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

Examen/Recyclage 500176 permanent education mortgage loans
500176 permanent education consumer loans
600.013 permanent education banking
700.010 permanent education insurance
/ permanent education compliance

Dates disponibles

13/09/2023 - 12:30u - 19:00u - Day 1: The financial landscape and regulatory outlook

27/09/2023 - 12:30u - 19:00u - Day 2: Governance of the Financial Institution

25/10/2023 - 12:30u - 19:00u - Day 3: Role of Board of Directors

08/11/2023 - 12:30u - 19:00u - Day 4: Operation of a Financial Institution

29/11/2023 - 12:30u - 19:00u - Day 5: Risk Management of a Financial Institution

06/12/2023 - 12:30u - 19:00u - Day 6: Liability of board of directors

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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 level training: this training requires thorough prior knowledge of the subject.

Programme

CONTENT

Module 1: The financial landscape and regulatory outlook - day 1 (duurtijd: 4,5 uur)

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 (duurtijd: 4,5 uur)

Lecturers: Guberna & 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

Role of Board of Directors - day 3 (duurtijd: 4,5 uur)

Lecturers: Guberna & Caroline Veris

Guest speakers: Michaël Anseeuw & Stephanie De Bruyne

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: Innovation

Module 3: Operation of a financial institution - day 4 (duurtijd: 4,5 uur)

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 (duurtijd: 4,5 uur)

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

Liability of board of directors - day 6 (duurtijd: 4,5 uur)

Lecturers: Guberna

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

Duration: 6 days of training (6 x 6 class hours)
Hours: 12:30 to 19:15, followed by a dinner
Dates: 13/09/2023 - 27/09/2023 - 25/10/2023 - 08/11/2023 - 29/11/2023 - 06/12/2023
Location: Febelfin Academy: Phoenix building, Koning Albert II-laan/Boulevard du Roi Albert II 19, 1210 Brussels
Language: This training will be given in English

Méthodologie

You follow a ‘Classroom training’ face-to-face 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.).