Chapter Holds Spring Half-Day CFO Conference
Event Jointly Sponsored with New Jersey Bankers Association
Members of the FMS NY/NJ Chapter joined Members
from the New Jersey Bankers Association (“NJBA”) at the Spring Half-Day CFO Conference recently held at the
Stony Hill Inn in Hackensack, NJ on Friday April 22, 2016. The event was jointly sponsored with the NJBA.
The conference featured timely sessions presented by top industry speakers geared for the financial institution
CFO. Topics included balance sheet management strategies, FDICIA and SOX best practices, merger and acquisition
essentials, industry trends and a federal and state tax update. Members enjoyed a hot buffet breakfast prior to
the first session. A full course luncheon was served during the final session.
Scott Hildenbrand, Sandler O'Neill + Partners, opened the program with
Balance Sheet Management in 2016.
Attendees listen intentively during the opening session presented by Scott Hildenbrand.
Raji Sathappan, Director at the Mercadien Group, presented an excellent SOX/FDICIA/COSO compliance session.
Balance Sheet Management
in 2016 was the topic of the opening session
presented by Scott Hildenbrand, Principal and Chief Balance Sheet Strategist at Sandler O’Neill + Partners LLC.
Scott is a leading contributor to the community bank industry and recently participated as a member of the balance
sheet management panel discussion at the Chapter’s March Dinner Meeting. Scott discussed current balance sheet
themes, common ALCO misconceptions and provided key takeaways regarding liquidity, balance sheet restructurings
and derivative use.
Raji Sathappan, Director, Financial Institution Services
Group at the Mercadien Group, presented SOX/FDICIA/COSO - 2013 Best Practices.
Raji has been a valued speaker at previous Chapter events. She has particular expertise in regulatory compliance and
financial reporting for community banks. Raji contrasted FDICIA vs. SOX and noted that SOX is required for all SEC
registrants regardless of industry. She also explained the differences in scope and reporting requirements.
She then discussed the evolution and framework of COSO. Raji presented a number of tips and tricks for compliance
testing and summarized a series of best practices for maintaining compliance.
Following a relaxing “networking” break,
a Tax Update for Financial Institutions was presented by David Thornton,
Partner at Crowe Horwath LLC. David has extensive experience in providing tax advisory services for community banks.
David first discussed the deferred tax asset regulatory limitations under Basel III. He then provided an overview of
ASU 2016-09 with specific attention to the tax aspects related to share-based accounting. He concluded by reviewing
the latest New York State tax reforms and explained the factors that New Jersey bankers “need to know”.
Kamal Mustafa, Founder and CEO of Invictus Consulting Group
presented M&A Secrets and Essential Analytics. Kamal presented a very
thought provoking and entertaining session designed to provide the ideas and strategies necessary for an institution
to maintain a competitive edge in today’s challenging merger and acquisition marketplace.
He discussed the factors that management should consider in order
to provide fast, accurate and relevant decision-making information. He provided detailed examples of identifying risk related
to specific loan originations and the “hidden pitfalls” when evaluating capital adequacy.
While Members enjoyed a full-course luncheon, Robert Kafafian,
President and CEO of the Kafafian Group, presented Industry Trends and Today’s Realities,
an informative view of the community banking industry. Robert has been a frequent speaker at previous Chapter events and has
extensive experience providing management advisory services to the community banking industry. Robert reviewed the latest
industry trends with specific attention to the significant changes in the “mix” of loans and deposits over the past few decades.
He noted how branch banking has declined due to economic factors, the low interest rate environment and the advent of technology
requires less face-to-face customer contact. The program concluded with an exchange of ideas form the Membership.
Topics and Speakers
Balance Sheet Management in 2016
SOX/FDICIA/COSO -
2013 Best Practices
Tax Update for Financial Institutions
Industry Trends and Today’s Realities
M&A Secrets and Essential Analytics
David Thornton, Partner at Crowe Horwath, presented a
Tax Update for Financial Institutions.
M&A Secrets and Essential Analytics was presented by Kamal Mustafa, Founder and CEO of Invictus Consulting Group.
Robert Kafafian presented an informative view of the latest trends in the banking industry during the luncheon session.
Members enjoy a full course luncheon while following the presentation by Robert Kafafian.