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Valuation of Hard-to-Value Securities and Portfolios 2009
Mitigating Operational Risk Associated with the Valuation Process
March 22nd - 23rd, 2010
The Princeton Club of New York
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The absolute biggest operational risk today is misvaluation.
Avoid MAJOR trouble by learning the necessary tactics for implementing proper valuation for your portfolio.
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As our industry continues to face turbulent market conditions, and therefore a much higher demand for transparency, the need for accurate valuation is greater than ever before. How confident are you in your firm’s valuation practices? Financial Research Associates is proud to bring back our highly anticipated Valuation of Hard-to-Value Securities and Portfolios Conference to help you protect your fund from costly valuation errors. We’ve put together an all-star line-up of valuation experts that will give you concise and to-the-point guidance on the most relevant issues that can help steer you away from serious operational hazards.
In great detail we will cover all of the hot-button issues pertaining to valuation including:
- Investor due diligence
- Evaluating risk across an entire portfolio
- Recognizing red flags and warning signs at an early stage
- An in-depth look at the valuation committee and each party’s roles and responsibilities
- The latest FASB changes including the most recent amendments to ASC-820 (FAS157)
- How auditors deal with different valuations
- The hottest valuation oversight issues from regulatory experts
- …and MUCH more!
Plus on day 2 we’ll roll up our sleeves and get down to the nitty-gritty on valuation methodologies of some of the most commonly used securities. You will fine-tune your skills on how to value the following:
- Mortgage backed securities
- Commercial mortgage backed securities
- Asset backed securities
- Real estate mortgage investment conduits
- Distressed debt instruments
- Auction rate securities
- Private equity investments and the secondary market
- PIPES
PLUS earn 14.5 CPE Credits!
This is the industry’s most comprehensive conference that tackles all of the relevant issues of valuing complex securities. We’ll break it down in a clear and concise manner so that you will come away practical information that you can apply to your portfolio right away.
This conference is designed for senior-level industry professionals, including:
- Hedge fund and Fund of Fund executives (CFOs, COOs, CCOs)
- Operations executives
- Quantitative analysts and research directors
- Pricing committee members
- Qualified investors
- Risk officers
- Consultants
- In-house compliance personnel
- Controllers
- Vendors of risk-management and pricing valuation systems and software
- Prime brokers, administrators and auditors
See what attendees from our previous Valuation of Hard-to-Value Securities conference have to say about the program:
“Provided me with useful information that I can use in my day to day procedures”
“Great mix of people!”
“Good speakers, wide range of expertise”
“Practical, current, real-world advice that can be directly & immediately applied in today’s marketplace”
“Presentations were great!”
“Great discussion and lots of very good Q & A”
“Very good Conference, lots of helpful information!”
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Download the brochure for more information. You won’t find a more complete valuation program anywhere. Register today and learn how to protect your fund from major valuation pitfalls.
Plus register before February 10th and receive an early-bird discount of $200!
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
Media Partners
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