Specialized Banking Seminars Held at the Institute During the Fourth Quarter of 2004 During the fourth quarter of this year, three specialized banking seminars were held at the Institute of Banking Studies as follows: 1- Personal and Private Banking This seminar was held from 10/10 to 13/10/2004 in cooperation with Batt and Partners Consulting Ltd./ UK and was attended by (31) trainees from the different banking and financial institutions in Jordan . The seminar discussed strategies of special banking services, customer services, marketing centralization, sales management , public relations and credit risk management in banking services, as well as case studies. 2- Anti-Money Laundering This seminar took place from 21/11 to 25/11/2004 in cooperation with Bond Associates Ltd. / UK. The subjects discussed were the general legal framework of anti-money laundering and the existing legislation of anti-money laundering in Jordan, Europe and the United States as well as the stages of money laundering , control techniques, reporting and auditing , and the international efforts for combatting money laundering and checking of information sources. The seminar was attended by (22) trainees from the different institutions of the financial and banking sector in Jordan . 3- Problem Recognition and Remedial Management This seminar was held from 12/12 to 15/12/2004 in cooperation with Citibank Training Center / Turkey and was attended by (29) trainees. The seminar discussed several specialized subjects such as risk associated with work nature, industry analysis and targeted market and related risks (industry centralization , work process, fluctuations) , as well as early warning signals and problem recognition , credit classification system, workouts and remedial management , and downside analysis. Back