Building Blocks of Structured Trade & Commodity Finance
- Finance & Investment
This module is conducted in-person.
1 day
Weekday (9am - 6pm)
Who Should Attend
- Senior management in corporate lending looking into structured trade finance business
- Relationship managers and bankers who advise trading and commodity companies
- Trade finance specialist, account/ marketing managers
- Commodity traders who are keen to learn the financing aspects of commodity trades
- Corporate treasurers, finance directors in trading and commodity companies
- Professionals in middle office functions such as credit, risk, audit and operations, responsible for ensuring proper execution, management and financing of commodity trades
PREREQUISITES
This is an advanced level course. Participants are required to have a good working knowledge of traditional trade financing such as Incoterms, trade documentations, documentary collection/credit and trade financing instruments such as bills of exchange, letters of credit, demand guarantees etc.
*Admission to the programme is subject to approval.
Overview
Recent high profile fraud cases highlight the challenges faced by financial institutions and trading houses in financing commodity trades. Given the diversity, complexity and substantial size of commodity trades, professionals involved in the commodity trading and financing value chain need to possess specialised knowledge to manage their risk exposures and avoid huge losses.
The Building Blocks of Structured Trade & Commodity Finance workshop aims to provide foundational knowledge for professionals looking to deepen their expertise in financing commodity trades. Facilitated by industry veterans, this workshop adopts a case-study learning approach to share practical insights on market nuances, financing structures, pitfalls, risk mitigation and controls.
Learning Objectives
- Understanding the nuances of commodity financing
- Learn the core financing structures and their applications
- Identify risk factors and mitigations
- Know the legal documents and security interests
- Gain insights from case discussion
Topic/Structure
Building Blocks of STCF
- Understanding international trade
- Carriage of goods by sea
- Fundamentals of risk insurance
- Lending to commodity trading companies
Prepayment Financing
- Structure and characteristics
- Transaction flow
- Transaction economics & repayment mechanism
- Commercial contracts, security & other documents
- Case discussion
An Overview of Structured Trade & Commodity Financing (STCF)
- Traditional versus structured trade financing
- Core financing structures
- Risk identification
- Credit enhancements
- Legal documents
- Security, Collaterals & Covenants
- Standard term sheet
Assessment
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$327 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$327 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
This module is conducted in-person.
| Course | Dates |
|---|---|
| INTAKE 4 | 14 Mar 2024 [Open for Registration] |
*Online registration will close 5 calendar days before the course start date
