Workshop on Community Bank Investments

Previous Sessions Have Addressed:

• The current economic environment as it affects community banks
• The importance of corporate culture in improving operating performance
• Specific risk factors and return opportunities with agency, residential mortgage-backed securities, CMOs, commercial mortgage-backed securities, municipals and select asset-backed securities
• Strategies to identify securities that best meet overall balance sheet objectives
• Importance of internal underwriting to navigate accounting and tax rules
• Strategies to identify true core funding, non-core funding and wholesale funding and attributes that validate which parts of each are truly stable
• How banks can effectively employ capital
• The current merger and acquisition environment for community banks
• How to prepare for exam issues commonly raised by regulators

This is an intermediate/advanced level workshop that is best suited for the following individuals: CEOs, presidents, CFOs, investment officers, controllers & cashiers, bank regulators and directors of community banks. This workshop uses current economic data to provide a follow-up to the security analysis and portfolio strategies taught in the Community Bank Investments School. A multiple-attendee discount applies for this program.

Attendees can also count workshop hours toward Continuing Professional Education. GSBC is registered with the NASBA as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses.

New Venue in 2019! 

Hotel accommodations for the Workshop on Community Bank Investments are not included in program fees, and participants must secure their own reservations.

For 2019, GSBC has secured accommodations at The Venetian for September 4-6 for $149/night. A daily $35 resort fee applies. To reserve a room at the group rate, click below to make your reservation online, or call the Venetian Hotel Reservations Department at 877.385.3885 and reference code ‘RGSBC’ by August 5, 2019.