The Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) is a multilateral financial institution that supports the sustainable development of its shareholder countries and regional integration. It serves the public and private sectors supplying multiple financial products and services to a broad portfolio of clients, formed by the governments of the shareholders States, financial institutions and public and private companies. CAF is located in Caracas, Venezuela.

Dr.S.L (Sam) Srinivasulu, President, KESDEE Inc. was invited by CAF to present four day Blended Training Program on Asset Liability Management in Caracas, Venezuela during October 4-7, 2006. The emphasis of the program was on taking an integrated and not fragmented approach to Asset liability Management.

As a part of the Blended Training Program, the delegates have access to KESDEE’s e-learning course on Asset Liability Management  (A library of 28 courses) for a period of one-year. For testimonials on this program, please visit: http://www.kesdee.com/Blended_Training%20.jsp

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP) has approved KESDEE's e-Learning course libraries for Continuing Education (CE) credits.
The courses approved for Continuing Education (CE) credits by the CFP and the number of credits are:

The details on these courses are available at www.kesdee.com

About Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards, Inc.:

Bank of Baroda has licensed KESDEE’s e-Learning courses on Banking and Financial topics to provide training to its employees.

The program is delivered through Internet and uses an interactive, self-paced format. The participants learn from their own perspective, with a curriculum customized to their position.

Bank of Baroda has leveraged KESDEE's expertise in providing Turnkey Solutions for Knowledge Management, in the areas of:

• Asset Liability Management
• Basel I and Basel II
• Market Risk Management
• Credit Risk Management
• Operational Risk Management
• Anti-Money Laundering
• Treasury Management
• Finance and Accounting

The program focuses on improving performance of the participants and provides them with skills and knowledge to excel in the job.

Bank of Baroda is one of India's largest bank, with network of branches in India, and has a international presence in 21 countries.

KESDEE has launched a comprehensive course library on “Mutual Funds” (A Library of 11 Courses). This is a highly interactive e-learning course library on mutual funds and their operations. The themes of this product are:

• Fundamentals of mutual funds
• Various aspects of the operations of a mutual fund
• Management of a mutual funds portfolio
• Evaluating the performance of mutual funds

Mutual Funds (A library of 11 courses)
1. Mutual Funds - The Concept
2. Structure and Constituents of Mutual Funds
3. Various Types of Mutual Fund Products
4. Management of Bond Fund Portfolio
5. Management of Equity Fund Portfolio
6. Accounting and Valuation
7. Evaluation of Performance of Mutual Funds
8. Prospectus of Mutual Fund
9. Annual Report of Mutual Fund
10. Regulations of Mutual Funds Industry
11. Trends in Mutual Funds Industry

Job Aids:
 Annual Reports of Mutual Fund Companies

This e-learning course library is developed in collobaration with Indian Institute of Capital Markets (IICM) and authored by Professor Gururajan Sethu.

For more details, please visit: http://www.kesdee.com/pdf/mutualfund.pdf

KESDEE Inc., www.kesdee.com

KESDEE provides end-to-end e-Learning solutions covering all facets - Technology, Content and Services for Knowledge Management & Continuing Professional Education (CPE) initiatives.

KESDEE's focus is on providing Turnkey Knowledge Management Solutions to the financial services industry. This includes:

• Off-the-shelf Solutions
• KESDEE-Learning Management System (K-LMS)
• Course Builder Tool
• Custom Content Development
• Consultancy Services and
• Blended Learning

KESDEE independently manages the Development, Installation and Technical Support to provide end-to-end Solutions with seamless integration. Everyone involved in the global financial services industry (as a provider, user or regulator) would benefit from KESDEE's innovative solutions.

KESDEE's off-the-shelf product portfolio consists of 500 courses spanning about 1500 hours of e-learning. The products serve both as a ready reference material and as an education tool and can be tailored to meet the organizations' needs in terms of look-and-feel, content and technology.

With the depth and breadth of unmatched learning resources, KESDEE provides solutions that evolve with you and for you.

www.gftt.com

GFTT is a division of KESDEE Inc. GFTT is committed to providing innovative, blended training solutions for finance professionals worldwide. Across 40 countries, we have conducted both in-house and public enrollment programs on Balance Sheet Management, Corporate Treasury Management, Capital Markets and Risk Management for executives from the corporate and financial industry.

Seminar topics for the year 2006 are:
1. Asset Liability Management
2. Asset Liability Management for insurance company
3. Corporate Treasury Management
4. Asset Securitization
5. Global Financial Markets
6. Basel II

For details on the dates, location of GFTT Seminars, please contact us at information@kesdee.com