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Good Loans vs Bad Loans: Effective NPA/NPL Management and IFRS 9 Update Masterclass

Problem loans caught early and worked hard — failure prediction, restructuring, insolvency regimes and an action plan for the NPL ratio, with the IFRS 9 dimension.

The programme

A rising NPL ratio taxes an institution twice — once through the balance sheet, and again through its soundness and reputation. This masterclass works the problem loan from cause to cure. It begins with why loans go bad: problematic business models, management and ownership behaviour, poor loan structure and the wrong financial instruments. It then covers early detection through market signals and failure prediction models, defining NPLs and their indicators, and assessing what problem loans cost the institution. The cohort works through waiver requests, remedial business plans, negotiating input and offtake contracts, insolvency regimes and directors’ responsibilities — closing with an action plan to bend the NPL ratio, including the Small Debt Resolution Committee route and the IFRS 9 update.

What you will do

Detect problem loans early, using market signals and failure prediction models before impairment forces the issue.
Diagnose the causes — problematic business models, ownership strategy and behaviour, poor loan structure and instrument choice.
Define NPLs and their indicators precisely, and assess their cost to the institution’s soundness and reputation.
Build an action plan to curb the NPL ratio, including remedial business plans and assistance from the Small Debt Resolution Committee.
Handle waiver requests and contract renegotiation, including the challenges of input and offtake contracts.
Operate within insolvency regimes, knowing what defines insolvent trading, directors’ responsibilities and judicial oversight.

Who attends

  • Heads of recovery, collections and special asset management (SAMG)
  • Heads of restructuring, risk and credit, and their teams
  • Lending managers, corporate finance and relationship managers
  • Legal teams and senior staff supporting recoveries

Cohorts bring together board members, executives and the rising leaders behind them — kept deliberately small, so every seat is a peer’s.

Programme agenda

Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for

I.Why loans go bad
  • Causes of problem loans and early detection
  • Market signals and failure prediction models
  • Problematic business models and ownership behaviour
  • Poor loan structure and choice of financial instruments
II.Measuring the damage
  • Defining NPLs and the indicators of non-performing loans
  • The cost of problem loans to soundness and reputation
  • The IFRS 9 update and its implications for recognition
III.Working the loan
  • Considering the request for a waiver
  • The remedial business plan
  • Negotiating input and offtake contracts
IV.Resolution
  • Insolvent trading and insolvency regimes: directors’ responsibility, judicial oversight
  • An action plan to curb the NPL ratio
  • Assistance from the Small Debt Resolution Committee

Frequently asked

What does the masterclass teach about catching problem loans early?

It starts with why loans go bad — problematic business models, management and ownership behaviour, poor loan structure and the wrong financial instruments — then covers early detection through market signals and failure prediction models, defining NPLs and their indicators precisely, and assessing what problem loans cost the institution’s soundness and reputation.

Does the course cover IFRS 9 and loan workout?

Yes. The IFRS 9 update and its implications for recognition are covered, alongside the workout itself: considering waiver requests, building remedial business plans, negotiating input and offtake contracts, operating within insolvency regimes — including directors’ responsibilities and judicial oversight — and closing with an action plan to curb the NPL ratio.

Who should attend, and what are the practical arrangements?

The masterclass serves heads of recovery, collections and special asset management, restructuring, risk and credit leadership, lending and relationship managers, and legal teams supporting recoveries. Delivery is in English and French on a rolling calendar, with dates on request; fees and quotations are provided on enquiry, and an in-house edition tailored to your institution is available.

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