"What's on the CRO's Mind" with Alden Toevs, Group CRO, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
KPMG Theatre - Ground Floor, 10 Shelley Street, Sydney
Tue 6 March 2012 | 4.00pm start with networking drinks from 5.00PM until 6.00PM
We begin our member events for 2012 by gaining insights into some of the hottest topics for the year in world of risk in banking and financial services from someone who is truly in the know. Alden Toevs, CRO of CBA Group, will share with you his insights into what's on his mind about the year ahead at our March member event in Sydney. You can expect to hear his views on the Eurozone crisis, Australia's multi speed economy, funding and cost challenges and regulatory implication amongst others. This will no doubt be a very popular event so please ensure you register early.
Speakers: Alden Toevs, Chief Risk Officer, Commonwealth Bank
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Key Themes
Key themes that you can expect to hear about:
Eurozone Crisis and impact on Australian Banks
Challenges and opportunites presented by Australia's multispeed economy
Regulation and what it means for the shape and scale of banking in the years ahead
Challenges in wholesale funding, liquidity and balance sheet management.
Further Information
Alden Toevs, Chief Risk Officer
Commonwealth Bank
Alden joined the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on 23 June 2008 as Group Chief Risk Officer. Alden provides leadership in ensuring effective risk management and risk governance across the Bank and also helps govern the Group through membership on the Bank’s Executive Committee.
Prior to joining the Commonwealth Bank, Alden led First Manhattan Consulting Group’s (FMCG) risk management, MIS and mortgage banking practice areas for 15 plus years, and was FMCG’s lead consulting partner between 2000 and 2008. Over his 18 years of consulting with First Manhattan, Alden has advised more than 100 banks globally on risk, strategy, mergers and performance measurement.
Alden has a Ph.D. with honors from Tulane University and did post graduate work at MIT under a grant from the National Science Foundation. Alden is a Director of Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited.