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Master the Market with Catalyst’s Financial Management Training
Jan 22, 2025

This year, Catalyst will conduct a host of financial management training webinars. They include a Quarterly Insights & Outlooks economic overview and a two-day Derivatives Symposium. Experts will explore topics such as inflation, interest rate risk, loan demand, investments, liquidity and more. You can also catch us at GAC in March!

Quarterly Insights & Outlooks

Each Quarterly Insights & Outlooks webinar provides a timely analysis of the economy and its impact on credit unions. Panelists offer insights and strategies for credit union balance sheets, evaluating factors such as inflation, financial markets, consumer spending and interest rates, along with their influence on loan demand, investments, liquidity, pricing and more.

The webinars are scheduled to occur after the Federal Reserve's January, May, July and October meetings.

The first quarter Insights & Outlooks webinar will take place on Thursday, February 13 at 1 p.m. CT.

Register today.

Derivatives Symposium

In today’s interest rate environment, derivatives are an essential tool for mitigating interest rate risk across financial institutions’ balance sheets.

During this two-day session, you’ll learn more about:

  1. Fair value and cash flow hedging strategies
  2. Swap and option pricing
  3. Key components of hedge accounting
  4. Counterparty documents and collateral management processes
  5. Over-the-counter versus cleared derivatives
  6. How to prepare for your regulatory exam

Attendees can earn six CPE credits for participating in the full event and a Certificate of Completion for audit purposes. Each day of this two-part session is three hours for a total of six hours of training.

The Catalyst Derivative Symposium takes place April 8-9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT.

Register today!

See us in Washington, D.C. at the Governmental Affairs Conference

Catalyst subject matter experts will be heading to Washington, D.C. to attend America’s Credit Unions’ Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). Be sure to visit us at booth 245 to learn about asset management, peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, loan participations and more.  Whether it is connecting with Catalyst experts or exploring new innovations, we’ll see you at GAC, March 2-4.

Catalyst Strategic Summit

Get ready to join Catalyst and your credit union peers in Austin, Texas for the Catalyst Strategic Summit. Taking place October 21-23, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa, this year’s event will cover a range of critical topics from the economy and planning for strategic growth to new and emerging technologies shaking up our industry. Mark your calendars now. Event registration begins in just a few short weeks!

For more information on these educational opportunities, view the full lineup in Events & Training on our website.