5th Annual OTC Derivatives Operations & Processing

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November 10, 2010

Bayards, One Hanover Square, New York, NY

CPE Credits: 7.0

We are offering limited complimentary passes to senior operations professionals including CTOs, COOs, CIOs, Heads/Directors of IT/Operations/Technology of buy-side firms. If you would like to request a complimentary pass, please send us an email through our Contact Us page. **

A Sampling of Last Year's Delegates:

AllianceBernstein	Alpine Mutual Funds
AM Investment Partners, LLC	Avenue Capital
Bank of America Merrill Lynch	BNY Mellon
Citco Fund Services	Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Delaware Investments	Deutsche Bank AG
Fidelity Investments	Franklin Templeton
Goldman Sachs	Hudson Bay Capital Management
JP Morgan	Lazard Ltd
Legg Mason	Lord Abbett
MetLife	MKP Capital Management
Morgan Stanley Investment Management	Northern Trust
OppenheimerFunds	Promark Global Advisors, Inc.
Prudential Financial	Traxis Partners LP

9:00
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

John Jay, Senior Analyst,
Aite Group
9:15
Keynote: Preventing Another Crisis- The Need for Financial Reform

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, TBD

9:45
The Changing Derivatives Landscape: Industry Response to Regulatory Reform

Managing systemic risk
Giving up your data- US regulators are demanding more data
Impact from proposed rulemaking on operations

Panelists:
James Wallin, Senior Vice President,
Alliance Bernstein
10:30 Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors

10:50 The New Middle Man- The Role of the Clearing House in Derivatives

Weighing the pros and cons of mandatory clearing of OTC Derivatives
Which transactions need to come into clearing houses?
Relying on brokers or building connectivity with the CCPs?
Are the clearing houses prepared?
Will clearing the derivatives through a clearing house lower risk and increase transparency?
How will centralized clearing affect transaction costs and lead to tighter bid/ask spread
Moderator:
John Jay, Senior Analyst,
Aite Group
11:40 Technology Update- What Changes are Needed to Comply with New Regulations?
Need for a system that can track a transaction from pre-trade through to termination of the contract
Need to find valuations, transparency tools and operations
Are new technology innovations making it easier to support risk?
How is central clearing requiring changes to technology and operations?
Moderator:
Chad Wekelo, Founder & Principal
Actualize Consulting
Panelists:
Gary Koche, Managing Director, Capital Markets, North America,
OpenLink
MarketAxess, TBD
12:30 Lunch Break with the Exhibitors

1:30
Preventing the Domino Effect- Best Practices for Collateral Management
Should your firm outsource processes to the custodians?
Implementing best practices to reduce counterparty credit risk
Are processes too manually intensive?
2:15
Transparency Needed- Pricing and Valuation
Greater transparency on pricing of derivative contracts
In-house pricing systems
Risks and challenges
Panelists:
Chris Coleman, Managing Director,
Bank of New York Mellon
Michael Rucci, Managing Director, Global Head of Operations
UBS Global Asset Management
3:00 Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors

3:20
Post Trade Processing- Efficiency through Common Messaging Standards
Would this help streamline the settlement process? Help bring the industry closer to a T+1 or a T+0 environment?
Standardized Electronic Messages
Is automation possible without one specific industry standard for messaging?
Panelists:
Don Muller, Head of OTC Structured Products,
Omnium
Dennis Goodenough,
SWIFT
4:00
RIP OTC- The Future of Derivatives
What is to come in the derivatives marketplace?
Do OTC Derivatives cease to exist?
Will the reform seen in the US progress around the globe?
4:45
Seminar Adjourns

**Buy-Side firms include mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, plan sponsors and asset managers. Buy-side registrations are reviewed for eligibility and FTF reserves the right to refuse non-qualified attendees.

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9:00	Chairperson’s Opening Remarks John Jay, Senior Analyst, Aite Group
9:15	Keynote: Preventing Another Crisis- The Need for Financial Reform Federal Reserve Bank of New York, TBD
9:45	The Changing Derivatives Landscape: Industry Response to Regulatory Reform Managing systemic risk Giving up your data- US regulators are demanding more data Impact from proposed rulemaking on operations Panelists: James Wallin, Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein
10:30	Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
10:50	The New Middle Man- The Role of the Clearing House in Derivatives Weighing the pros and cons of mandatory clearing of OTC Derivatives Which transactions need to come into clearing houses? Relying on brokers or building connectivity with the CCPs? Are the clearing houses prepared? Will clearing the derivatives through a clearing house lower risk and increase transparency? How will centralized clearing affect transaction costs and lead to tighter bid/ask spread Moderator: John Jay, Senior Analyst, Aite Group
11:40	Technology Update- What Changes are Needed to Comply with New Regulations? Need for a system that can track a transaction from pre-trade through to termination of the contract Need to find valuations, transparency tools and operations Are new technology innovations making it easier to support risk? How is central clearing requiring changes to technology and operations? Moderator: Chad Wekelo, Founder & Principal Actualize Consulting Panelists: Gary Koche, Managing Director, Capital Markets, North America, OpenLink MarketAxess, TBD
12:30	Lunch Break with the Exhibitors
1:30	Preventing the Domino Effect- Best Practices for Collateral Management Should your firm outsource processes to the custodians? Implementing best practices to reduce counterparty credit risk Are processes too manually intensive?
2:15	Transparency Needed- Pricing and Valuation Greater transparency on pricing of derivative contracts In-house pricing systems Risks and challenges Panelists: Chris Coleman, Managing Director, Bank of New York Mellon Michael Rucci, Managing Director, Global Head of Operations UBS Global Asset Management
3:00	Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
3:20	Post Trade Processing- Efficiency through Common Messaging Standards Would this help streamline the settlement process? Help bring the industry closer to a T+1 or a T+0 environment? Standardized Electronic Messages Is automation possible without one specific industry standard for messaging? Panelists: Don Muller, Head of OTC Structured Products, Omnium Dennis Goodenough, SWIFT
4:00	RIP OTC- The Future of Derivatives What is to come in the derivatives marketplace? Do OTC Derivatives cease to exist? Will the reform seen in the US progress around the globe?
4:45	Seminar Adjourns


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