Seminar-Workshop on Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Rural Bank Directors


Rationale
Pursuant to BSP Circular No. 296 prescribing th minimum qualifications of a bank director, a director "must have attended a special seminar for board of directors conducted or accredited by BSP...That incumbent directors as well as those who will be elected...must attend said seminar within a period of six (6) months...from the date of their election". Rural bank directors are mandated by the said circular in order to improve and strengthen corporate governance of their banks. The course provides the principles, systems and processes of sound corporate governance for rural banks.

Learning Objectives
At the end of the seminar, the rural bank participants will be able to:
1.) expound on and apply the philosophy of sound Corporate Governance founded on the principles of Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT);
2.) enumerate the Duties and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors;
3.) Recognize the value of Risk Control and Management to the bank's stability; and
4.) Practice the techniques of identifying, measuring and managing financial risks.

Seminar Methodologies
Lectures
Workshop/Case Studies
Discussions

Duration
Two (2) Days

Expected Participants
Bank Directors

Course Outline
I. Corporate Governance: Definition, Perspectives, Critical Elements and the Principles of FAT
II. Duties and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors
III. Risk Management: Background, Definition and Types of Rural Banking Risks
IV. Risk Management Cycle
V. Managing Specific Rural Banking Risks
VI. Organizational Roles and Responsibilities in a Rural Bank

Resource Speakers
Mr. Nestor Flores

Mr. Ricardo P. Lirio

Ms. Irene Arroyo


Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation

REGISTRATION FEES

Manila Trainings : P4,200.00 per participant
Note:
* A maximum number of 30 participants.
* Registration fee per participant includes: payment for honorarium of resource speakers, hand-outs & kits, IDs, Certificates of Completion, invitation and coordination services of RBAP/RBRDFI staff, cost of the training venue, meals of resource speakers and RBAP/RBRDFI staff, transportation of the resource speakers to and from the venue, and secretariat services during the training.
*Participants who will be able to pay 2 weeks before the scheduled training are entitled to a 5% discount from the above registration fee.





Circular Letters/Memoranda
Speeches/ Presentations
Photo Gallery
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Federation of Batangas Rural Bankers -Fellowship Trip to China, Sept. 08-13,'08
Client Satisfaction Survey for Licensing Management System of the Supervision and Examination Sector
Financial Reporting Package 2008
BSP releases regulations on liquidity, market risk weighting
Comments on BSP’s Reducing Restrictions on Bank Branching
35 RB Directors Completed Corporate Governance & Risk Management Course
27th Corporate Governance & Risk Management Seminar-Workshop Commends 29 RB Directors