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NBER: Symposium on Counterparty Risk
Subject: Symposium on Counterparty Risk
From: Martin Feldstein (msfeldst@nber.org)
Date: Wed Feb 22 2006 - 08:11:01 EST
>As you probably all know, Jerry Corrigan of Goldman Sachs (former
>president of the NY Fed) chaired a group that has looked at counterparty
>risks and produced a report that is being quite influential. He is now
>organizing a one day conference on that subject and told me he would like
>to have about five academics who are interested in such issues attend.
The meeting is in NY on March 1st. The NBER will pay travel for up to five
participants if they do not have other travel funds.
The program is attached.
Let me know if you would like to attend.
I am writing to the members of the NBER 's AP program and will pick people
on a first-come basis.
>>> COUNTERPARTY RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY GROUP II
>>>
>>>E. Gerald Corrigan
>>>Chairman
>>>Goldman, Sachs & Co.
>>>
>>>David C. Bushnell
>>>Vice Chairman
>>>Citigroup Inc.
>>>
>>>Don M. Wilson III
>>>Vice Chairman
>>>JPMorgan Chase & Co.
>>>
>>>Michael J. Alix
>>>Bear, Stearns Co. Inc.
>>>
>>>Dr. Hugo Bänziger
>>>Deutsche Bank
>>>
>>>Craig W. Broderick
>>>Goldman, Sachs & Co.
>>>
>>>Scott C. Evans
>>>TIAA-CREF
>>>
>>>Douglas J. Flint
>>>HSBC Holdings plc
>>>
>>>Christopher B. Hayward
>>>Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
>>>
>>>John G. Macfarlane III
>>>Tudor Investment Corporation
>>>
>>>W. Allen Reed
>>>General Motors
>>>Asset Management
>>>
>>>Edward J. Rosen
>>>Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
>>>
>>>Thomas A. Russo
>>>Lehman Brothers
>>>
>>>David H. Sidwell
>>>Morgan Stanley
>>>
>>>January 23, 2006
>>>
>>>
>>>On behalf of the Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group II, I am
>>>pleased to invite you to designate one or two of your senior associates
>>>to attend a March 1 Symposium which will focus on the follow-up to our
>>>July 27, 2005 Report entitled "Toward Greater Financial Stability: A
>>>Private Sector Perspective." The July Report contained 47
>>>Recommendations and Guiding Principles, all aimed at further
>>>strengthening the safety and stability of the global financial
>>>system. As such, the Report has generated considerable and continuing
>>>interest throughout the world in both official and private circles.
>>>
>>>
>>>As you can see from the accompanying agenda for the Symposium, we have
>>>assembled a truly outstanding group of speakers who, collectively, will
>>>cover the full range of subjects raised in the July Report with
>>>particular emphasis on what steps have been taken, and what further
>>>steps should be taken, to implement the Report's Recommendations.
>>>
>>>We are expecting a diverse group of regulators, banks, investment banks,
>>>hedge funds, buy side fiduciaries and trade groups to attendant the Symposium.
>>>
>>>I am providing with this letter a one page registration form by which up
>>>to two individuals from your institution can be designated to attend the
>>>Symposium. Please be sure that the registration form is returned to us
>>>a soon as possible but, in any event, no later than February 15, 2006.
>>>
>>>We look forward to the participation of your institution in what we
>>>believe will be a timely and important Symposium.
>>>
>>>The Symposium will be held in New York at the second floor auditorium of
>>>Bear Stearns located at 383 Madison Avenue at 47th Street.
>>>Sincerely, E. Gerald Corrigan
>>>
>>>
>>>
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