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Boston Chapter: Going Up: Managing Interest Rate Risk in a Rising Rate Environment

Program Description

A discussion focused on current trends and issues in managing interest rate risk in the current rising rate environment. The presentation will focus on current economic trends & projections, Deposit Betas (levels and lags), loan pricing, scenario analysis, and stress testing.

Agenda

Cocktails | 5:15pm - 6:15pm ET
Dinner | 6:15pm - 7:00pm ET
Program | 7:00pm - 8:00pm ET

Speakers

Chris Van Wagenen
Principal Consultant, Empyrean Solutions

Chris Van Wagenen is a Principal Consultant for Empyrean Solutions, a leading risk management software firm offering Financial Risk Management & Performance Solutions for Banks and Credit Unions. In this role, Chris works with clients to design, implement, and analyze results of Empyrean software solutions used for ALM, FTP, Stress Testing, and Liquidity.

Chris is a subject matter expert in the field of financial risk management with over 17 years of experience as both a consultant and a practitioner. Specifically, Chris has helped clients and organizations build, implement, and understand risk models and frameworks for ALM, stress testing (DFAST & CCAR), Allowance Calculations (US GAAP, IFRS 9, CECL), and credit portfolio monitoring/analytics. Chris has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Colby College and a master’s degree in Analytics from Villanova University.

Location

Embassy Suites by Hilton Boston Waltham
550 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451

Credit Hours

Earn up to 1 hour of CPE credit.

Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advance preparation: None
Field of Study: Finance - Technical
Instructional Method: Group Live
Length: 60 minutes

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