Global Banker
See the Whole Bank. Understand the Connections.
Global Banker is ACF’s strategic banking simulation for Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury, ALM, risk and broader banking development.
Participants take responsibility for a bank and make interconnected decisions across lending, funding, liquidity, capital, treasury, risk, operations and profitability.
The simulation shows how the different parts of a bank interact – and how decisions in one area affect the organisation as a whole.
Treasury, ALM and Risk
Treasury and Asset & Liability Management are central to the simulation. Participants can consider:
- interest-rate risk
- funding mix
- liquidity
- maturity structure
- balance-sheet exposure
- capital requirements
- hedging
Depending on the scenario, derivatives and other risk-management tools can also be incorporated.
This makes Global Banker particularly useful for helping participants understand the relationship between commercial activity, Treasury and the financial structure of the bank.
Break Through the Silos
One of the strongest uses of Global Banker is helping people understand what colleagues elsewhere in the bank actually do.
The simulation gives participants a broader view of the organisation and shows how individual functions contribute to overall performance.
The existing Global Banker material specifically highlights its value for helping participants “escape from their silos” and understand the effect of their own division on the bank as a whole. The Global Banker Experience
That makes the simulation relevant not only to front-line bankers, but also to people in Treasury, risk, operations, strategy and support functions.
A Strategic View of Banking
Global Banker can be used with experienced managers and executives who need to understand the business of banking from a strategic perspective.
It is also suitable for high-potential development programs, planners, ALM professionals, credit and corporate banking teams, Treasury staff and head-office functions. ACF’s existing material also identifies central bankers and regulators as relevant audiences.
For more junior participants, the simulation can be simplified to provide an accessible and practical introduction to how a bank works.
Highly Configurable
Global Banker can be configured to reflect different levels of complexity and different program objectives. The simulation can vary:
- balance-sheet structure
- business mix
- products
- market conditions
- interest rates
- credit environment
- liquidity pressure
- capital constraints
- competitive conditions
Scenarios can also introduce shocks or changing conditions that require participants to reconsider strategy and manage the consequences.
Understand Banking as a System
Global Banker brings together the commercial, financial and risk dimensions of banking in one environment.
Participants do not simply learn about lending, Treasury, ALM or risk in isolation.
They see how the pieces fit together.