Syllabus

• Week 1

  Treasury, ethics and the ACT’s Ethical Code

  • Introduction

    In this activity, we will introduce you to the course, the ACT and the learning you will undertake in Week one. You will also share where your current understanding of unethical behaviour is.

  • Understanding ethics for corporate treasurers

    In this activity we will look at ethics for corporate treasurers. You will understand why ethics and best practice is important, how to identify unethical behaviour and then conclude by looking at market efficiency.

  • The ACT's ethical code, unethical behaviour and reputational hazard!

    In this activity, we introduce you to the ACT's Ethical Code, we continue to explore unethical behaviour and we look at how not managing this risk can be damaging to the reputation of the organisation.

  • Review of Week one and looking forward to Week two

    We conclude this week with you sharing where your knowledge of unethical behaviour is now. We then hear from a practicing treasurer on their career and end with a summary of Week one and what to look forward to in Week two.

• Week 2

  Treasury controls - the essentials

  • Introduction to Week 2

    In this activity, you will find out what topics you will cover in Week 2. You will take a poll on your current level of knowlegde of treasury controls and finally discuss with other learners your experience so far.

  • Internal control mechanisms

    In this activity you will explore internal control mechanisms and dealing limits and validations.

  • Control systems

    In this activity we look at the treasury management system and how it can implement controls; we review other management controls, such as staff training and recruitment and conclude with a discussion on business continuity.

  • End of week review and looking ahead to Week 3

    We end this week by reviewing where your knowledge of control mechanisms is now. We then hear from a practicing treasurer, and finally look back at what has been covered while looking forward to Week 3.

• Week 3

  Dealing with conflicts of interest

  • Introduction to Week 3

    In this activity, we will introduce you to the topics you will cover in Week 3 and check your current level of understanding of conflicts of interest.

  • The agency problem

    In this activity you will be introduced to ownership and management and 'the agency problem'.

  • A treasurer's responsibility

    You will now have an in-depth review of audit, treasurers' responsibilities and finally be introduced to Sarbanes-Oxley and the implications of this Act.

  • End of week review and looking ahead to Week 4

    We conclude this week by explaining conflict of interest, reviewing what you have learnt so far and looking forward to Week 4.

• Week 4

  Principles of corporate governance

  • Introduction to the final week of the course

    In this activity, we introduce you to what you will cover in Week 4. You will also share your current understanding of corporate governance, and hear from a corporate treasurer on their role within treasury.

  • Corporate governance

    In this activity we will introduce you to the important area of governance and also the structure of the board.

  • Executive renumeration, board diversity and the principles of corporate governance

    We will now explore various areas related to the board and governance. This includes looking at the renumeration package and board diversity, concluding with a discussion around the principles of corporate governance.

  • Final review of the week and the course, looking ahead to your next steps

    We conclude the course with your reflections, and level of understanding, of corporate governance . We then look back at Week 4, encourage you take your final assessment and to consider your next steps in treasury.

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