12 July Explore the powerful impact of professional development July 12, 2018By FX Initiative General , Continuing Professional Education, CPE, Currency, Development, Foreign Exchange, Growth, Learning, Management, Professional, Risk, Teaching, FX, Training 0 Professional development in the workplace often refers to required employee training in areas such as workplace safety, corporate policies, and industry specific rules and regulations. While this training is commonplace in the corporate setting, it rarely provides value add to the employee or organization in terms of job performance and customer success. FX Initiative's approach to professional development focuses on the employee first, and makes results personal and meaningful. We start by identifying knowledge gaps using our Pre-Test Evaluation, then we close those knowledge gaps with our on-demand educational videos, and we reinforce our learning concepts using real-world examples. Professionals tasked with foreign exchange risk management often know their goals and objectives, but struggle with how to achieve them due to lack of training. Without dedicating time to the learning process and practicing what you've learned, it seems unrealistic to expect positive bottom line results and achievement of plans. The organizations FX Initiative works with recognize that investing in quality training that directly relates to employee job responsibilities benefits both the employee and the bottom line. Not only are employees more knowledgeable and capable after completing our training, but they are able to apply their knowledge for the benefit of their customers and the firm. FX training is a win-win outcome. FX sales teams are able to have deeper conversations with clients, gain a better understanding of problems and available solutions, and secure long-term relationships that are mutually beneficial to both parties. Treasury professionals are able to significantly reduce FX gains and losses, preserve cash flows from FX transactions, and articulate their results more clearly and confidently to senior management. FX Initiative's Currency Risk Management Training provides an actionable and valuable plan for learning foreign exchange that helps FX sales teams collaborate more effectively with treasury professionals. FX service providers and global firms can take full advantage of our unique training opportunity by proactively investing in their employees and organizations. Professional development is no longer something to simply check off the list, it is now a necessity for global companies and their employees to remain competitive and profitable. Ready to invest in professional development for your organization? Click here to take the FX Initiative! Cheers, The FX Initiative Team support@fxinitiative.com Related Posts Prioritizing Professional Development Plans Professional development in the workplace often refers to required employee training in areas such as workplace safety, corporate policies, and industry specific rules and regulations. While this training is commonplace in the corporate setting, it rarely provides value add to the employee or organization in terms of job performance and profitability. FX Initiative's approach to professional development focuses on practical employee training and delivering actionable insights. We start by identifying knowledge gaps using our Pre-Test Evaluation, then we close those knowledge gaps with our on-demand educational videos, and we reinforce our learning concepts using real-world examples. Professionals tasked with foreign exchange risk management often know their goals and objectives, but struggle with how to achieve them due to lack of training. Without practicing what you've learned and investing time and resources into education, it seems unrealistic to expect positive bottom line results and achievement of target plans. The organizations FX Initiative works with recognize that investing in quality training that directly relates to employee job responsibilities benefits both the employee and the bottom line. Not only are employees more knowledgeable and capable after completing ... Professional Development Planning & Profitability Professional development in the workplace often refers to required employee training in areas such as workplace safety, corporate policies, and industry specific rules and regulations. While this training is commonplace in the corporate setting, it rarely provides value add to the employee or organization in terms of job performance and profitability. FX Initiative's approach to professional development focuses on practical employee training and delivering actionable insights. We start by identifying knowledge gaps using our Pre-Test Evaluation, then we close those knowledge gaps with our on-demand educational videos, and we reinforce our learning concepts using real-world examples. Professionals tasked with foreign exchange risk management often know their goals and objectives, but struggle with how to achieve them due to lack of training. Without practicing what you've learned and investing time and resources into education, it seems unrealistic to expect positive bottom line results and achievement of target plans. The organizations FX Initiative works with recognize that investing in quality training that directly relates to employee job responsibilities benefits both the employee and the bottom line. Not only are employees more knowledgeable and capable after completing ... Windy City Webinars Presents: IMA Young Professionals Round Table Program Overview WindyCityWebinars.org, a service of FX Initiative, cordially invites you to the IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) Chicago Chapter’s Young Professionals Round Table virtual event & CPE webinar on Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 11AM to 2PM CT. Join us for an engaging and educational program that will introduce panelists and topics related to the shift in technology, trade practices, currency utilization, audit practice, board of director control, fraud risks, regulation, tax code, and corporate information security. Each panel member will introduce and guide discussions with and between the participants regarding how the changes or denial of making the changes will impact business. Additionally, attendees will be invited to join breakout sessions to interact with each panelist and other participants. Throughout the event, we welcome you to visit our online lounge to network virtually with students and professionals and expand your LinkedIn connections. Please register to reserve your seat. On Thursday, please enter the event from our Welcome Page at https://windycitywebinars.org/welcome. From the Welcome Page, click to join the Virtual Lounge & Zoom Webinar. Topic Digital Transformation in Accounting & Auditing Academic, ... Explore How the $5+ Trillion FX Market Works Are you curious how the $5+ Trillion foreign exchange (FX) market works? FX Initiative's FX Market Overview course is packed with valuable information and unique insights to get you up to speed on the fundamentals of the foreign exchange market. This 1 hour video program is eligible for continuing professional education (CPE) credit and covers the following 4 learning objectives in detail: Explore the concepts of Economic Globalization and International Trade. Discover how the foreign exchange market is evolving and how it operates. Identify the four main categories of foreign exchange market participants. Recognize how supply and demand impacts foreign exchange rates and forecasting. The following 5 minute introduction video from FX Initiative’s newly released course titled “FX Market Overview" shares the knowledge needed to understand the fundamentals of the foreign exchange market and to navigate information in a more efficient and effective manner in pursuit of accomplishing international business objectives. Want full access? Click to subscribe today! If you found this information insightful, become a FX Initiative subscriber today and access our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), ... Explore How To Forecast FX Rates Want to explore how to forecast FX rates? FX Initiative’s FX Market Overview course provides proven best practices and real world examples to help you forecast future exchange rate movements in the $5+ trillion daily FX market, the largest and most liquid market in the world. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF How Brexit Impacts the FX Bottom Line Many have read about Brexit in the news headlines, which is a term that refers to the United Kingdom's planned withdrawal from the European Union (EU). Since the EU referendum took place in June of 2016, the British pound sterling (GBP) has declined in value against the U.S. dollar (USD) by roughly 15% from June 24, 2016 levels which hovered around the 1.4500 mark to approximately 1.2500 levels as of April 17, 2017. In less than a year, many companies with foreign currency exposure to the British pound sterling have seen a serious impact to the bottom line of the income statement. Looking at this political event from a foreign exchange risk management perspective, Brexit would fall under the category of foreign exchange economic risk that is covered in FX Initiative’s FX Risk Exposures course. Economic risk relates to the macro impact fluctuating foreign exchange rates have on business opportunities, and includes the risk associated with the political, economic, and regulatory environment of the country or region in which a firm is conducting business. The following 3 minute video clip from ... Comments are closed.