About the Workshop

According to a recent survey, the global retail savings and investments market grew by 6.3 percent in 2006 to reach a value of $54,072.8 billion. In 2011, the global retail savings and investments market is forecasted to have a value of $71,687.9 billion, an increase of 32.6 percent since 2006. Deposits form the largest segment of the global market, accounting for 50.8 percent of the market's value.

Based of the above global statistics, it is crucial for banks and financial institutions today, even in the Asia Pacific, to identify the future trends and developments in growing their deposit base.

Leading experts, Karl Nelson and Tom Farin will discuss various retail deposit strategies that will lead to enhanced deposit gathering and techniques for effective deposit growth through lessons learnt from the U.S. market. Attend this workshop to be informed of the practical aspects in gathering deposits to fuel your banks aggresive growth plans.

What you will learn and examine

By attending this 2-day intensive and interactive programme you will be able to:

•	Develop Best Practices for Pricing Retail Deposits
•	Understand the Use of Benchmarks in Pricing Retail Deposits
•	Develop Segmentation Strategies for Efficient Funding Costs
•	Understand the Use of Marginal Cost Analysis in Pricing Retail Deposits
•	Differentiate “Core Deposit” strategies from “Wholesale Funding” Techniques
•	Compare and Contrast Deposit Strategies in Asia vs. those Employed in the U.S.

Who should attend?

•	Treasury Managers
•	Asset/Liability and Funding Managers
•	ALCO Members
•	Investment Professionals
•	Controllers/Auditors/Accountants
•	Product Portfolio Managers
•	Financial Controllers
•	Savings and Deposit Product Managers
•	Bank Regulators

What others have said about your workshop leaders- Karl Nelson & Tom Farin:

“Karl Nelson consistently receives top marks for his presentations on this subject at the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Typical banker comments about his classes have included – ‘An excellent, knowledgeable instructor with very timely material.’ ‘Does a great job explaining a complex topic.’ ‘Wonderful presenter with an effective style.’ “

Harry J. Argue, CAE
President/CEO
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING
University of Wisconsin - Madison

"Karl Nelson pulls together the best minds in the industry to provide our members with a great comparison of complex funding options and resources!"

"You won’t find a sharper mind or a better speaker than Tom Farin when it comes to the critical issues plaguing community banks in this rate environment!  Tom has presented top-rated workshops and webinars for FMS for decades. He shares astute insights to pricing challenges and sound asset/liability management concepts with a passion unmatched by his colleagues."

Diane Walter, CAE
Vice President, Director of Professional Development
FINANCIAL MANAGERS SOCIETY, INC.

To ensure effective one-to-one interaction and discussions, class size is limited to a maximum of 30 delegates. Register before 18 February and enjoy a discount of US$450 for banks and financial Insitutions.