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Highlights and from the two day seminar
Live video feed from London -
Thursday Nov 5, 2009
Professor John Board
Topic: The implications for new Financial Instruments
Debt and bonds – their nature, use and influence on the economy
Equity – risk, return and portfolio activity Instruments 2 (Derivatives)
Forwards and futures contracts, traded options and swaps
Hedging, complexity and regulatory considerations (e.g. suitability)
Funds (e.g. ETFs) and securitized / structured products
Exotic instruments (e.g. credit risk products)
Mr. John Hennessy
Topics:
The Response of Regulators Worldwide: the U.S. Regulatory Debate and the European Model
The U.S. Regulatory Quilt
Exemptions: The Devil is in the Details
Evolving U.S. Business Model:How We Got Into This Mess
Looking to the Future:Recent Developments in U.S. and European Regulation
Mr. Keith Checkley
Topics:
A Detailed Analysis of the Enhancements to Basel II (announced July 2009)
THE NEW CAPITAL ACCORD
RECOMMENDED ENHANCEMENTS to RISK MANAGEMENT
Mrs. Cheryl Bazard
Topics:
Corporate Governance: Duties of Board and Management
