ATTENTION ASSET MANAGERS!
Should your firm be involved in the Asset Management Group activities of SIFMA? Unsure? Then, ask yourself the following 7 questions. If these questions impact your firm, then you and your colleagues should attend the Asset Management Conference in Boston on September 18, 2007 (see full details at bottom of this email).
1. Is your firm concerned about global competitiveness issues especially in light of new regulatory paradigms (such as MiFID) taking place globally?
There have been several recently-published reports sponsored by U.S. Treasury officials and legislators on the future of the United States as a major world player in the financial markets. Attend the Asset Management Conference on September 18th in Boston and hear Anthony Ryan, Assistant Secretary of Financial Markets of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, speak on global competitiveness and mutual recognition of regulatory regimes. Also hear about other regulatory issues such as the NYSE /NASD regulatory merger.
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2. Does your firm struggle with defining best execution for fixed-income securities?
It is clear that best execution standards for fixed-income securities are unique in that best execution is more than best price. Fixed-income best execution is performance over time. Attend the Asset Management Conference on September 18th in Boston and receive a summary of the AMG’s Best Execution Guidelines for Fixed-Income Securities to bring back to your firm. These guidelines will help you develop your own sound practices.
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3. Is your firm connected to the latest legislative news and information from Washington D.C., on the Sub-prime markets, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and saving and retirement initiatives?
The industry is facing tremendous market volatility which has gained the attention of Congress and regulatory oversight bodies. Attend the Asset Management Conference on September 18th in Boston and hear about possible congressional consideration that could affect your asset management business.
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4. Is your firm inundated with SAS 70 requests from clients and prospective clients who demand reports on a variety of different controls?
Currently there is no standard scope for SAS 70 audit reports with regard to the organization of a Type 1 or Type 2 report. Asset managers and their auditors are faced with responding to a myriad of requests for reports on the asset manager’s control environment, operations and technology. Attend the Asset Management Conference on September 18th in Boston and receive a copy of the AMG’s Guide to SAS 70 which lays out a baseline of controls for asset managers.
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5. Is your firm ready for the modern method of electronically processing and maintaining swaps on its books and records?
The industry is now utilizing a universal Trade Information Warehouse hosted by DTCC to house electronically confirmed credit derivatives which will soon be expanded to include other types of derivatives. Attend the Asset Management Conference on September 18th in Boston and learn how to mobilize your asset management firm and the custodians you work with to get on-board with the modern-day swaps processing method.
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6. Does your firm need to improve its relationship with sell side trading partners or learn what the growth of the hedge fund business will mean to the financial markets in the intermediate term?
The business of the traditional long-only asset manager is changing in light of new types of business and a changing regulatory landscape. Attend the Asset Management Conference on September 18th in Boston and discuss how the business is changing and the common issues that asset managers are facing.
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7. Do you feel that your asset management firm is the only firm facing challenges in the market and do you need to talk with industry peers?
The Asset Management Group is the industry group within SIFMA focused exclusively on asset managers. Attend the Asset Management Conference on September 18th in Boston and meet and compare notes with Chief Operating Officers and other senior executives in the asset management business.
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Location:
The Algonquin Club of Boston
217 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA
Important Publications:
SIFMA Update
Washington Weekly
Weekly Report of the American Securitization Forum
SIFMA SmartBrief (past five issues)