Sponsored by - Securities Operations Forum
Date and Location - Tuesday, 14th November 2006
Bayard's, One Hanover Square, New York City, NY 10004
The use of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives is growing at a phenomenal rate as fund managers are increasingly using them as an investment tool. For example, over the last three years, the volume of derivatives processed by Northern Trust increased by 30% each year, and they processed as many OTC derivatives in the first quarter of 2006 as they did during the whole of 2005.
As a result of this industry-wide growth, the need to improve the operational efficiency of the back-office has never been greater. Derivatives as an asset class have the lowest level of automation across all segments of the investment industry. Automation has been a challenge due to the wide variety of instruments and rapid change in the products that are traded.
Securities Operations Forum and SmartStream Technologies are jointly hosting this focused and timely event, bringing together industry practitioners, consultants and regulators to help answer the pressing questions on the future of OTC derivatives processing.
What are the implications of the regulators’ demand for increased price transparency in derivatives valuation?
How are risk models changing and how are they applied to pricing problems?
What are the alternatives and what is the best route to improving timeliness of confirmation matching?
How can you build the business case for intelligent automation of OTC derivatives processing?
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AGENDA
08:00 to 09:00
Registration and Breakfast With Exhibitors
09:00 to 09:10
Chairman's Opening Remarks
Hal McIntyre, Managing Partner, The Summit Group
09:10 to 09:50
Keynote Address - From Alternative to Transformative: The Importance of
Derivatives to the Buy-Side
Matt Nelson, Senior Analyst, Investment Management Practice, TowerGroup
09:50 to 10:35
Derivatives Operations: An Overview of the Challanges Facing Investment
Managers and the Asset Servicer's Perspective
Moderator Matt Nelson, Senior Analyst, Investment Management Practice, TowerGroup
Panel Cherie Graham, Director, Client Solutions, BBH
Panel Shannon Law, Manager, Investment Operations, Franklin Templeton
Services, LLC
10:35 to 11:05
Morning Refreshment With Exhibitors
11:05 to 11:35
Regulatory Evolution
Brian Peters, Senior Vice President, Bank Supervision, Federal Reserve Bank of
New York
11:35 to 12:15
Mitigating Risk in Derivatives Processing
12:15 to 01:20
Luncheon With Exhibitors
01:20 to 02:05
Derivatives Processing: Fair Valuation & Pricing Transparency
Moderator Jeanene Timberlake, Managing Editor, Operations Management
Panel Raj Gadkari, Managing Director, Bear Stearns
Panel Kevin Gould, Executive Vice President, Markit
02:05 to 02:35
Afternoon Refreshment Break With Exhibitors
02:35 to 03:20
Derivatives Processing: Standards
Moderator John Sandman, Standards Editor, Securities Industry News
Panel Fabian Vandenreydt, Director of FX and Derivatives, SWIFT
Panel Brian Lynn, CTO, Global Electronic Markets LLC
03:20 to 04:05
Derivatives Processing: The Utilities' Perspective
Moderator George Reis, Industry Consultant, The Bond Market Association
Panel Chip Carver, CEO, SwapsWire
Panel Leo Schlinkert, Executive Vice President, Processing and Distribution,
Markit
Panel Janet Wynn, General Manager, Deriv/SERV, DTCC
04:05 to 04:15
Chairman's Closing Remarks and End of Conference
Hal McIntyre, Managing Partner, The Summit Group
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Conference URL - http://www.soforum.com/conferences/conference_agenda.php?cid=36
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