October 1 - 7, 2006

Sunday sessions and Saturday final exam will be held at the Doubletree Guest Suites:

Doubletree Guest Suites

303 West 15th Street

Austin, TX 78701

512.478.7000

Monday - Friday session will be held at TAC (within walking distance of hotel, approximately 5 blocks away):

TAC Events Center, Fourth Floor

1210 San Antonio Street

Austin, TX 78701

512.478.8753

 

Agenda

Sunday, October 1 | Doubletree Guest Suites, Lobby Level

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.        Welcome & Introduction

3:15 - 3:30 p.m.        Program History

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.        CIO Standards

3:45 - 4:15 p.m.        Schematic of County Operations

4:15 - 4:30 p.m.        Break

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.        Structure of Securities

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.        Networking

 

Monday, October 2 | TAC Events Center

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.      Math of Finance/Yield to Maturity

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.    Break

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.    Public Funds Investment Act

11:45 - 12:45 p.m.    Lunch

12:45 - 2:30 p.m.      Eligible Securities

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.        Break

3:00 - 3:45 p.m.        Discussion of Risk

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.        Investment Policies & Depository Contracts

 

Tuesday, October 3 | TAC Events Center

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.       Cash-Flow Forecasting

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.      Hierarchy of Issues

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.    Break

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.    Broker/CLient Relationship & Evaluating a Broker

11:30 - 12:00 p.m.    Investment Strategies

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.      Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.        The Economy & the Federal Reserve/Film

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.        Mid-week Quiz Distributed

 

Wednesday, October 4 | TAC Events Center

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.        Mid-week Quiz Review

8:45 - 9:15 a.m.        Internal/Operational Controls

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.      Basic Investment Accounting

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.    Break

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.    Reporting

11:30 - 12:30 p.m.    Lunch

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.      Fiduciary Relationships

1:30 - 1:45 p.m.        Break

1:45 - 4:00 p.m.        Rate of Return Exercises

 

Thursday, October 5 | TAC Events Center

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.        Record Keeping &Trade Verification

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.      Settlement, Clearance & Safekeeping

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.     Break

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.     Valuing Collateral

11:00 - 12:00 p.m.     Security Selection

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.       Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.         Mortgage-Backed Securities

2:00 - 2:15 p.m.         Break

2:15 - 4:15 p.m.         Review

 

Friday, October 6 | TAC Events Center

8:30 - 12:00 p.m.       The Big Game: Putting it all Together

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.       Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.         Review Game & Wrap-Up

 

Saturday, October 7 | Doubletree Guest Suites, Lobby Level

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.         Breakfast before the exam

9:00 - 12:00 p.m.       Open-book Certification Exam

 

*Agenda subject to change