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KESDEE's online learning solutions have been developed based on over 500 in-house and public training programs conducted by Global Financial Training and Technology (GFTT), a division of KESDEE Inc.

In the last two decades, over 10,000 senior banking and finance professionals across 40 countries have benefited from GFTT's specialized training programs. The knowledge and experience from these programs has been leveraged to develop KESDEE's comprehensive suite of web-based learning solutions for key financial topics.

Designed with best-of-breed technology and proven learning techniques, our programs have been pilot tested at prestigious institutions.
Synopsis of some of our instructor-led programs

Sl no
Institution
Topic
Program Details
1 U.S. Federal Reserve System

All topics of Balance Sheet Management

Two, one-week programs (every week) for a five-year period. Presented 25 times to over 500 delegates
2 Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada

a. Asset Liability ManagementModeling &
Risk Measurement

b. Asset Liability Management Strategies

c. Liquidity Management & Contingency
Funding Plan

d. Asset Securitization

e. Asset Liability Management for
Insurance

f. Innovation in Risk Management
Products and Techniques: Supervisory
Challenges

 (a-e) 25, one-week
programs during a five-year
period. Attended by over
500 delegates
(f) Two-day Top
Management Forum.
Attended by over 50 Senior
Executives
3 U.S. Department of
Treasury/Office of
Thrift Supervision

Advanced Capital Markets

a. Mortgage-backed Securities

b. Derivatives

c. Risk Management

 35, one-week programs
during a ten year period,
presented to over 700
delegates
4 Hong Kong Liquidity Conference & Hong Kong Monetary Authority & Deposit Taking Companies Association

Liquidity Management

Two-day program, attended
by over 250 delegates
5 State of New York Banking Department

a. Asset Liability Modeling & Risk
Measurement

b. Asset Liability Management Strategies

Four, one-week seminars
presented to over 120
delegates
6 Big 4 Accounting & Consulting Firms

a. Asset Liability Management

b. Liquidity Management & Contingency
Funding Plan

c. Global Capital Markets

60 programs presented
across 30 countries to over
1,200 delegates
7 Thai Farmers Bank

Asset Liability Management

Conducted during January
2002. Attended by over 30
delegates from the Senior
Management Team and
Operations Team of Thai
Farmers Bank. The program
focused on the application of
Asset Liability Management
concepts at Thai Farmer's
Bank. It also involved topics
such as Interest Rate
Risk exposure, the Asset
Liability Management
process / strategies and
Interest Rate Risk Modeling,
within the organization
8 Banc One

Customized in-house program on Asset
Liability Management

Presented to representatives
of Audit / ALCO departments
from Banc One. Involved a
detailed review of Asset
Liability Management and
Methodology, Assumptions,
Models and Reporting
packages. The seminar was
conducted several times
9 Al Rajhi Banking and
Investment Corporation

Asset Liability Management for Islamic
Banks

The Concepts of ALM
organization, Liquidity
Management, Transfer
Pricing, Risk / profit sharing,
Capital Planning, Pricing and
Product design were
discussed with 25 members
from the Senior
Management (ALCO
members, CFO Treasury, all
division heads and also the
ALCO support group)
10 Banco de Galicia, Argentina

A customized in-house program on Asset
Liability Management

The program was custom
developed to incorporate an
in-depth exercise on Gap
Analysis incorporating
several products into their
institution and market. The
program was simultaneously
translated into Spanish
11 CEO Forums during
Asian Economic Crisis

How to survive the crisis

Two very popular Case
Studies form the
background for the
discussion

1. Bank of Boston Vs Bank
of New England; why one
failed and the other
survived, and the lessons
learnt

2. Citicorp 1987-97, from
brink of disaster to global
dominance. How they did it.
An analysis of the rebound
of the US Banking sector
from tough times to a
position of strength,
profitability and dominance.

The programs were
repeated several times
12 KRAFT/General Foods

Five-day seminar covering Financial
Statement Analysis and Corporate Finance

The program was presented
several times
13 Sears Roebuck

A one-week program on Financial
Statement Analysis, Capital Budgeting,
Retail Industry Case Studies &
Performance Benchmarking

The program was targeted
at Comptrollers / Finance
Executives from all their
stores, regions and Head
Quarters. It was repeated
25 times.
14 D'arcy Masius Benton & Bowles

Several customized in-house seminars on
different topics of Corporate Treasury
Management along with several
consultancy projects for the same topics

Presented to Senior
Management Financial
Executives
15 Trinova

Several customized in-house seminars on
different topics of Corporate Treasury
Management along with several
consultancy projects for the same topics

Presented to Senior
Management

16 Kennametal

Several customized in-house seminars on different topics of Corporate Treasury Management along with several consultancy projects for the same topics

Presented to Senior Management, Board and Financial Executives
17 Public and Open Enrollment programs conducted by Institutes of Banking & Finance, Seminar Organizers & Derivatives Exchanges

Various topics on Capital Market Products,
Derivatives and Risk Management

150 programs across 40
countries
18 In-house programs to global financial institutions

Several topics on Balance Sheet
Management

Over 100 programs to ABN
AMRO, Bancomer (Mexico),
Salomon, Credit Agricole,
ING Bank, New York Stock
Exchange

19 SAGICOR Group/ Life of Jamaica Sagicor is among the largest financial service groups in the Caribbean.

3- Day blended program, delegates were
provided with computers and had
simultaneous access to the e-learning
solutions. Post Seminar access to
e-learning and reference solutions and Job aids

The Program was presented
to 20 Senior management
delegates representing a
cross section of functions


Synopsis of recent Instructor-led Programs/ Conferences

Conference/
Programme Name		 Programme Type Date Location Topics Presented
23rd Annual TMANE
(Treasury Management
Association of New
England) Conference 		Conference 21-23 May, 2008 Boston 1. Integration of Credit
Risk & Market Risk.
2. Risk Management for
Value Creation
22nd Annual Windy City
(Treasury Management
Association of Chicago)
Summit 		Conference 7-9 May, 2008 Chicago 1. Global Best Practices
in Risk Management
2. Integration of Credit
Risk & Market Risk
In-House Blended Training
Program to Farm Credit
Canada (FCC) 		Seminar 2-6 May, 2008 Regina Asset Liability
Management
SCAFP (Southern California Association for Financial
Professionals) 27th Annual
Expo 		Conference 29-30 April, 2008 Pasadena, CA Risk Management for
Value Creation
IIBF 9th Bank HR
Conference 		Conference 29 February,
2008 		ICLIF,
Malaysia 		Role of technology in
banking education and
trends in eLearning
Canara Bank "Risk
Management for Value
Creation" Seminar		 Seminar 11 October, 2007 Hotel Taj
Mahal Palace,
Mumbai		 Risk Management for
Value Creation
TMA San Diego 24th Annual
Fall Conference		 Conference 27 September,
2007		 Southwestern
Yacht Club,
San Diego		 Global Best Practices in
Risk Management
IPS Sendero 2007 PATH
Conference		 Conference 3-6 June, 2007 The Phoenician in
Scottsdale,
Arizona		 Risk Management for
Value Creation
Harvard Business School of
Orange County 23rd
Annual Entrepreneurs
Conference 2007		 Conference 14 May, 2007 Marriott, Anaheim,
California		 Business Innovation
Southern California
Association for Finance
Professionals (SCAFP) -
26th Annual Exp L.A.		 Conference 10-11 May, 2007 The Pasadena
Convention
Center,
Pasadena,
California		 Global Best Practices in
Risk Management
Seminar to The
Corporation Andina de
Fomento ( CAF )		 In - House
Blended Training
Programme		 4-7 Oct, 2006 Caracas,
Venezuela		 Asset Liability
Management
Presentation at CFP®
Board's 2006 Annual
Meeting		 Presentation 4 August, 2006 Los Angeles, USA Asset Liability
Management and Risk
Management
Presentation to senior
Management of Federal
Reserve Board		 Presentation 13 June, 2006 Houston, USA Asset Liability
Management
Executive Briefing to senior
Management Staff of
Maybank		 Executive Briefing 29 October, 2005 Kuala Lumpur Net Economic Value
Executive Briefing to senior
Management Staff of
Maybank		 Executive Briefing 8 October, 2005 Kuala Lumpur SWAPS
Executive Briefing to senior
Management Staff of
Maybank		 Executive Briefing 3 October, 2005 Kuala Lumpur Risk Management
for Value Creation
Indian Banks Association
(IBA) / Canara Bank
Conference		 Conference 26 September,
2005		 Mumbai, India Global Best
Practices In Risk
& Treasury
Management
Asset Liability Management
program for Deere &
Company		 In-House Blended
training program		 08-12 August,
2005		 Moline Asset Liability
Management
Asia Pacific Bankers
Congress (APBC)
Conference 2005		 Conference 17 June, 2005 Manila Risk Management
for Value Creation
Asia Pacific Bankers
Congress (APBC)
Conference 2005		 Conference 16 June, 2005 Manila Ten Most Common
Pitfalls of Risk
Management
Institutional Investor’s 2nd
Annual ALM Forum		 Presentation 16-17 May, 2005 New York Global Best Practices
in Asset Liability
Management
Risk Management to
Standard Chartered Bank,
Hong Kong		 In - House
Blended
training Program		 12-13 May, 2005 Hong Kong Basel - II New
Capital Accord
Risk Management to
Standard Chartered Bank,
Hong Kong		 In - House
Blended
training Program		 09-11 May, 2005 Hong Kong Asset Liability
Management

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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