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INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

ISDA’s 20TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: BARCELONA

 

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association is holding its 20th Annual General Meeting in Barcelona, March 15 – 18, 2005. ISDA’s AGM is the preeminent event of the derivatives and risk management industry and will feature leading speakers from the industry and government. Accredited journalists are invited to attend AGM 2005 and its social events as press guests. There is no registration fee for journalists.

 

WHAT:                  ISDA’s 20th Annual General Meeting will feature discussions on a number of key derivatives and risk management issues, including:

¨       Global Market Perspectives on the Derivatives Industry

¨       Chairman’s Panel: ISDA’s Role in the Growth of the Derivatives Business

¨       Virtuous Circle: The Relationship Between Legal and Financial Innovation

¨       The Fast Lane: Drivers of Growth in Credit Derivatives

¨       The Role of Technology in the Future of the Derivatives Business

¨       Trading Book Review and Other Unfinished Business of Basel

¨       Sources of Financial Innovation: Lessons from the First Swap

¨       The Next Wave: Applying the Tools of Derivatives to New Types of Risk

 

Social events include receptions at El Cangrejo Loco, Drassanes Reials de Barcelona, and Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. A Chairman’s Reception for journalists will be held Wednesday evening.

 

WHO:                    AGM 2005 will feature leading industry executives and public policy makers, including keynote addresses by:

¨       Jaime Caruana, Governor, Banco de España, and Chairman, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

¨       Robert E. Diamond Jr., Chief Executive, Barclays Capital, Chairman, Barclays Global Investors

 

WHEN:                  March 15 – 18, 2005

 

WHERE:                Hotel Arts Barcelona, Carrer de la Marina 19-21, Barcelona 08005, Spain,

Tel: +34 93 221 1000, Fax: +34 93 221 1070

               

ISDA is the global trade association representing leading participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry.  ISDA was chartered in 1985, and today has more than 600 member institutions from 46 countries on six continents. These members include most of the world's major institutions that deal in privately negotiated derivatives, as well as many of the businesses, governmental entities and other end users that rely on over-the-counter derivatives to manage efficiently the financial market risks inherent in their core economic activities. Information about ISDA, including the Annual General Meeting agenda, is available on the Association's web site: www.isda.org. 

 

Members of the media planning on attending this invitation-only event, please RSVP to: Jennifer Iannibelli, Kennedy & Company, 914/961-2436, ext. 12, or jennifer@kennedycom.com.                          

 

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