Home ->> CDIAC ->> Seminars ->> 2017 Debt Issuance and Public Investment Seminars and Conferences

2017 Debt Issuance and Public Investment Webinars, Seminars and Conferences

Submitting the Annual Debt Transparency Report (ADTR) Required by SB 1029:
Commercial Paper (CP) and Mello-Roos Debt
November 15, 2017
10:00 – 11:30 AM

Register for Replay Through Education Portal

Note: The complete program including, replays, transcripts, and slides are available in the CDIAC Education Portal. Registration required but materials are free.

This webinar will walk submitters through sample reporting scenarios for typical CP and Mello-Roos debt issues. Actual ADTRs will be completed and submitted during the webinar.

• Agenda
• Recommended Readings
  • Guidance on Complying with SB 1029 Release Date: December 28, 2016, CDIAC

Submitting the Annual Debt Transparency Report (ADTR) Required by SB 1029:
General Obligation (GO) and Revenue Debt
November 8, 2017
10:00 – 11:30 AM

This webinar will walk submitters through sample reporting scenarios for typical GO and Revenue debt issues. Actual ADTRs will be completed and submitted during the webinar.

• Agenda
• Presentation
• Video
• Transcript
• Recommended Readings
  • Guidance on Complying with SB 1029 Release Date: December 28, 2016, CDIAC

CDIAC's 16th Annual Pre-conference at The Bond Buyer's 27th Annual California Public Finance Conference:
Examining the Roles of Special Consultants in Debt Issuance and Administration
September 25, 2017
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Conference Center
Carlsbad, California

This pre-conference program will explore the types of consultants and the expert work products (EWPs) they produce as well as what aspects to consider related to EWPs. These include the selection and compensation of consultants, credentials and deliverables, conflicts of interest, and the application of securities law to the role of these consultants.

• Agenda
• Presentation Materials
• Cost: $95 Public / $145 on-site registration
• Recommended Readings:
  • White Paper on Expert Work Products, National Federation of Municipal Analysts
  • White Paper on Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest in Municipal Finance Transactions, NFMA
  • Long-term Financial Planning For Local Governments, Shayne Kavanagh and Monica Han Na, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
  • Selecting and Managing Municipal Advisors, GFOA
  • Municipal Advisor (MA) Definition, SEC Rel. No. 34-70462
  • SEC Rule 15Ba1-1
  • SEC Action Fiduciary Duty
  • SEC Municipal Advisor FAQs
  • Resources Slides on MA Regulations for Session Four

Ongoing Debt Administration
September 6, 2017
Tsakopoulos Library Galleria
Sacramento, California

This seminar is designed to provide government officers with the knowledge needed to manage their responsibilities for continuing disclosure, compliance with federal arbitrage rules, and the investment of bond proceeds. Complying with both national and state-level reporting will be discussed. This seminar differs from CDIAC’s bond accountability and transparency program as this curriculum focuses on the larger practices of living with an issue over the life of the bond.

• Agenda
• Presentation Materials
• Recommended Readings:
  • California Debt Issuance Primer, California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission (CDIAC), 2006
  • Webinar: Creating SB 1029-Compliant Local Debt Policies, CDIAC, March 16, 2017
  • Guidance on Complying with SB 1029, CDIAC, December 28, 2016
  • Best Practice: Debt Management Policy, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), October 2012
  • Considerations For Developing Post-Issuance Tax Compliance Procedures, National Association of Bond Lawyers, September 2016
  • Disclosing Information to Investors, MSRB
  • TEB Post-Issuance Compliance: Some Basic Concepts, Internal Revenue Service, February 2017

Public Funds Investing Workshop: Using MS Excel
August 23, 24, 2017
Lionel J. Wilson Building
Oakland, California

This one-day workshop is offered on two consecutive days. Register for one of the two options offered. Class size is limited to 20 participants per day. Bring your own laptop or tablet with MS Excel.

This one-day workshop uses Microsoft Excel to further participants’ understanding of key investment concepts. Participants will engage in interactive learning using their own laptops or tablets and spreadsheets to familiarize themselves with the relationship between yield, duration and convexity. The workshop will conclude with an exercise on benchmarking. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEAVE THIS WORKSHOP WITH

• Agenda
• Cost: $100 Public / $230 Private
• Location: 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Suite #2352, Oakland, CA 94612

Developing and Administering Internal Controls for Bond Accountability
May 5, 2017
Capitol Event Center
Sacramento, California

This one-day seminar focuses on a framework for developing and administering an internal control system to account for and report on the expenditure of bond proceeds. The seminar focuses on the principles of a control system to provide for the prudent management and disbursement of public funds and applies these to bond administration. The program will incorporate tools developed by the Task Force on Bond Accountability convened by the California State Treasurer John Chiang.

• Agenda
• Presentation
• Cost: $150 Public / $250 Private
• Recommended Readings:
  • Task Force on Bond Accountability Final Report

Creating SB 1029-Compliant Local Debt Policies
March 16, 2017
Webinar

Chapter 307, Statutes of 2016 (Senate Bill 1029, Hertzberg), signed by Governor Brown on September 12, 2016, amends Government Code section 8855 to place additional reporting obligations on issuers of public debt in California. Effective January 1, 2017, issuers must certify that they have adopted local debt policies concerning the use of debt and that the proposed debt issuance is consistent with those policies. This CDIAC webinar, in coordination with the California Special Districts Association and School Services of California, intends to support the efforts of local issuers to comply with SB 1029.

• Agenda
• Speaker Biographies
• Presentation
• Video
• Transcript
• Recommended Readings
  • Guidance on Complying with SB 1029 Release Date: December 28, 2016, CDIAC
  • Employing a Debt Management Policy Practices at California Local Agencies by the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission
  • Employing a Debt Management Policy- Practices Among California Local Agencies
  • GFOA Debt Management Policy
  • Small Government/New Issuer - Debt Issuance Checklist: Considerations When Issuing Bonds
  • An Overview of Local Government GO Bond Issuance Trends – 2016 Update

Fundamentals of Public Funds Investing
January 18-19, 2017
Riverside Convention Center
Riverside, CA

This seminar provides the fundamental concepts, tools, and strategies necessary to manage and oversee public investment portfolios. On Day One panelists will address the components of portfolio management, including roles and responsibilities of practitioners, understanding permitted investments, establishing policy objectives, and managing cash flow. On Day Two panelists will address structuring and diversifying an investment portfolio, benchmarking, and best practices in portfolio accounting, disclosure and reporting.

• Agenda
• Presentation Materials
• Cost: $250 for both days
• Recommended Readings:
  • Local Agency Investment Guidelines: Update for 2016
    • Purchase
  • CDIAC’s Webinar Series; The Public Investment Portfolio: A Step-by-Step Examination of Public Investment Securities
  • Governmental Accounting Standards Series, Statement No. 72 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Fair Value Measurement and Application, February 2015