Seminar on credit risk ratings for banks, quasi-banks

MANILA, Philippines - To help banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions comply with BSP Circular 855 which it prescribed effective Nov. 19, 2014, the Center for Global Best Practices is launching a two-day seminar titled, Best Practices in Credit Risk Ratings for Banks to be held on Nov. 25 and 26, 2015 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City.

The seminar is a specialized credit risk management program designed for the benefit of all kinds of banks including non-bank financial intermediaries such as financing companies and investment houses with commercial lending and syndicated loan operations. Business entrepreneurs will gain appreciation of how banks evaluate, categorize and price their credit offering proposals for purposes of planning and managing bank relationships. This unique program is rarely taught comprehensively in any school

For details and a complete list of bank-related best practices seminars including Corporate Governance for Banks and Quasi Banks, Capital and Performance Management for Banks and Other Financial Institutions, ICAAP for Banks, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for Banks, INCOTERMS, International Standard Banking Practices, UCP 600, Uniform Rules on Bank Guarantees, Mastering Letters of Credit, and more, you may log on to www.cgbp.org or call (+63 2) 842-7148/ 59 and 556-8968/ 69, Cebu lines: (+63 32) 512-3106 or 07 or Baguio line: (+63 74) 423-5148.

The seminar will feature Paulino Rodolfo E. Valenzuela, Ph.D., who is the lead partner on banking programs of the Center for Global Best Practices.

His past experiences in banking include being vice-chairman and president of GSIS Family Bank, executive director of Price Waterhouse Coopers, senior vice president and chief risk officer of Philippine Business Bank, director of research of the Philippine Dealing System Group. VP of Exportbank, chief economist of the BAP, Bank of the Philippine Islands and Ayala Investment and Development Corp. and director of PRIMIA.

He also served as resource person to the BAIPHIL, Ateneo-BAP, BSP Institute, FINEX, CMAP, the RBAP and many other risk management training programs and symposia organized by professional organizations in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region.

Interested participants are encouraged to avail of the early bird discount and group discounts for three or more participants. Seats are limited and pre-registration is required.