Finadium 2008 Annual Conference featuring Dr. Nouriel Roubini and Former SEC Commissioner Harvey Pitt
Open to the public
September 23, 2008
3 West Club
3 W. 51st St.
New York, NY
Dear Friends,
Thank you for once again making our annual conference a great success. Although turnout was understandably lower than last year, our speakers were well informed and engaged and audience participation was excellent. We have already received very positive feedback and look forward to seeing you in 2009.
Best regards,
The Finadium Team
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Agenda
8:15am – 9am
Breakfast
9am – 9:30am
Lessons from recent Finadium studies on asset managers, brokers and custodians
State of the industry presentation featuring data from Finadium surveys of institutional investors, asset managers and hedge funds
Josh Galper, Conference Chair
Managing Principal Finadium
9:30am-10:15am
Keynote: Federal Reserve Policy and the Bear Stearns Acquisition
What was behind the Fed’s thinking?
How has current Fed policy changed?
Could a Bear Stearns crash happen again and what would the Fed do?
Dr. Nouriel Roubini
Professor of Economics and International Business Stern School of Business, NYU
Chairman Roubini Global Economics (RGE) Monitor
10:15am-11am
Meeting in the Middle: Long Only, 130/30 and Long/Short Asset Management Strategies
What trends are pushing traditional asset managers and hedge funds toward each other?
What does this mean for hedge funds, asset managers, prime brokers and custodians?
Moderator
Mike Long, Partner Short Alert Research
Panelists
Bill Morgan, Director UBS Asset Management
David Dooley, Director NY Life Investment Management (NYLIM)
Solomon Teller, Head of Investment Analytics
ProShare Advisors
Nate Rand, Business Development and Product Engineering State Street Securities Finance
11am-11:15am
Break
11:15am-12
Corporate Governance and Securities Lending
Proxy voting rules
Recall policies
Corporate concerns about securities lending
Moderator
Scott Johnson, Reporter FundFire
Panelists
Dominick De Robertis, Managing Director The Altman Group
D. Roger Glenn, Partner Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge
Peter Chepucavage, General Counsel Plexus Consulting Group
Dr. Andrew Clearfield, President Investment Initiatives
Chairman, International Corporate Governance Network
Securities Lending Committee
12 - 12:30pm
Technology for Prime Brokerage and Hedge Funds
What matters for hedge fund and other leveraged traders
Contracts for Differences and Equity Swaps
Technology for prime brokerage
Panelists
Mani Pillai, President FinTrack
Dan Matthies, Global Business Leader Bloomberg LP
12:30pm - 1:30
Lunch
1:30pm - 2:15
Trading in Emerging and Frontier Markets
Why hedge funds and long-only managers are investing
Prospects and risks
Andrew Waterman, CEO Emerginvest
2:15pm - 3:00
Winners and Losers in Securities Lending Transparency
Have electronic exchanges made a difference to securities lending markets?
Do broker-dealers or their clients care about transparency
?
The impact on beneficial asset holders
Moderator
Alexander Tallett, Research Analyst Finadium
Panelists
David Downey, CEO OneChicago
John Tabacco, CEO Locatestock
Tim Smith, Director SunGard ASTEC
3:00pm - 3:30
Speed Networking
3:30pm - 4:15
Afternoon Keynote: SEC Regulations and the Future of Naked Short Selling
How has the SEC's focus on naked short selling affected the markets?
What are the likely short-term and long-term impacts of a market wide ban on short selling?
Harvey Pitt
CEO Kalorama Partners
Former Chairman US Securities and Exchange Commission
4:15pm - 5:00
The Next Evolution of Prime Brokerage
How will Prime Brokerage change following the Bear Stearns acquisition, the failure of Lehman Brothers and the sale of Merrill Lynch?
Growth and prospects for securities lending and prime brokerage
The credit crisis and costs of financing
Moderator
Josh Friedlander, Research Editor Absolute Return Magazine
Panelists
Josh Galper, Managing Principal
Finadium
Ross Moore, CEO
LaBranche Structured Products
Harvey Pitt, CEO Kalorama Partners
Former Chairman US Securities and Exchange Commission
5:00pm - 5:15
Conference Wrap-Up
Josh Galper, Conference Chair
Managing Principal Finadium
