SCAFP News November 2006

 EXPO L.A. Symposium 2007

This year's EXPO will be held at the Pasadena Conference Center.  Mark the dates on your calendar - May 10-11, 2007. 

Why should you attend EXPO L.A. Symposium 2007?
EXPO L.A. Symposium 2007 takes place on a regional stage with a national cast of highly experienced experts. The Symposium features four tracks running concurrently over two days for a total of 26 different presentations. You are welcome to attend sessions on numerous topics, or just focus on a few that are of interest to you. EXPO L.A. Symposium 2007 is local and reasonably priced, which means that attending the event will be easy on your budget.

Why is EXPO L.A. Symposium 2007 such a good value?
EXPO L.A. Symposium 2007 is produced by the members of SCAFP. It is priced to be affordable for its members and the general public, especially compared to attending national conferences that incur additional expenses for travel and hotel accommodations. Five or more employees of the same firm, registering as a group, qualify for the Member Rate.

YOU BET YOUR CASH TRIVIA GAME

Join us again this December to test your current Treasury knowledge against keen competitors and earn 1 CTP renewal credit while doing so.
 

EDUCATION CORNER

SCAFP strives not only to provide you with informative sessions each month at the luncheons, but to also extend additional educational opportunities to you throughout the year. 

This past year we've added access to an online learning center tool at a reduced cost for our members.  SCAFP members receive a thirty percent (30%) discount on all KESDEE e-learning and Reference Solutions.  From Finance to Risk Management, Banking Regulations to Corporate Treasury Management, these courses are available to you online, anytime, anywhere.  For more information visit our website: http://www.scafp.net/Documents/kesdee_courseList.html.

We have also scheduled the following tours in the upcoming months.  Please email scafp@emaoffice.com to register or call (818) 843-5660.  You'll also receive an email to announce each tour and request your registration before the tour date.

April and September 2007
Federal Reserve Tour

The tour will cover the Cash and Check Processing operations areas along with a newly-installed lobby exhibit, "Fed Gallery: Your Central Bank in Focus," which uses interactive technology and vivid graphics to highlight the Federal Reserve’s role in the American economy. Various displays focus on cash and check operations, bank supervision, and monetary policy. The gallery includes a "pachinko" style game in which the participant rates the safety and soundness of a particular financial institution, a money wheel that asks visitors to identify counterfeit notes; and a currency display featuring historic and rare notes.
 Visit http://www.frbsf.org/index.html for more information.

June 2007
Regulus Tour

Headquartered in Napa, California, Regulus was founded in 1995 initially providing remittance processing services. Between 1998 and 2000, Regulus completed its envisioned end-to-end transactional processing solution with the acquisition of the print and mail distribution operations of Quantum Information Corporation and AccuDocs, LLC.  Regulus is the largest, independent payment processor with national collection coverage, uniting the entire billing and collection cycle under one provider. Regulus streamlines the process through one entity with a single resource point for everything and processes over 1.9 billion paper and electronic items annually for Fortune 50 clients.
Visit  http://www.regulusgroup.com for more information
 

RECAP OF WINERY TOUR OCTOBER 2006

SCAFP members had an amazing tour of the only wine producing facility in Los Angeles. Santo Cambianica founded the San Antonio Winery on Lamar St in 1917. In 1920, during Prohibition when most of the Los Angeles wineries were closed, San Antonio winery was able to survive by making wine for the Catholic Church. San Antonio Winery continues to be the largest producer of wine for the Catholic Church. The tour was enlightening with information on the history of winemaking in LA. We also saw the redwood and stainless steel tanks, the oak barrels in the cool fermenting cellars and the modern bottling facility. The tour ended with a wonderful wine tasting. We would like to thank all the members who attended and we hope to do more of these events in the future. Let us know of any events you think would be of interest to our members.

AFP SEMINARS IN SAN DIEGO

Popular finance seminars are scheduled for February 5-9 2007.  Topics include Cash Management Fundamentals, Cross-Border Trade Finance Techniques, and Cash Flow Forecasting Techniques.  For more information visit: www.AFPonline.org/seminars.
 

CTP PREPARATION

The next testing window for the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) credential is December 1, 2006 - January 31, 2007 (registration for this exam closed on September 22^nd). We are considering coordinating a CTP Preparation class for any of our members who are taking the test during this window.  Please contact SCAFP if you are interested in this class: Tel: (818) 843-5660; email:scafp@emaoffice.com