With the volatile financial landscape we’re in, credit and counterparty risk exposure has taken top rank, going from a theoretical to realized risk.  And as trading strategies have become more sophisticated, the infrastructure to effectively manage risk in the middle and back office has not adequately kept pace.  The rampant use of over the counter (OTC) products, combined with a new regulatory focus on the OTC markets, continue to highlight and magnify shortcomings in firms’ operational and risk management capabilities.  Firms that struggled to deal with the recent collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers know all too well the importance of fully understanding their exposure to counterparties and properly collateralizing positions.  In addition, buy-side institutions are realizing that effective collateral management can have a material impact not only on risk, but also on performance.  Collateral management is asset management. 

Please join FTF and Omgeo for an informative free webcast where we'll explore the current counterparty risk management environment and how securities firms can better position themselves for the challenges that lie ahead.  Attend this one-hour webinar to hear three leading industry experts discuss the following topics:

•  The importance of sound collateral and reconciliation practices for increasing transparency into risk exposure
• The current process for managing counterparty risk and what can we expect in the future
• What opinions exist regarding the industry's answer to OTC derivatives processing and regulation
• How firms can increase levels of automation and in doing so, increase their capacity and reduce risk

Featured Speakers:

• Tim Lind, Managing Director, Strategic Planning, Omgeo
• Simon Lillystone, Director, Business Development, Collateral and Margin Management, Omgeo
• Brian Lynn, Founder and CTO, Global Electronic Markets