1. Structured Trade and Commodity Finance Advisory services

2. Why Select us as your Consultants?
Our Strengths
Our company is specialized in providing STCF Advisory services to banks and other financial institutions world wide
Specialized in Structured trade and advisory services
Our Expert staff are able to draw on their wealth of experience from various aspects of Structured Trade and Commodity Financing; Legal, Operational, and Risk
Expert Staff
Our expert consultants have provided advisory services to several banks in Sub Saharan Africa and the Africa Guarantee Fund clients. We have designed a business process overview and standard operating procedures for 5 financing products, indicating the relevant risks and turn around time for each step, job descriptions for the team. As well as a comprehensive list of supporting documents
Relevant Experience

3. Delivering Value We bring insights from current best market practice
Our senior team will be available to work with you
Our Team will be focused on leveraging experience and achieving value creation
We bring wide operational experience in STCF
We have a deep sector knowledge
We focus on key value drivers and understand potential
We bring insights from current best market practice

4. Tailored made solutions
Driving Value
Adding Value
Tailored made solutions
Steps
Planning
Execution
On-going Communication
Deliverables
Ishara Value Proposition
Prioritize key areas of concern
Leverage our experience in providing STCF advisory services
Continuous communication: Through Progress meetings and regular communication
Training Program
Benefits to Banks and other financial Institutions
You will have confidence that we are focusing our efforts on the areas of prime concern.
Ishara support facilitates a rapid process in order to enhance value with little disruption to daily operations
“No Surprises” Approach; ensuring adherence to objectives and time frame
Strengthened staff with enhanced knowledge of Structured Trade and Commodity Finance

5. Training Seminars

6. Objectives of Training Seminars
The broad scope of our seminars to financial institutions focuses on key areas of a deal life cycle:
Deal Preparation and Negotiations
Deal Management - Payments
Deal Management – Securities Management
Deal Management – Repayments
Our Objectives are for financial institutions to:
Develop skills in Commodity Trade Finance (Bank Products, Risks & Mitigants)
Develop skills in Commodities
Develop skills in Logistics
Develop skills in Insurance
Develop skills in Field Operations

7. Training Schedule- Day 1
Overview
Topic
Introduction
Introduction to Ishara Consultancy
Introduction to STCF
Bank Products
- Overview of Selected Trade Finance Products
Risk Mitigation Techniques
Development of Risk Matrix (Transaction Scoring)
Understanding Impact of Risks and Mitigation Techniques
Deal Life Cycle
- Deal Preparation and Negotiations
- Deal Management - Payments
- Deal Management – Securities Management
- Deal Management - Repayments

8. Training Schedule Day 2 Overview Topic Insurance
Cargo Marine Insurance Overview
Professional Indemnity Insurance
Collateral Management
- Overview of Collateral Management and Warehouse Receipt Financing
Middle Office and Back Office
Importance of Middle Office
Best Practices
Case Studies
Review of Case Studies
Interactive discussion
Conclusion
Question and Answer Session