"INTEREST" ‒ a programme for financial institutions

Workshop: Capital adequacy, liquidity, leverage, encumbered assets, non-performing exposures, forbearance exposures, prudential consolidation, et al.

We will help you understand the accounting manipulation methods used by companies to adjust their financial statements to their needs. You will learn about the major errors and omissions most frequently made in the non-audited financial statements and you will find out what should make you suspect that the view given of the company’s financial operations may be distorted.

You will become acquainted with various types of fraud (both internal and external) that may occur in the financial sector. You will learn about our experience acquired during investigations, as well as about tools that help effectively prevent fraud. Where fraud does occur, you will know how to respond to it effectively so that it does not happen again in the future.

This training course focuses on specific marketing expenses prevalent in the financial services environment. From a tax perspective we will take a look at the typical promotional activities of banks, insurance companies and leasing companies. We will certainly not forget to talk about customer loyalty and motivational schemes for financial and insurance intermediaries.

We will safely guide you through the world of VAT for financial institutions. The focus of this course will be on tax legislation, the complicated and complex network of related interpretations by the tax authorities as well as the plethora of case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Real-life examples will form an integral part of the training.

We will familiarise you with the most frequent types of manipulation/misrepresentation of historical and future financial information. We will show you how to effectively analyse financial plans and quickly identify their key deficiencies and main risks. We will share with you examples from our experience.

You will ascertain what tax issues you may encounter when dealing with the financial products of lease companies. We will show you practical examples of how to correctly apply VAT and income tax. We will help you identify risk areas and advise you on how these can be treated, again using practical examples.

Under the new IFRS 9 standard, the classification and measurement of financial instruments will be a major issue for financial institutions, as well as for any other businesses. Changes of accounting rules require changes in systems, data, and business strategy as well as an adjustment of the recognition of financial instruments affecting the results of operations.

The new method of calculating and reporting financial asset impairment (financial assets such as loans, receivables, securities, etc.) is the most significant change introduced by IFRS 9. Impairment constitutes a challenge for accounting departments as well as for risk management and IT, which will have to adjust systems and monitored data.

Qualified investor funds and their investment methods are a dynamic sector, subject to increased regulation, from both a legal and tax perspective. Come learn from our professionals and discuss any issues you may find of interest in this area.

This training course will help you grasp the complex issue of securities income taxation. We will focus on the types of investments most common among private persons from a tax point of view. We will deal not only with the simple ownership of securities but also with aspects of investment instrument trading. Practical examples from the investment world form an integral part of this course.

The training focuses on the new Markets in Financial Instruments Directive MiFID II, the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation MiFIR, the Directive and Regulation on Market Abuse (MAD II / MAR) and the PRIIPS regulation on packaged investment products.

Our special course will provide insurance professionals with helpful insights into actuarial work, enabling the course participants to integrate various actuarial aspects into their own work. As a result, cooperation between individual departments (within an insurance company) should improve.

Would you like to obtain a quick overview of the main technical aspects and practical impacts of IFRS 17, the new accounting standard for insurance companies? Are you preparing for the planned changes in processes and reporting of insurance companies according to the new standard? Would you like to consult on uncertainties? Then this training course is intended for you.

Would you like to get a more detailed overview of selected technical aspects of IFRS 17, the new accounting standard for insurance companies? Do you need to prepare for the planned changes in the technical calculations of insurance companies according to the new standard? Would you like to consult uncertainties? Then this training course has been prepared just for you.

New IFRS 9 considerably extends the requirements for information disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. The broadening of the scope of information, and the efforts connected with obtaining and reviewing will also apply to Czech banks keeping their accounts under Czech accounting standards. What new information will have to be disclosed, and in what format?

The European Benchmark Regulation (BMR) and the decision of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a British regulator, to lift the requirement to publish the LIBOR rate have changed how certain IBOR-type interbank rates (e.g., EURIBOR, PRIBOR and EONIA) are set and, in some cases, have resulted in their abolition and replacement.

The transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the reporting and measurement of financial instruments in investment companies and funds has introduced several changes in the reporting of an investment fund’s investment activities, issued shares, and investment certificates.

Do you need to effectively find your bearings in the new prudential regulation for investment firms? Do you want to get a quick overview of the new capital adequacy concept and other requirements on investment firms?

Would you like to get a basic overview of this topic? Are you interested in its calculation details, reporting obligations, or just some of the problematic aspects? There will be room for all these questions during our training course. We'll help you understand the rather complex calculation of counterparty risk capital requirements under the CRR 2 regulatory framework.

Hedge accounting in insurance companies is nothing new. However, the obligation to apply new accounting standards also allows for assessing whether it is appropriate to introduce or modify hedge accounting. This course is aimed at presenting the advantages and disadvantages of hedge accounting and preparing insurance companies for its application.

Regulatory obligations for banks, securities traders or investment firms are evolving dynamically and regularly expanding. During our annually organised and updated training course, we provide course participants with an overview of the most significant changes in the regulation of financial institutions, ranging from prudential regulations to regulatory reporting, as well as news on the ESG front