INFINZ Treasury Masterclass

Please note that participation is open to any individual who is not employed by a bank, broking firm or financial intermediary.

Wednesday 2 November 2016

(1.00pm until 5.15pm)

The Pavilion, ANZ Centre
23-29 Albert Street, Auckland


1:00pm – 1:50pm - REGISTRATION

Light lunch available


1:50pm – 2:00pm - WELCOME

Each of the following sessions will be structured as follows:

  • Short presentation from each panellist
  • Discussion amongst the panel facilitated by the MC; and
  • Q&A with the audience


2:00pm – 2:40 pm

Treasury Plus:

IR, Insurance, Procurement, Credit, Tax, Commodities, Carbon.

Treasurers in NZ particularly, often have a broader remit. How has it worked for people and what are the synergies/benefits/challenges?

Louise Tong - Head of Treasury and Tax, Contact Energy

Paul Kelway - Treasurer, Air New Zealand

Simon Till - Director Capital Markets, Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd

Simon Graafhuis - CFO Gallagher Group


2:40pm – 3:20pm

Interest rate risk management:

Principles, practice and measuring success.

Geoff Taylor - Director TDB Advisory

Andrew John - Funding Manager Treasury, Auckland Council

Cale Bennett - Head of Treasury, Tatts Group Ltd (Australia)


3:20pm – 3:50pm - AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING


3:50pm – 4:30pm

Value at risk. Cashflow at risk.

How do these tools work, how are they applied in practice, how useful are they and what are the benefits and pitfalls?

Martien Lubberink - Assoc. Professor, School of Accounting and Commercial Law - Victoria University, Wellington

Scott Hamilton - Managing Director at Arapiles Consulting

Koshick Ranchhod - Risk & Compliance Manager, NZ Local Government Funding Agency Ltd


4:30pm – 5:10pm

Impact of regulation and bank capital charges on bank behaviour.

During this session the use of CSAs, credit charges, standby facility fee increases and credit limit capacity issues will be explored. In addition we will cover how banks assess credit and pricing.

Steven Boyce - Executive Director ANZ, Specialised Lending

David Tripe - Assoc. Professor at Massey University


5:10pm – 5:15pm

Summary - what have we learnt?

Geoff Taylor, Director TDB Advisory


There are no cocktails following the conclusion of the Treasury masterclass, instead attendees are invited to register for the CFA Forecasting Dinner being held in the evening.


Pricing and registrations details for Treasury Masterclass (click here) in PDF



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