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Webinar: The Year that was; the Year Ahead

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Commonwealth Bank’s Chief Economist, Stephen Halmarick reflects on 2022 and discuss the key themes for the global and Australian economies and markets in 2023. He will focus on the expected pivot in central bank monetary policy and inflation, as well as the implications for Australian consumers, corporates and investors.

 

Presenter:

Stephen Halmarick – Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Presentation:

ACTA Economic Update – 7th Feb 2023

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Webinar: Energy, Carbon and Commodities Overview

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Vivek Dhar, Director Mining and Energy Commodities at the Commonwealth Bank will provide an overview of the Australian energy sector. Vivek will discuss supply and demand, Australian export prices, carbon markets and share his views on how businesses will use renewable energy in the future.  Presenter: Vivek Dhar – Director Mining and Energy Commodities, Commonwealth […]

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Webinar: Commonwealth Bank Global Economic Overview

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Joseph Capurso, Head of International Economics at the Commonwealth Bank, will provide an update on the global economy, inflation, monetary policy and subsequent impacts on the Aussie dollar and Australian economy.

Presenter:

  • Joseph Capurso – Head of International Economics, Global Economic & Markets Research, Commonwealth Bank

Joseph Capurso is currently the Head of International Economics, Global Economic & Markets Research (GEMR) at the Commonwealth Bank. Joseph has been analysing and forecasting economies and financial markets for over twenty years. Joseph’s team forecasts the major economies, their central banks’ policy stance and the major currency pairs.

The GEMR team produce a number of economic publications. These include short research notes on economic and market developments, presentation packs, longer thought leadership pieces on key structural issues, and regular reports on key countries and regions of the global economy.

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Webinar: Debt markets – Lessons Learned from 2020 and Predictions for 2021

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Our first face-to-face events in Sydney and Brisbane for 2021, as we are hosted by King & Wood Mallesons to hear about the following topics:

1) Quick canter through 2020 – main issues corporate treasury teams had to grapple with and solutions implemented:

  • accessing sufficient liquidity
  • material adverse effect/cessation of business default clauses
  • covenant pressure

2) How did lenders react?

3) Impact on new deals – refinancings/acquisition financings

4) Changes to financing terms in the aftermath of COVID-19/2020

5) State of the debt markets towards the end of 2020 and leading into 2021

6) Observations on ESG/green/sustainability-linked debt financings

Presenters:

  • Yuen-Yee Cho, Partner, Banking & Finance – King & Wood Mallesons
  • Tim Bates, Executive Director, Loan Syndicate – Commonwealth Bank of Australia

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Webinar: FX Roundtable

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We are pleased to again be joined by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) at the Reserve Bank to speak with us on FX Markets, to be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Following the presentation by the Assistant Governor, a mini panel discussion will take place with speakers from the Commonwealth Bank and Cambridge Global Payments to discuss the RBA’s announcement.

Presenters:

  • Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) – Reserve Bank of Australia

Panel Discussion:

  • Kim Mundy, Director, International Economics and Currency Strategy – Commonwealth Bank
  • Karl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist, Cambridge Global Payments
  • Lindesay Brine, Chair, FTA Technical Committee (Panel Chair)

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Networking (VIC): The Year Ahead in 2025

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Kick off the year with us at an inspiring networking event hosted by the Commonwealth Bank!

Connect with like-minded professionals and gain valuable insights during a captivating chat with industry leaders Alice Van Der Geest, Adam Donaldson, and Sam Playfair, as they share their outlook and answer your questions on the year ahead in 2025. After the discussion, relax and mingle over an evening of Lawn Bowls, delicious refreshments, and engaging conversations.

 Don’t miss this perfect blend of thought leadership and fun to set the tone for a successful year—reserve your spot now!

Panel:

Sam Playfair – Director Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings

Adam Donaldson – Head of Macro Strategy, Commonwealth Bank

 

Alice Van Der Geest FCTA – Group Treasurer, Telstra

 

 

Gather your team, register today, and compete for the VIC Chapter Treasury Lawn Bowls Cup!

 

Event Details

Date: Thursday 6th February 2025

Time: 5:00pm – 7:30pm (for a 5:15pm start)

Venue: Port Melbourne Bowling Club – 130 Spring Street, Port Melbourne Victoria 3207

 

Food and beverages provided. 

 

Note: All participants must register to attend this event, with teams to be finalised at the event. 

 

Cost:

ACTA Members: Free 

Non-Members: $55 (inc GST) 

Non-Member (Full Time) Students: $25 (inc GST)

INFINZ Members: $25 AUD (inc GST)

Commonwealth Bank Invite: Free

 

Thank you to our event partner Commonwealth Bank Institutional for their support of the Australian Treasury Community.

Webinar: AI in Treasury – Friend or Foe

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This webinar serves as an introductory event for treasury professionals, offering an overview of the current status of AI in financial operations, highlighting emerging risks, and exploring how to normalize AI usage in daily tasks to enhance their roles.

We want to hear from you! Let us know your questions or tasks that AI might solve, but you’re unsure where to start. Whether it’s optimizing liquidity buffer levels or staying ahead of future regulatory changes, this is your chance to unlock AI’s potential in your day-to-day work.

Send your questions or tasks to: comms@actatreasury.com.au or to any of the NSW WiT Committee Members. 

Speaker:

Andrea Schmidt – Head of Systematic Markets & AI Lead for IB&M, Commonwealth Bank

Andrea is currently executive director of systematic markets at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and is responsible for artificial intelligence across CBA’s institutional banking & markets division. During her 7 years at CBA, Andrea has grown a team that builds digitisation, quantitative insights and pricing solutions for CBA’s global markets and commodities businesses. Andrea has previously worked at Deutsche Bank in Sydney and Frankfurt where she was looking after electronic trading channels, and previously worked on foreign exchange hedging products as part of the global structuring team.

 

Facilitators: 

Bláthnaid Byrne – Founder, Women in Treasury NSW

Rudaba Anjum – Group Treasurer, AGL

 Details:

Date: Thursday 19th September 2024

Time: 12:30 PM – 13:30 PM AEST

Delivery: Microsoft Teams (link to be provided by 4pm the day before, and 1 hour before)

Cost: This is a free event.

Don’t forget to send your questions or tasks to: comms@actatreasury.com.au or to any of the NSW WiT Committee Members. 

NSW WiT Committee Members

  • Bláthnaid Byrne
  • Janani Selvakumar
  • Nanette Lowe
  • Shona Shedden
  • Sophia Li
  • Rudaba Anjum

Thank you to the Commonwealth Bank for their support of the Women in Treasury Group and the Australian Treasury Community

Networking (VIC): Year Ahead Economic Update – Barefoot Bowls Event

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Join us as we hear from the Commonwealth Bank who will provide an economic update on the year ahead. 

 

Speakers:

  • Adam Donaldson, Executive Director Macro Strategy, Commonwealth Bank

Then we roll on into Lawn Bowls for an evening of entertainment. 

 

Details:

Date: Thursday 8th February 2024

Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm (for a 5:15pm start)

Venue: Fitzroy Victoria Bowling and Sports Club – 578 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy VIC

 

Public Transport: 

Tram #11 stops right outside the venue.

 Tram 96 also runs nearby our facility on Nicholson St. This tram stop is a 5-minute walk to our venue and is another good option for those coming from the city. For more information and times please refer to PTV or Google Maps website.

 

Parking: 

Unfortunately, the venue does not have private parking. There is limited side street parking outside of the venue and parking available in the eastern side of Edinburgh Gardens.

 

Cost:

ACTA Members: Free 

Non-Members: $55 (inc GST) 

Non-Member (Full Time) Students: $25 (inc GST)

INFINZ Members: $25 AUD (inc GST)

CBA Partner Ticket: Free

Treasure the Future Lunch

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You will have the opportunity to hear from a select panel of guest speakers on how Treasury and Sustainability teams can best work together. You will get to hear advice on how to ensure your ESG strategy is well communicated and understood by your financial stakeholders across lenders, investors and rating agencies as well as how to make best use of the Sustainable financing opportunities on offer.

 

Event Details:

 

Date: Friday 2nd September 2022

Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Venue: Commonwealth Bank Sydney – Commonwealth Bank Place South, 11 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

 

RSVP: by 26th August 2022

 

Lunch will be provided. Please ensure to provide any dietary requirements.

 

Places are limited, so book now!

 

Cost:

 

ACTA Members: Free 

Non-Members: Free

INFINZ Members: Free