The experienced conference organisers at CLBS International take full responsibility for all the details that go to make a successful conference which include: 

• Advice on the conference destination
• Full proposal on costs and logistics
• Attendance at pre-conference planning meetings
• Venue inspection and recommendations
• Liaison with the chosen hotels for all accommodation, conference and banqueting arrangements
• Liaison with any outside venues for conference or social arrangements
• Pre-registration of delegates prior to the conference and registration of delegates at the conference
• Social programmes, partners programme and post-conference tours
• Group travel arrangements by air, sea, rail or coach
• Financial management of the conference budget and post conference reconciliation of all accounts with full financial report

• Private Banking – Offshore
• Investment Funds - Offshore
• Trust and Company Structures – Offshore
• International Insurance Products - Offshore
• Offshore Regulation – how to maintain tax efficiency and international acceptance.
• Anti-Money Laundering Countering the Financing of Terrorism.

Seminars Based in London

In association with AMICO PLC a specialist credit broker based in London with courses centred at the prestigious Carlton Club CLBS International have access to top experts in the City of London.  The courses will provide a broad insight into doing business in the City of London.  

Banking Services in the City of London. 

This seminar will give an overview of the financial services offered in the City of London.  Senior bankers within the City of London will give participants an overview of the services offered by one of the world’s most prestigious centres.  Subject will include:
 
Ø    Private Banking
Ø    Investment Banking
Ø    Current trends in the European Economy
Ø    The City of London as a Financial Centre
Ø    Regulation in the current climate
Ø    Financing international trade
 
The seminar will give participants an overview of the services offered by the City of London.  Senior City professional will reveal current trends in banking activity.  A senior economist will analyse global trends and assess European capital markets.


Credit in the Current Climate. 

This seminar reviews the available options for credit and will be given by specialists in the credit market.  Credit has suffered the implosion of the credit derivative market.  This seminar will explain the issues involved and provide solutions for international business.  Topics covered will include:

Ø    Key parameters for credit risk analysis
Ø    Fundamentals of credit derivatives – where the market went wrong.
Ø    Securing credit in the current climate.
Ø    New regulation in the credit market
Ø    Asset backed securities – new collateral under Basel II

This seminar will provide an overview of London’s credit market and some key analysis of how credit markets are likely to develop under a new regulatory framework.


How Markets Work

This Seminar will give an examination of the City’s trading centres. This seminar analyses the key functions of London markets.  These will include the London Stock Exchange and AIM as well as Futures and Commodities markets.  The analysis will examine.

Ø    Financial products in the market
Ø    How derivatives function
Ø    The secrets of short and long selling
Ø    Stock lending theory and practice
Ø    Hedging
Ø    Small stocks – the AIM market

Participants will achieve a working understanding of the structures of the City of London’s key markets.  An analysis of financial products and how they are traded will be an essential part of the seminar.


Business Etiquette – in six key cultures

London is one of the world’s most international business centres.  This seminar gives guidance on how to do business with four key business sectors.  The seminar will cover how to present yourself in business, how to present your product and how to avoid social pitfalls in different cultures.  The six cultural areas are:

Ø    Doing Business in the Islamic World
Ø    Doing Business in Western Europe
Ø    Doing Business in the Indian sub-continent
Ø    Doing Business in the Americas
Ø    Doing Business in the Anglo-Saxon World
Ø    Doing Business in China and the Far East
    
The seminar will provide a grounding in how to do business in each of these key business areas.  Speakers will have a track record of business dealings in their chosen area and will set out the best strategy for achieving business success in each region. The seminars will be set in the prestigious surroundings of London’s Carlton Club, social home to Britain’s oldest political party the, Conservative Party..

Guernsey is host to a number of the world’s leading private banks specialising in wealth management: Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Northern Trust, Rothschilds, Fortis, Schroders, Investec and the Bermudan private bank, Bank of Butterfield all have a significant presence there.  The seminar will cover the various private banking services on offer.  These will include:

Ø    Structured products – getting the maximum return from your deposits.
Ø    Analysing risk in a liquidity centre,
Ø    Controlling risk and operating treasury services for wealth management.
Ø    Client servicing in an international environment.
Ø    Operational risk – minimising transaction errors.
Ø    Foreign Exchange services
Ø    Investment Services – managing money with expertise
Ø    Liquidity management.

This seminar will give participants an overview of banking services available in a tax efficient centre and an understanding of  risk control in an offshore liquidity centre.

Guernsey is a growing centre for investment funds. Collective investment funds have been established in Guernsey for almost 40 years and the Island is host to approximately forty fund managers, administrators and custodians. There has been steady growth in this sector of finance business and Guernsey has witnessed an increase in the number of players and the number of funds over the years, as well as a large increase in the net asset value ("NAV") of funds under management. The international market place for Guernsey open and closed-ended funds is illustrated by the fact that funds are promoted/sponsored by leading institutions in over 38 countries. The seminar will present a detailed analysis of investment funds in offshore centres.  Issues that will be covered by expert speakers:

Ø    The setting up of closed ended and open ended, registered and unregistered funds and the new rules that apply
Ø    Fund administration and custody in offshore centres
Ø    Stock exchange listing rulings
Ø    Discretionary and non-discretionary investment
Ø    Regulations concerning the promotion of investment products

This seminar will give participants a full grounding in offshore investment strategies and regulation.  Speakers will include former regulators and current practitioners.

Guernsey is a major centre for the provision of international trust and corporate services. The sector is substantial and long-established, and benefits from and contributes to Guernsey’s mature and sophisticated professional infrastructure. The industry provides a diverse range of trust and corporate services to an international client base covering private client, corporate and institutional businesses. Guernsey was one of the first centres in the world to establish a comprehensive system for the licensing and supervision of its trust and corporate services providers.  The seminar will use specialist professionals to outline the use of trust and corporate structures in inheritance planning and effective tax structures. Areas covered will include:

Ø    The use of trusts for asset protection
Ø    Regulation of trusts in an offshore environment
Ø    International standards for trusts in a suspicious world
Ø    Company administration in an offshore environment
Ø    Corporate structures and tax planning
Ø    Guernsey company law – the new environment

This seminar will give participants an understanding of how trust structures can assist their tax planning and corporate protection.  The seminar will cover the required regulatory process and outline the services available offshore.

Guernsey is one of the world’s leading insurance centres specialising in re-insurance.  The legislative framework, European time-zone and association with other elements of Guernsey’s world-class financial centre has made Guernsey a world player in international insurance.   Experienced professionals will expand on the following subject areas:

Ø    Captive Insurance – why use an offshore centre

Ø    Use of protective cell companies in international insurance

Ø    International re-insurance

Ø    Regulation in the insurance industry

Ø    Capital requirements for international insurance

The seminar will provide delegates with an understanding of the offshore insurance industry.  Speakers will be professionals from within the industry and former insurance regulators.

This seminar will cover the four major regulated sectors of the Guernsey: Banking, Investment funds, Trusts and company administration, and Insurance.  

Ø    Regulatory overview of offshore banking
Ø    Application of Basel II – capital adequacy rules, asset weighting. Operational risk rules including ICAAP preparation.
Ø    Complying with OECD ‘fair’ taxation rules including consistency and transparency
Ø    Application of Basel Banking Supervision to cross border supervision
Ø    Regulation of investment products – an overview
Ø    Regulation of companies and trusts – an overview
Ø    Regulation of insurance products – an overview
Ø    Application of  FATF 40 recommendations

This seminar will detail the regulatory and legislative requirements to comply with international standards and give an overview of how a mature offshore financial centre compiles its regulation. Speakers will include former regulators..

A specialist training seminar in how to put the legislation and practice of AML/CFT into place.  Guernsey is recognised as having best practice in anti-money laundering regulations.  
This seminar will focus on implementing the FATF 40 recommendations.  Subjects will include.

Ø    An analysis of the FATF 40 requirements.
Ø    Best practice in client identification – Client due diligence and KYC.
Ø    Duties of financial Services Businesses in relation to Anti-Money laundering.
Ø    Legislative framework for international AML/CFT compliance.
Ø    Guide to AML/CFT regulations
Ø    Best practice in dealing with AML requirements for Trusts and companies.
Ø    Best practice for AML/CFT requirements for investment business.

This seminar will give an in depth analysis of the legislative and regulatory framework required to achieve international recognition as a financial centre.  It will provide attendees with a concentrated study in AML/CFT compliance from compliance professional who will analyse the risks Financial Services Businesses face.