ISDA Conferences

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA®)

Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements Conference
With Comprehensive Sessions on:
Key differences between the 2002 and the 1992 ISDA Master Agreements
Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement and
The 2006 ISDA Definitions

June 25, 2008
Grand Formosa Regent Taipei
Taipei

PROGRAM AGENDA

8:00 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM	Welcoming Remarks Keith Noyes, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, ISDA
9:00 AM	The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement • Section-by-section analysis of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement • Discussion of key differences between the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement and the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement • New measure of damages, Close-out Amount • Amendments to the Events of Default and Termination Events • New Set-Off provision • New consolidated interest rate provisions • 2001 ISDA Cross-Agreement Bridge • Netting opinions Yann Dun Deng, Vice President, Legal Department, Chinatrust Commercial Bank Toby Gray, Partner, Linklaters Jacqueline Low, Senior Counsel, Asia, ISDA
10:30 AM	Morning Break
11:00 AM	The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (continued)
12:30 PM	Luncheon
1:45 PM	Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement This session will focus on key issues that firms typically negotiate in their Schedule to the 2002 Agreement. Frequently negotiated Schedule provisions will be discussed: • Automatic Early Termination • Specified Entities • Specified Transactions • Cross Default • Threshold Amounts • Additional Termination Events • Additional Representations Lawrence Low, Executive Director and Head of Legal - Derivatives Asia ex Japan, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
3:00 PM	Afternoon Break
3:30 PM	What you need to know about the 2006 ISDA Definitions The session will focus on changes between the 2000 ISDA Definitions and the 2006 ISDA Definitions, including: • Structure of the 2006 ISDA Definitions • Day Count Fractions • New Provisions to document Mark-to-Market Currency Swap Provisions • New Provisions to document Swaption Straddles • Use and development of the ISDA Settlement Matrix and MTM Matrix for Mark-to-Market Currency Swaps and interaction with the 2006 Definitions • New approach to Floating Rate Options Way Yee Bay, Director of Policy, ISDA Ben Rossan, Associate, Allen & Overy
5:00 PM	Conference Concludes

Agenda is subject to change

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CONFERENCE VENUE: Grand Formosa Regent Taipei, 41 Chung Shan N. Rd, Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan
Telephone: (886) 2 2523-8000

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