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22895

Hear About Money Market Funds, Short Sales, and Other Current Market Events From Industry Experts at the ICI Equity, Fixed-Income and Derivatives Markets Conference - October 6-7
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September 22, 2008

TO: ETF ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 25-08
EQUITY MARKETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 45-08
FIXED-INCOME ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 26-08
INST. MONEY MARKET FUNDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 22-08
MONEY MARKET FUNDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 26-08
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 36-08
SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 94-08
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 24-08
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER COMMITTEE No. 12-08
CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY MEMBERS No. 38-08
COMPLIANCE MEMBERS No. 45-08
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS No. 14-08
INVESTMENT ADVISER MEMBERS No. 11-08
PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 8-08
SMALL FUNDS MEMBERS No. 57-08
OPERATIONS MEMBERS No. 15-08
BROKER/DEALER ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 32-08
ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS MEMBERS No. 20-08     RE: HEAR ABOUT MONEY MARKET FUNDS, SHORT SALES, AND OTHER CURRENT MARKET EVENTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS AT THE ICI EQUITY, FIXED-INCOME AND DERIVATIVES MARKETS CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 6-7

 

The Investment Company Institute is sponsoring its Equity, Fixed-Income & Derivatives Markets Conference on October 6-7 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt New York.  The conference will provide the latest information on money market funds, short sales and other current market events in the equity, fixed-income, and derivatives markets and their effect on institutional investors.  Conference highlights and registration information is provided below.

 

  • Lunch speech by Anthony Ryan, Acting Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Regulatory Update panel, moderated by former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins and featuring senior officials from the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, MSRB, and NYSE Regulation, reviewing current developments in the markets and recent regulatory proposals and initiatives, and also previewing upcoming regulatory priorities.
  • Evolution of U.S. Exchanges panel, moderated by former SEC Commissioner Annette Nazareth and featuring CEO-level speakers from the securities exchanges, discussing the changing role of institutional investors in the trading process and the impact of exchange consolidation, globalization, and competition.
  • Two Derivatives Markets panels examining the latest issues impacting derivatives securities, including understanding different types of derivatives, how derivatives are used by institutional investors, valuation issues, and the trading of derivatives.
  • Municipal Securities Markets panel examining the impact of the credit crisis on municipal securities, the changing role of credit ratings and the reform of credit rating agencies, and enhancing municipal securities disclosure.
  • Fixed-Income Markets panel examining the valuation of fixed-income securities, developments in trade dissemination and reporting, and the development of electronic trading.
  • Compliance Issues panel focusing on the side-by-side management of different investment products, trade allocation and aggregation policies, and valuation concerns.
  • Institutional Trading panel, featuring senior buy-side and sell-side market participants, discussing the impact of changes in the securities markets on investment decisions, choosing the optimal trading venue, and the changing relationship between investors and the sell-side.
  • Exchange-Traded Funds panel examining new ETF products, challenges for new listings, and the impact on trading of exchange consolidation and changing market structure.
  • Evolution of Global Exchanges and Trading Venues panel consisting of CEO-level speakers from the trading venues.
  • Global Trading Issues panel examining the impact of MiFID, competition and fragmentation in the European securities markets, and challenges for trade reporting.

 

Please visit the ICI conferences website at http://members.ici.org/conferences/main.do?id=EQU08 to register for the 2008 Equity, Fixed-Income & Derivatives Markets Conference or contact the ICI Conference Division at 202/326-5968 or conferences@ici.org.             

 

Ari Burstein
Senior Counsel - Securities Regulation