS

•  Understanding money market instruments
•  Treasury bills, certificates of deposit, and repos
•  FX markets: spot, forward, and swap transactions
•  FX exposure management and settlement systems
•  Interest rate parity and exchange rate dynamics
•  Workshop: calculating forward rates and pricing FX swaps

DAY 3

DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS AND FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENTS

•  Interest rate derivatives: swaps, futures, and options
•  Currency derivatives and cross currency swaps
•  Bond pricing, yield curves, and duration concepts
•  Hedging using derivatives: strategies and examples
•  Valuation and mark to-market adjustments
•  Case study: hedging interest rate exposure with swaps

DAY 4

RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS AND CONTROLS

•  Market, liquidity, credit, and operational risk overview
•  Measuring risk exposure using Value at Risk (VaR)
•  Setting risk limits and monitoring exposures
•  Counterparty risk and collateral management
•  Regulatory frameworks: Basel III and IFRS 9 implications
•  Stress testing and scenario analysis in treasury operations
•  Workshop: treasury risk dashboard creation

DAY 5

TREASURY STRATEGIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

•  Treasury automation and management systems (TMS)
•  Data analytics and digital tools for risk monitoring
•  Performance measurement and benchmarking methods
•  Treasury reporting to management and regulators
•  ESG integration in treasury and investment strategies
•  Final simulation: designing a treasury risk management plan
•  Wrap-up: best practices in global treasury operations