I would recommend the Oakbridge foreign exchange workshop presented by John Rush for somebody who wants to know the basics of foreign exchange transactions and those areas to watch out for while dealing with banks. Workshop attendees are given useful insights into how banks can exploit client ignorance. The workshop represents value for money.

CHANDRAMOHAN AMRITKAR
Deputy General Manager, Forex & Treasury
Essar Group (Mumbai, India)

As Regional Co-ordinator, Asia/Pacific for the The Thomson Corporation, I am, amongst a realm of other compliance matters, responsible for the oversight of foreign exchange risk management in the region. Hence my interest in attending the two day workshop convened by the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants which was presented by John Rush of Oakbridge Limited. I was immediately impressed by John's very relaxed and personable presentation style, which created an instant rapport with all attendees in the group and easily drew their open, unprompted participation and interactive discussion. His skills were a rare treat and completely effective. For me, the session was entirely valuable and I would highly commend John to any organisation seeking to ensure their finance operatives responsible for foreign exchange risk management are properly equipped for the task. I will certainly be pursuing any potential opportunity to have others within Thomson share the experience.

GRAHAM L BLACKADDER
Regional Co-ordinator, Asia/Pacific
The Thomson Corporation (Sydney, Australia)

We engaged John Rush of Oakbridge to present a foreign exchange workshop in Bangkok for a local trade association. That workshop was presented to a large group size of 32 participants who did not have English as a first language. The participants rated the workshop very highly: on a scale of 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent), John Rush’s average evaluation from participant feedback was 9.3 for professionalism and credibility, 9.1 for being organised, presenting well and giving a clear presentation, and 9.4 for the quality of course materials. The overall workshop rating was 8.9 and all participants providing feedback indicated that they would recommend the workshop to colleagues. The Bangkok workshop participants particularly liked John’s use of coloured-coded arrows to represent multicurrency cash flows, as this approach greatly clarified understanding of complex international financial markets transactions. Participants appreciated the practicality of the workshop, the realistic case studies that were used and the “behind the scenes” insights into bank pricing techniques that made bank customers better placed to obtain finer prices on their transactions.

DIRECTOR
International Training Provider Company (Hong Kong)

Over a one year period John Rush presented Oakbridge’s Foreign Exchange Risk Management Workshop in Wellington, Palmerston North and Napier on three occasions for Export New Zealand - Wellington Region. Workshop participants welcomed the opportunity to gain a better appreciation and understanding of how FX markets work, the tools available to alleviate risks and how to implement practical steps to identify and limit FX exposures. As the continuing volatility of the New Zealand dollar is a major concern to our members, John Rush will be a welcome and relevant workshop presenter in the future.

CHARLES BROAD
Regional Manager
Export New Zealand - Wellington Region (Wellington, New Zealand)

The foreign exchange workshop run by John Rush is the best workshop I have ever participated in. John is a real expert in this area. During the three days, John explained and translated complex concepts into simple to understand concepts by using his own creative tools (the famous "arrows"), which enabled us to fully implement his expertise and experience in our real world! I highly recommend this course to those people who are eager to understand foreign exchange operations and how to improve their bottom line result by better managing FX risks.

Dr STEVEN CUI
Financial Director, Greater China
Nexans (Shanghai) Wires & Cables Co Ltd  (Shanghai, China)

I attended a foreign exchange workshop presented by John Rush of Oakbridge. My reaction to this practical workshop was that it was the best short course I have ever attended! The structure and content of the workshop were impressive; they were exactly what I needed to use in my corporate position. I particularly enjoyed John's use of the unforgettable arrow methodology, which I can now always use to solve my common corporate foreign exchange problems. John demonstrated a high degree of technical expertise and presentation skill, and while the workshop atmosphere was relaxed and informal, it was at the same time very professional.

JOSEPH GUBAR
Financial Control Analyst
Qantas Holidays Limited (Sydney, Australia)

I attended a foreign exchange risk management workshop organised by ACI Singapore - The Financial Markets Association (formerly the Forex Association of Singapore), which was presented by John Rush of Oakbridge. In brief, I can say that John's workshop was one of the best prepared and presented I have ever attended. I particularly appreciated his explanatory methodology and case studies, which were extremely clear and enabled even complicated financial markets transactions to be decomposed easily into their basic elements. The workshop was highly practical, and I was shown techniques which, when applied (and I will apply them), will save my company's treasury operation vastly more than the cost of my attendance at the workshop! The workshop also provided me with a great deal of knowledge of banks' dealing and pricing practices. Armed with this knowledge, I will be better placed to ensure we receive genuinely "fair" prices at all times.

CLIFFORD S HAMMOND
Deputy Treasury Manager, Asia Pacific
Bechtel Asia Pacific (Singapore)

I have attended a number of risk management workshops, but have experienced none to compare with the quality of John Rush's treatment of foreign exchange risk management in the Oakbridge workshop he presented for the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants. His presentation of a complex subject was totally clear and most interesting for two entire days. I would happily attend any other workshop conducted by John Rush.

KELLIE LEMON
Treasury Specialist
BOC Gases Australia Limited (Sydney, Australia)

John Rush was invited to conduct foreign exchange workshops for groups of our corporate clients. The presentations were very successful, in that they both imparted practical technical knowledge and strengthened our client relationships. John was an excellent communicator of technical financial material to workshop participants whose first language was not English.

TEDDY LIN
Vice President and Country Treasurer
Bank of America (Taipei, Taiwan)

Teamnet invited John Rush to present a foreign exchange risk management workshop in Kuala Lumpur at a time of great uncertainty in Asian foreign exchange markets. His presentation was most informative and highly professional, and the concluding assessment of the workshop by participants was overwhelmingly positive. John's informal delivery style stimulated workshop participant discussion and questioning, and is a style that obviously works well in an Asian environment.

EDWARD LU
President
Teamnet Management Group Sdn Bhd (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

THOMAS SEETO
General Manager - Finance & Business Strategy
Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty Ltd (Sydney, Australia)