Key Benefits of Trade Finance
In Aidan's previous video, he clarified some terms closely related to trade finance to provide a better understanding of the basics. In this video, Aidan discusses the key benefits of trade finance, namely its transparent and self-liquidating transactions, its earnings potential, and cross-sell potential.
Overview
Global trade finance optimises complementary skill sets and facilitates a focus on capabilities rather than product. In short, a Global Trade Finance approach ensures the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. With this being said, there are a variety of benefits that come from global trade finance that have real, widespread benefits.
Key learning objectives:
Know what the variety of benefits of trade finance are
Understand how an investors risk changes as they increasingly utilise trade finance
Recall what the earnings potential is when using trade finance
Summary
Expert
Aidan Applegarth
Aidan spent some 30 years building up Trade and Commodity Finance (TCF) businesses for banks in the UK, Europe and Asia. He is now a consultant providing training and practical guidance to banks and other lenders wishing to develop a TCF proposition and also advises a number of Trade Finance funds on Credit and Operational Risk.
