2015 Directors Certification Program
April 15-16, 2015 at The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel

General information

Below is the 2015 Directors Certification Program agenda for your review. To the right (under resources) are PDFs of the presenters’ PowerPoint presentations for your reference.

A copy of these materials have been sent to the registered attendees with the password to access these documents. 

If you have any questions, please contact Corbett Cutts at (916) 438-4428. 

***2015 Agenda***

Session 1 – April 15, 2015

8:00 – Registration

8:30 - Introductory Remarks

8:45 - Roles and Responsibilities of Directors

  • Fiduciary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Current Risk Management Issues
  • Duties under Federal Programs
  • Primary Business Responsibilities
  • What Examiners Expect from Bank Directors

9:45 - Networking Break

10:00 - Corporate Governance

  • Recommended Best Practices
  • Executive Compensation Trends

11:30 - Lunch

12:30 - Corporate Governance (cont.)

  • Executive Compensation Trends (cont.)
  • The Independence Principle
  • Annual Independent Audits
  • California Corporate Governance Issues

1:45 - Networking Break

2:00 - Board Processes

  • Board Meetings
  • Recommended Committees
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Board/Management Relations

    Shareholder Relations
  • Shareholder Meetings
  • Securities Matters
  • Insider Trading
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

    Turn in Examination

3:30 - Program Adjourns

 

Session 2 – April 16, 2015

8:30 - Introductory Remarks

8:45 - Insider and Affiliate Transactions

  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Regulation O
  • Regulation W

9:45 – Networking Break

10:00 - Corporate Powers and Restrictions

  • The Changing Face of Financial Services Regulation
  • The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
  • Protection Act
  • Permissible Activities
  • New Capital Rules
  • New Investment Rules

11:30 – Lunch

12:30 - Regulatory Compliance

  • Board Responsibilities
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Annual Review Requirements
  • Current Compliance Issues

1:45 – Networking Break

2:00 – Regulatory Exams and Enforcement

  • Examination Process
  • Enforcement Actions
  • Prompt Corrective Action
  • Current Examination Trends
  • Expectations for Directors
  • Top Ten Risk Management Issues

    Turn in Examination

3:30 – Program Adjourns