Please send us any suggestions for speakers.
Meetings
2017 – 2018 Meeting Schedule
Meetings, News, ScheduleAll meetings begin with lunch at 11:30.
May 10, 2018
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Adam Schwab, Director of Investments – American Enterprise Group
Topic: The U.S. Pension Crisis: Learning from Past Mistakes
Previous Meetings:
September 14, 2017
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Mike Fitzgerald, Treasurer State of Iowa
Topic: Budget
October 12, 2017
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Nina Hanselmann, VP – Working Capital Consulting
Topic: Faster Payments: Impact on Working Capital Strategies
November 9, 2017
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Todd Wegener – Grant Thornton
Topic: “Moving your Budgeting Process to the Cloud”
January 23, 2018
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Patrick Dix, Shazam
Topic: Standards In Payments
February 8, 2018
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: John Schmidt, GuideOne
Topic: Lean Operations at GuideOne
March 8, 2018
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Miles Weis, Holmes Murphy
Topic: Cyber Trends and Exposures
April 12, 2018
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Jonathan Hall, CFO – Krause Holdings
Topic: Get Your Head Out of the Sand: Finance Pros Need to Embrace the Wave of Disruptive Tech
2016 – 2017 Meeting Schedule
Meetings, News, ScheduleAll meetings begin with lunch at 11:30.
Previous Meetings:
September 8, 2016
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Pam Brodsack – Chief Technology Officer, TMG
Topic: “Will Blockchain Change the World?”
October 13, 2016
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Holger Ebert – TM Division Manager, Wells Fargo
Topic: “Millennials Coming of Age?”
November 10, 2016
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Adrienne Baughman – President Forbs Export Services
Topic: Exporting & International Business
January 12, 2017
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Robin Anderson, Senior Economist for Principal Global Investors
Topic: The Economy
February 9, 2017
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Steve McCullough, President – Iowa Student Loan
Topic: Iowa Student Loan Corporation
March 9, 2017
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Magnus Carlsson, National AFP
Topic: Electronic Payments Survey Report
April 13, 2017
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Dave Nelson, President – Integrity
Topic: Social Engineering – The Imminent Threat Faced By All Employees
May 11, 2017
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Eric Lansky, StoneCastle Cash Management
Topic: Managing Short Term Cash Post MMF Reform
2015-2016 Meeting Schedule
Meetings, ScheduleThe 2015/2016 Season has concluded. The first meeting of the 2016/2017 season will be September 8, 2016.
Be sure to check the website for details as the date approaches!
2015/2016 Regular Meetings:
September 10, 2015
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Ryan Louvar, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Topic: Positioning Treasury For Growth in the New Liquidity Environment
October 8, 2015
Downtown Embassy Club
Speaker: Ned Flynn, Merit Resources
Topic: Legal & Legislative Updates
November 12, 2015
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Dave Swenson, Iowa State University
Topic: Iowa Economy, Rural vs. Urban Outlook, Iowa Labor Force Demographics
January 14, 2016
Downtown Embassy Club
Speaker: Dan Reichardt, Dwolla
Topic: Dwolla – updates, news, etc.
February 11, 2016
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Tammy Bond, The Team Optimizer
Topic: Going From Communication Breakdown to Breakthrough
March 10, 2016
Downtown Embassy Club
Speaker: Randy Ripperger, Polk County Assessor
Topic: Polk County Assessor’s Office
April 14, 2016
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Magnus Carlsson, Association for Financial Professionals
Topic: AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey
May 12, 2016
Downtown Embassy Club
Speaker: Andy Ai, PNC Treasury Management Consulting Group
Topic: Lockbox Automation: Trends and Tools
February 2015, Presentation
Meetings, NewslettersIowa_How Does Treasury Measure Success
Bruce Lynn, Managing Partner
The Financial Executives Consulting Group
February 2015 Meeting – Speaker Information
Meetings, NewsAccording to several 2014 surveys most treasury functions lack success measures.
By the end of 2014 many companies held “excess” cash prompting investors to ask hard questions about a company’s future best use of this asset. Since legitimate uses could include cash distributions in the form of dividends or share buybacks, such uses would leave less to meet 2015’s internal needs. 2015 market forecasts show a rise in market rates or rates becoming more volatile. Also, compliance will exert a stronger pull on banks as they conform to various Basel III rules like liquidity coverage requirements. In turn, a bank’s reluctance to lend “enough” may affect a company’s access to external liquidity.
Bottom line: access to capital, market exposure and various costs will become larger issues if there is a significant mis-alignment of uses of funds with sources of funds.
Since what gets measured gets managed, Treasury’s apparent inability to define success to date could suggest difficulty when it comes time to contribute to the company’s 2015 business goals, especially if they involve liquidity and risk. Just because performance under a prior set of market or industry constraints was successful is no guarantee of treasury’s future success, especially if treasury must rely on “duct tape and a can opener’ to get the job done.
During this presentation Bruce C. Lynn, CTP and a Managing Partner at the Financial Executives Consulting Group (FECG) will discuss:
• The year ahead and what to watch for
• Why treasury has been unsuccessful in defining “success” to date
• What a starter set of success measures could look like in 2015
• What company changes will be needed in order to measure success (hint: Treasury cannot go it alone)
• How to build a business case for change
Meeting Registration
Meetings, NewsIn order to access the Meeting Registration page, please click this link:
February 12, 2015 – Special Event Registration (4:30-7:00pm)
Meetings, NewsPlease use this form to RSVP to the special Iowa AFP Happy Hour Event on Thursday February 12, 2015. It will be held at the Raccoon River Brewery from 4:30 – 7:00 pm. Contact President Kari Hanson for details.
January 8, 2015 – Downtown Embassy Club
Meetings, NewsGood morning. I hope everyone is doing well and ready for the holidays. Below you will find some reminders and dates for the coming year.
Items to remember:
- Next meeting: January 8th at 11.30 at the Downtown Embassy Club
- Lunch Options: Buffet style lunch
- Speaker: Department of Management’s Director Mr. David Roederer and he will be speaking on the State Budget Process
- Please view additional items on our website at iowaafp.org for registration, newsletters, and events
- November Meeting Presentation: Mr. Daniel Blumen’s presentation is attached
- February 12th at DSM Golf: Mr. Bruce Lynn, CTP and Managing Partner, The Financial Executives Consulting Group, LLC. Mr. Lynn will be speaking on ‘How Should Treasury Measure Success.’
- Holiday Party: This will be in February, more details to come.
Have a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year.
Best,
Mark K Phillips |Vice President, Treasury Services & International
Bankers Trust Company
October 2014 Presentation
Meetings, Video PresentationsEconomist from Principal Global Investors