Executive program - The Board of Directors in the Financial Sector

The 6-day “The Board of Directors in the Financial Sector” program is an executive program on corporate governance, organised in collaboration with GUBERNA. The objective is to train incisive directors to work in the financial business sector.

The objective of this training course is to:

provide insight into the operation and responsibilities of a Board of Directors and directors;
provide levers that allow the role of director to be optimally fulfilled;
provide a comprehensive understanding of the organisation, operation and challenges of a financial institution.

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Catégorie Compliance & audit

Niveau Expert

Forme d’apprentissage Formation en classe

Prix total *

Membres: € 5.100
Non-membres: € 5.400
Partenaire BZB: € 5.100
Incompany: sur mesure, prix à la demande

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* Prix : prestation dans le cadre du recyclage régulier, exonérée de TVA

Points

Banque: 34 p/h
Assurances: 34 p/h
Compliance: 36 p/h
Crédits hypothécaires: 29 p/h
Crédits à la consommation: 29 p/h

Recyclage régulier

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700.010
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Groupe cible

The programme can be followed by the following target groups:

Candidate directors;
Experienced directors from other sectors;
Existing directors (CEOs, COOs, CFOs and other senior executives).

Connaissances préalables

Expert: specifically explains a given subject in detail. In order to take a training course at this level you must have sufficient prior knowledge (expertise).

Programme

CONTENT

Module 1: The financial landscape and regulatory outlook

Day 1:

Lecturer: Freddy van den Spiegel

Guest speakers: Nicolas Strypstein & Tom Boedts

The financial system and financial intermediation in our society :

Architecture and governance of the financial system
Focus on the role and evolution of banks
Focus on the role and evolution of insurance companies
Focus on the role and evolution of other financial intermediaries
Regulation
Elements of financial risk and risk management
Strategic challenges for financial intermediaries : the new risks/opportunities

Keynote : The role of the regulator in the Belgian & European context.
Keynote : The future of banking : Banking as a Service.

Module 2: Governance of the Financial Institution

Day 2:

Lecturers: Abigail Levrau & Caroline Veris

Guest speaker: Bart De Smet

Interactive workshop on governance:
A summary of the reference framework for governance in the financial sector

Applicable regulations and guidelines of the supervisors
Important trends and impact on the board
An optimal composition of the Board of Directors
Basic principles and best practices
Specific requirements for the financial sector

Keynote: Corporate Governance for Insurance Companies - case study Ageas

Day 3:

Lecturers: Abigail Levrau & Caroline Veris

Guest speakers: Michaël Anseeuw & Stephan Dierckx

The role of the board of directors : finding the right balance

Interactive session based on dilemma’s in relation to

Committees
Independent audit functions
Executive management
Supervisors
Shareholders (incl. relevant points for attention within the group structure)
Handling conflicts of interest

Keynote: The Fox and the Hedgehog
Keynote: How should the board tackle digitalisation?

Module 3: Operation of a financial institution

Day 4:

Lecturer: Alexandre Deveen

Guest speaker: Georges Hübner

Introduction

Financial institutions within the Eurozone (MFIs, IFs, FVCs, PSRIs, ICs)

The foundations of banking and insurance

Expected return and risks
Supervision

The Banking Model

Balance sheet
Income statement
Regulations and challenges
Products and services
Points for attention

The insurance model

Balance sheet
Regulations and challenges
Life insurance
Non-life insurance
Pension plans

Banks versus insurance institutions

Interest Rate Risk
Product Risk
Balance sheet Risk
Balance sheet immunization

Conclusion: the future of financial services

The role of the audit and risk committee

Module 4: Risk Management of a financial institution

Day 5:

Lecturer: Wouter Hertegonne

Guest Speakers: Eric Pulinx and Els De Keyser

Interactive workshop on Risk management

Introduction: financial markets
Risk management: definitions and concepts
Identification of the different risks
Risk Management in a trading environment
The ALM concept
Important risk-related concepts
Period of reflection for board members, probability and impact of risks
Recovery planning

Keynote: The role of the regulator in the Belgian & European context.

Day 6:

Lecturers: Abigail Levrau & Saartje Verbeke

Guest speakers: Tamar Joulia-Paris, Frédéric Vangheluwe & Marieke Wyckaert

Preliminary study : E-learning : Introduction to Sustainable Finance

Evolution in Risk management: The impact of sustainability and diversity combined with a case study.

Roles and responsibilities of directors in the financial sector: the legal perspective.

Interactive workshop: the evaluation of the functioning of the Board of Directors

Which process?
What is the content?
Framework based on basic principles and best practices as well as relevant legal provisions

Practical Information

In order to receive a certificate of attendance, we demand a presence at minimum 80% of the training (this means 29 hours).

Duration: 6 day course

Dates: 13/09/2023 - 27/09/2023 - 25/10/2023 - 08/11/2023 - 29/11/2023 - 06/12/2023

Hours: 12h30 - 19h15 followed by a dinner

Language: This training will be given in English.

Location: Febelfin Academy, Phoenix Building - Koning Albert II-laan/Boulevard du Roi Albert II 19 1210 Brussels

Méthodologie

You follow a ‘Classroom training’ in a group. You, the other participants and the teacher are all present in the same classroom at an agreed time. There is an opportunity for interaction and feedback, both from the participants to the teacher and vice versa. The teaching material consists as a basis of a presentation via the MyFA learning platform, supplemented with various other items (such as digital syllabus, presentation, audiovisual fragments, etc.).

Type of training: Classroom

During our theoretical training courses we offer a combination of theory and practical exercises. The cases, examples and exercises are taken from everyday situations or are contributed by you and then solved under the guidance of the trainer.