Bank Treasury and Asset Liability Management
About this course

Overview

Treasury is where a bank decides how much liquidity and rate risk it is prepared to carry. This covers funding, liquidity and interest rate risk, and how asset-liability management connects daily treasury operations to the shape of the balance sheet.

What you will be able to do

Learning outcomes

  • Monitor and manage liquidity positions
  • Measure interest rate risk in the banking book
  • Use ALM tools such as gap and duration analysis
  • Prepare information for ALCO decisions
  • Balance funding cost, risk, and return
What the course sets out to do

Course objectives

  • Explain the role of bank treasury and ALM
  • Manage liquidity and funding risk
  • Measure and manage interest rate risk
  • Apply balance sheet and ALM techniques
  • Support ALCO decision-making
Course content

Modules

01

Treasury Function

The role of treasury and its place in the bank's balance sheet.

02

Liquidity Management

Cash flow, liquidity ratios, and managing funding needs.

03

Interest Rate Risk

Sources of interest rate risk and how it is measured.

04

ALM Techniques

Gap analysis, duration, and modelling the balance sheet.

05

Funding and Investments

Funding sources, investment of surplus, and transfer pricing.

06

ALCO and Governance

Supporting ALCO with reporting, limits, and risk oversight.

Who it is for

Target audience

Treasury, ALM, and finance staff, and risk officers involved in balance sheet and liquidity management.

Before you start

Prerequisites

A banking, treasury, risk or finance role.

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