ISDA®             

INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION

MEDIA ADVISORY

For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 12, 2004

 

ISDA PRESS BRIEFING AND 2004 REGIONAL MEMBER CONFERENCE

 

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association will hold a press briefing in conjunction with its 2004 Regional Member Conference in Singapore on Tuesday, October 26, 2004. Accredited journalists are invited to attend the full day’s events in addition to the press briefing.

 

WHAT:           ISDA 2004 REGIONAL MEMBER CONFERENCE: “BASEL AND BEYOND”

The recent finalization of the Basel II Accord provides the springboard for discussion at this year’s member conference, which will feature expert insights from ISDA member firms, ISDA staff, and regulators on the Accord and its broad business implications, as well as ISDA’s instrumental efforts in influencing the Accord.

 

Additional sessions will focus on ISDA’s activities in the documentation, credit derivatives, collateral, operations and accounting and disclosure areas. Derivatives developments in the Asia-Pacific region, with a special focus on China and India, will also be discussed. The complete agenda is available at www.isda.org.

 

The 2004 ISDA Regional Conference will feature leading industry executives and public policy makers, including a keynote address by Ong Chong Tee, Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Policy & Investment Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore.

 

PRESS BRIEFING

ISDA Executive Director and CEO, Robert Pickel, as well as ISDA staff, Board and committee members, will be on hand to answer questions and discuss market developments and Association initiatives at the press briefing.

 

The briefing will offer journalists insight into the day’s sessions, as well as recent and upcoming activities of the Association.

 

WHEN:           TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2004, 8:15 AM – 5:00 PM

                        PRESS BRIEFING: 10:30 AM

 

WHERE:         MARINA MANDARIN, 6 RAFFLES BOULEVARD MARINA SQUARE SINGAPORE 039594
TELEPHONE: (65) 6845 1000

 

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 and its activities 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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