As an active member of the securities lending industry, you should be attending the most important securities lending conference in the U.S., offering a forward-looking view of the industry. We invite you to join your peers from the agent lenders, borrowers, beneficial owners, and hedge funds at RMA’s 31st Annual Conference on Securities Lending: Moving Toward a Positive Future taking place October 13-16, 2014 at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Naples, FL.
The conference co-chairs, Keith Haberlin, Senior Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman and Frederick Nadd-Aubert, Managing Director, Credit Suisse have developed a progressive business program providing solutions that you can immediately take back to your shop and implement. Our industry experts represent a wide range of experience and expertise in many areas of our industry and will discuss today’s pressing issues such as the ramifications of new tax, regulatory, and capital reforms affecting securities lending, including the Dodd-Frank Act, Basel III, and the FSB Shadow Banking Reform.
Additionally, one of the most prevailing themes within our industry is balance sheet management. Also, there has been an increase in non-cash and other forms of trading that have beneficial balance sheet outcomes, however, in the process many have had to sacrifice trading efficiency and increasing intra-day settlement risk to their counterparties. I think it would be interesting to have a panel that discussed the operational challenges around executing and matching non-cash trades on a daily basis. I would like to know if people have ideas for how to make the process more automated or efficient.
In addition to a comprehensive business program developed by your peers, this conference also gives you the opportunity to interact and network with your associates in the industry. Come early and participate in our Welcome to Naples Reception on Monday, October 13th! Take this time to renew old acquaintances and meet and greet new friends. Every major lender and borrower in the industry will be there. Click here to register today. Download the conference agenda today!
I look forward to seeing you in Naples.
Fran Garritt
Director
RMA