What will participants learn? 

Borrowers invariably encounter various types of risk, such as: liquidity risk; interest rate risk; inflation risk refinancing risk; re-pricing risk; covenants risk and investment risk.

By using the strategies and mitigations covered in this session, housing associations can identify the risks that they face, and implement appropriate actions to reduce or eliminate their exposure to these risks.

Why should people attend?

• • • Understanding – attendees will gain a more comprehensive understanding of treasury risks
    • Risk awareness – it will encourage open discussions about potential threats and opportunities
    • Risk appetite – it will help with setting clear risk appetite thresholds
    • Succession – training can play a crucial role for newer board` members
    • Responsiveness – improve the organisation’s ability to identify and manage risk
    • Risk awareness – raising risk awareness will help tackling emerging risks earlier.

Who should attend? 

• • • All board and committee members
    • All staff working in finance.

Adrian Jolliffe has considerable knowledge and experience in all aspects of corporate borrowing and finance, particularly in relation to registered providers of social housing and charities. He has helped set up registered providers and charities from scratch and also helped dozens of affordable housing providers borrow millions to invest in Social Housing. In the past he has also undertaken interim treasury director roles in very complex housing groups with loan portfolios over £1bn.

Prior to setting up 2TIX LTD, Adrian was a director of two FCA authorised firms, and before that had 20 years’ experience in financial services, working at a senior level in Barclays Bank and Nationwide Building Society.

Clive Eccleston is a Board member at Walsall Housing Group. In the last 5 years Clive has been involved in the raising and refinancing of over £1bn of finance.

Since 1989 Clive has been involved in the social housing arena. Initially, as a lender and since 1999 as adviser.

Clive’s experience in Treasury, Finance and Business Planning is far reaching; ranging from Training, Mentoring, treasury strategies and polices, business planning (including HousingBrixx), options and capacity reviews, through to fund raising (both capital market and traditional bank).

Clive is a Board member at Walsall housing Group. In the last 3 years Clive has been involved in the raising and refinancing of over £1bn of finance.