Training Course • 11-22 March 2002 Course Outline


Week 1:
Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5
Week 2:
Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9

Pre-readings are now available

Day 1: Monday 11 March 2002

Theme: Need for Financial Regulation

Session

Title

1.1

Opening Address

1.2

Setting the Scene

1.3

The Need for Financial Services Regulation

1.4

Facilitated Group Discussion

____

Morning Tea

1.5

Group Presentations

1.6

Life Insurance: IAIS Prudential Regulation Principles

1.7

Pensions: Regulation and Issues

____

Lunch

1.8

Panel Discussion: Current Regulatory Positions and Issues

1.9

Introduction to Case Study


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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DAY 2: Tuesday 12 March 2002
Theme: Emerging Trends / Drivers of Change

Session

Title

2.1

Day 2: Overview and Objectives

2.2

Group Follow-up from Day 1 (sessions 1.4/1.5)

2.3

Future Trends and Issues
____

Morning Tea

2.4

Market Forces v Regulation

2.5

E-commerce

2.6

Financial Statements Analysis

____

Lunch

2.7

Financial Statements Analysis: Tutorial


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DAY 3: Wednesday 13 March 2002

Theme: Business Financial Risk

Session

Title

3.1

Day 3: Overview and Objectives

3.2

Macro Environmental Financial and Structural Risks Impacting Life Insurance and Pensions

3.3

Guarantees and Life Insurance & Pensions

Morning Tea

_ 3.4 3.4_

Inflation Risk - Workshop

3.5

Asset Management and Risks

Lunch

__3.6 __

Case Studies: Facilitated Group Discussion


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DAY 4: Thursday 14 March 2002
Theme: Regulatory Capacity and Risk Management

Session

Title

4.1

Day 4: Overview and Objectives

4.2

Regulatory Risk Assessment Techniques

4.3

A Business Perspective on Risk Management

  Morning Tea

4.4

Regulatory Capacities

4.5

Panel Discussion: Issues, Impediments and How to Address Them

____

Lunch

4.6

Unit Linked Products

4.7

Enforceable Undertakings


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DAY 5: Friday 15 March 2002
Theme: Consumers and Disclosure

Afternoon Venue: Commonwealth Bank of Australia Offices
  385 Bourke St, Melbourne

Session

Title

5.1

Day 5: Overview and Objectives

5.2

Policyholder Reasonable Expectations and Consumer Responsibilities

5.3

A Regional View on Disclosure

  Morning Tea

5.4

Australian Consumer Protections Principles

5.5

Australian Financial Services Reform Act

5.6

Panel Discussion: Consumer Protection - Issues and the Future

____

Lunch

5.7

Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Discussions with Senior Management


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DAY 6: Tuesday 19 March 2002
Theme: Financial Risk and Prudential Management

Afternoon Venue: AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings Offices
  447 Collins St, Melbourne

Session

Title

6.1

Day 6: Overview and Objectives

6.2

Life Insurance: Minimum Valuation Bases
Pensions: Capital Adequacy

6.3

Life Insurance: Regulatory Prudential Standards
Pensions: Discussion of Principles - ex Beijing Symposium

  Morning Tea

6.4

Asset Liability Management Principles

6.5

Panel Discussion: Assessing Financial Condition

  Lunch

6.6

Assessing a Life Company from Regulatory Reporting

6.7

AXA: Discussions with Senior Management

Optional
6.00 - 7.00pm

Annual Monash APEC Lecture
'Restoring Growth to the East Asia Region'
Raffles Ballroom, Stamford Plaza Hotel
111 Collins Street (via Alfred Place)

 


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DAY 7: Wednesday 20 March 2002
Theme: Management Structures and Corporate Governance

Session

Title

7.1

Day 7: Overview and Objectives

7.2

Managing a Life Insurance Failure

7.3

Managing a Pension Failure

  Morning Tea

7.4

Principles of Corporate Governance

7.5

Role of the Independent Professional

7.6

APRA Comments on Corporate Governance

7.7

Panel Discussion: How to Achieve Appropriate Corporate Governance
____

Lunch

7.8

Case Studies: Presentation and Discussion # 1

7.9

Case Studies: Presentation and Discussion # 2


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DAY 8: Thursday 21 March 2002
Theme: Operational Risk and Management

Session

Title

8.1

Day 8: Overview and Objectives

8.2

Reinsurance - A Management Tool

8.3

APRA - Regulatory Assessment of Operational Risks

  Morning Tea

8.4

ASIC - Regulatory Assessment of Operational Risks

8.5

Panel Discussion: Assessing and Managing Operational Risk

____

Lunch

8.6

Case Studies: Presentations and Discussion # 3

8.7

Principles of Regulatory Regimes


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DAY 9: Friday 22 March 2002
Theme: Case Study Reports and The Future

Session

Title

9.1

Day 9: Overview and Objectives

9.2

Case Studies: Presentations and Discussion # 4

9.3

Future of Best Practice Regulation

____

Morning Tea

9.4

Case Studies: Presentations and Discussion # 5

9.5

Life Insurance and Pensions - Similarities and Differences
____

Lunch

9.6

Training Program Synopsis

9.7

Panel Session: Moving Forward

9.8

Graduation Ceremony

9.9

Closing Address


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