September 13-14, 2017
Daily: 12-5pm EST
Join CDFA for the two-day Advanced Bond Finance WebCourse on September 13-14. Designed for professionals who already have an understanding of tax-exempt financing, this course will detail instructions on complex financing techniques including the application of financial derivatives, advance refundings, investing bond proceeds and how to spot arbitrage issues.
The Advanced Bond Finance WebCourse is an ideal opportunity to enhance your knowledge and maximize your community’s ability to finance economic development using tax-exempt bonds. By attending the Advanced Bond Finance WebCourse you will:
- Understand trends and forces impacting today’s volatile bond market.
- Examine the key principles of interest rate swaps, when to consider them, and the risks and benefits associated with swaps.
- Discover best practices for negotiating professional fees in a bond transaction.
- Learn about investing bond proceeds, how to spot arbitrage issues, calculating yield, advance refundings, and other complex municipal financing techniques.
- Hear from representatives at the IRS and MSRB about current regulatory matters in the bond markets.
- Discuss various forms of credit enhancement and the availability of this form of financing given current market conditions.
- Be able to provide better guidance to customers after hearing expert panelists explain common challenges in bond transactions and how to overcome them.
View the Advanced Bond Finance WebCourse agenda for a full outline of the timing and topics to be covered.
To register, click here.
Register By August 18 for Early Bird Rates
This course qualifies for the CDFA Training Institute’s Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Start down the road to personal and professional advancement today.
How a WebCourse Works
The Advanced Bond Finance WebCourse will be presented via the web over two days and will include lecture and presentations from speakers throughout the country. Attendees will be asked to log into the WebCourse from 12-5pm Eastern on each day of the course and will be able to raise their hands, ask questions, comment on presentations, and take interactive polls during the sessions.
Participants must have access to a computer and phone to attend the WebCourse. Participants will receive instructions for logging into the WebCourse in a follow-up email after registering.