Bank Clients

We offer:-

Training:

The creation of a full suite of trade training materials i.e., handouts, case studies, and/or powerpoint presentations.

A full review, comment and/or re-draft (if necessary) of your existing trade training material.

"Train the Trainer" - specialized training of your in-house training personnel so that they may deliver up to date, relevant and accurate information on the issues, problems and developments in trade finance today.

Documentation:

The drafting, review and/or re-drafting (as necessary) of your legal documentation that support the handling of your trade transactions. It is suggested that this be completed in conjunction with in-house or external legal resources.

Creation and/or development of product guides for all your trade service and trade finance needs. Alternatively, a review of your current documentation, including application forms, with regard to suitability, accuracy, completeness and current applicability.

Consultancy:

General consultancy services tailored to your needs and requirements including, but not limited to, expert witness documentation in the event of actual or planned legal action under a specific transaction(s). Reviewing of transaction structures, acceptability of documentation, commenting on disputes with other parties are just part of our offering.

A facility allowing direct access for up to 10 individuals in a bank (more, if need be, can be catered for) to have direct email access in the event of issues that require an immediate response or assistance for further handling of a transaction. 90% of questions are responded to within 24 hours, the remainder within 48/72 hours. Annual consultancy contracts are not as expensive as you may think!

UCP 600: 

Although UCP 600 came into force on 1 July 2007 there are still considerable demands for training and seminars in respect of the ongoing interpretation and practical application of the rules. As Chair of the UCP 600 and ISBP 745 Drafting Groups, Gary is perfectly placed to provide the definitive training material for use by your bank - either internally for staff, or, externally, for your client training and events. Providing your staff with the proper training is crucial to the correct handling of transactions. Agreements can be made whereby Gary could be available for bank sponsored ‘UCP 600' or trade services events to increase your profile on a local and/or international basis. Gary was recently the co-chair of the eUCP Drafting Group that created version 2.0 of these rules. eUCP 2.0 came into effect on 1 July 2019. 

 

Other training courses available:

Training courses can be developed on a standard or bespoke basis. Courses can be established with an assessment included to gauge the level of learning or knowledge of attendees. Webinars can also be developed on any subject.

Pricing for these services will vary upon the degree and type of service(s) requested. Further details can be obtained by contacting us at one of the methods shown on the contacts page.

Recent News

26/11/2024

The latest newsletter is now available in the members trade information section under the category of 'Newsletters'...more

ICC release Technical Advisory Briefing No. 11 - Definition of Trade Finance 19/09/2024

Recognising that there is no global standard for the defining Trade Finance, this Briefing document provides a suggested text and has been recommended for use by the ICC Banking Commisison Steering Committee...more

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We, as the issuing bank, requested the below document, under field 46A. “Insurance policy/certificate for 10.00 percent above CIF value payable to the order of Sampath bank PLC, covering institute cargo clauses (a), institute war clauses (cargo), institute strike clauses (cargo), transshipment risks marked premium paid claims payable in Colombo irrespective of percentage.” Insurance certificate is presented containing below wording on the face side of the document. “The settlement of loss and damage will be effected, unless otherwise provided, through the intermediary of Marsh SA/NV to whom all documents are to be forwarded for this purpose, and will collect the indemnity under deduction of a commission of one percent” Also, it indicates the LC conditions as a mirror image as follows under the heading of "letter of credit conditions" whereas insurance conditions are incorporated separately in the certificate: "covering institute cargo clauses (A), institute war clauses (cargo), institute strike clauses (cargo), transshipment risks marked premium paid claims payable in Colombo irrespective of percentage" Having considered the above clauses, we have quoted below discrepancies. 1) Insurance policy indicates a deductible of 1 pct instead of irrespective of percentage. 2) Insurance not marked premium paid Beneficiary’s bank disagrees with our discrepancy and raised below argument: “Insurance policy/certificate does not indicate a deductible of 1 pct irrespective of percentage on the face of the document and banks will not examine terms and condition in insurance document as per ISBP paragraph K22 and marked as premium paid under the LC conditions. Considering above, may we have your opinion on the discrepancy quoted by us and the counter argument raised by the beneficiary’s bank.