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The Structured Products Association`s
Sixth Annual Conference |
The Structured Products Association's SPA-2009 Conference is happening in the midst of the most challenging financial markets in a generation. This year's conference captures the current state of play in the Structured Investments industry -- and it's a must-attend event for anyone in the business.
SPA-2009's speaking faculty includes 75% new participants, meaning a fresh and diversified perspective on our business. In addition, at the request of long-time participants, SPA-2009 has been compressed into a single-day event.
Two sets of awards will be presented at SPA-2009 --
THE SECOND ANNUAL LEADING-EDGE ADVISOR AWARDS
to be given to the top five Financial Advisors who have effectively used structured investments in their clients' portfolios, and have demonstrated expertise in the investment class.
THE FIRST ANNUAL SPA FINANCIAL INNOVATION AWARDS
to be given to the North American structured products firms who issued the most innovative and dynamic structures in 2008. Sponsored by NumeriX.
The keynote address will be delivered by Zvi Bodie, the Barron Professor of Management at Boston University. Professor Bodie believes the Structured Products industry will be a trillion-dollar business in a few years.
Robert Benson of Arete Consulting and StructuredRetailProducts.com will provide his annual "around the world" summary of structured products volumes. Find out why the US sales were up double-digits last year, and Robert's four reasons to be optimistic in 2009.
Peter Angus of Upromise and David Macchia of the Retirement Income Industry Association will discuss the state of long-term capital and structured products -- pension plans, 401(k)'s, college savings and Boomer wealth, and how this will be the engine for growth in the industry.
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Other topics include:
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- Retail Structured Products - The Current State of Play (5 panelists)
- Funds and Structured Products -
Convergence (5 panelists)
- Financial Advisors and Structured
Products - The Leading Edge (5 panelists)
- Legal-Regulatory-Compliance Update -
How the World Is Changing (4 panelists)
- How the Liquidity Crunch Is Effecting
Pricing, Valuation, Risk Management &
Termination (6 panelists)
- Solutions for the Structured Products
Industry (5 panelists)
- Structured Products 2008 - By Asset Class
(5 panelists)
The single-day program will demonstrate that it will be the structured products investment class that many advisors and investors will seek out to repair devastated portfolios. If you're in the structured products industry -- whether in the role of a marketer, structurer, trader, investor, advisor, legal-compliance expert, or service provider -- SPA-2009 is the one conference where the industry's top professionals consistently attend.
Now is the time for the industry to come together to look forward to its unique role as a dynamic, risk-management investment class that will take Modern Portfolio Theory to its next level. We look forward to hosting you at the upcoming March 23 event at New York City’s Grand Hyatt Hotel.
With best regards,
SPA-2009 Executive Committee |
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