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September 2002
Credit and Risk Management Conference to Examine Changing Role of Rating Agencies, Risk Managers and TradersAmid mounting calls for heightened corporate transparency and accountability, the Association’s Second Annual Credit and Risk Management Conference will take a critical look at the evolving role of risk management in today’s fixed-income markets. Scheduled for October 31 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, the conference will delve into a wide range of risk management issues, offering real-world insights into how risk managers can enhance investor confidence and how traders manage risk. Panel sessions will examine the role of rating agencies in risk management, assessing definitions and standards for risk discrimination amid global change, as well as the evolving role of traders as risk managers and the new techniques they can employ to manage risk. One panel will explore the response of the dealer community to shortcomings in accounting, disclosure and corporate governance practices. The session—“Heightened Transparency and Accountability to the Public in the Post-Enron Era: Using Your Risk Management Function to Enhance Investor and Counterparty Confidence in Your Firm”—will focus on how dealers have modified how they manage counterparty risk and now engage in fuller disclosure. Another discussion, “Managing Risk in a Much Riskier World: How Dealers Are Enhancing Their Internal Systems and Procedures to Head Off Future Losses,” will explore the way dealer behavior is changing in light of recent market developments, the importance of credit-related information flows within dealer firms, and dealer efforts to press counterparties to increase transparency regarding hedging activities, risk management practices and creditworthiness. A full conference schedule is available on the Association’s Web site. To register, contact Susan Weiss at 212.440.9472. Exhibit opportunities are available. For information, contact Lynn Schlesinger, Director of Marketing, at 212.440.9277. |