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UCITS Funds

Mon, 15/03/2010 (All day)

This practical one day course is designed to provide an insight into the area of UCITS, showing how funds may select eligible assets and demonstrate how these instruments may be employed to achieve different investment objectives.

A one day intensive course on UCITS funds for Asset and Fund Managers, Investment Bankers, Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors exploring:

Alternative Investments Brazil 2010

Tue, 16/03/2010 (All day)

16 - 17 March 2010

The Alternative Investments Brazil 2010 will attract institutional investors from around the world. The conference will provide the ideal occasion for kick-starting new business as specialists share their knowledge.
The event will be a great way to learn about the Brazil markets and how new investments may be added to their portfolios. The event will provide a comprehensive insight into the trends and developments of alternative investments in Brazil.

Brazil is self-sufficient and has unlimited resources. It has a massive pool of workers and local talent and is advancing, economically speaking, at an impressive rate.

Operational Risk Management & Mitigation – Dubai

Tue, 16/03/2010 (All day)

16 - 18 March 2010

This course explores the Operations Risk management function and mitigation strategies. It is intended to move the participants beyond the international compliance requirements for operations risk and into an understanding of risk as a value added proposition, increasing the bank’s profitability and structural strength.

Main Topics Covered During This Training
• Risk types and Basel II
• Operations Risk in the context of Basel II

9th Annual Investors’ Conference on Equipment Finance

Tue, 16/03/2010 (All day)

This one day event attracts decision-makers at the highest levels. The program highlights many of these professionals as speakers, allowing for timely and thorough coverage of topics of interest to the industry.

This one day event attracts decision-makers at the highest levels.

The Investment Case for Gold Conferences 2010

Tue, 16/03/2010 - 12:00

ETF Securities and The World Gold Council invites you to attend this unique opportunity to gain valuable insight into the fundamental factors driving gold prices, insights into future supply and demand and the outlook for Gold.

12.00pm – Registration

12.15pm - Introduction by Scott Thompson, Co-Head of Sales, ETF Securities

DCF Modelling and Analysis

Wed, 17/03/2010 (All day)

17 - 19 March 2010

This practical 3 day course is exploring the DCF valuation method and looking at more complex aspects of calculation of terminal value, associates, NCIs, tax and provisions as well as explains adjusted present value approach. During the second day delegates will have a chance to learn about the concept of the cost of capital and its application in practice.

By the end of this course you will learn:
• To estimate what to invest in and how to finance the investment

The Investment Case for Gold Conferences 2010

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 12:00

12.00pm – Registration

12.15pm - Introduction by Peter Saunders, Director, ETF Securities

Family Office Workshop - London

Thu, 18/03/2010 (All day)

As successful families become more international in their outlook so their needs become more complex and they seek cross border planning solutions.
This practical 2 day training run by a wealth manager is designed for family office and wealth management professionals. The course is examining the changing role of family office and prepares for new challenges

This intensive 2 day training run by a former senior private banker and family office advisor will tell you everything about managing a modern family office.

OTC Derivatives Regulation

Thu, 18/03/2010 (All day)

This conference examines the likely shape of future OTC Derivatives Regulation given the efforts by transatlantic regulators to achieve a shift to more centralised system of clearing and settlement.

Subjects covered:

• Current Regulatory Initiatives
• Recent Market Developments
• Clearing and Execution of the OTC Transactions
• The Future of non-CCP Cleared Products
• Increased Trade Transparency

Featuring presentations by:

David Bailey Capital Markets Sector Manager, Financial Services Authority
Theo Lubke Senior Vice-President, Banking Supervision Group, Federal Reserve
Bank of New York
Peer Ritter Financial Markets Infrastructure, Internal Markets Directorate,
European Commission

"Safer markets are a wholly understandable post crisis objective, but it is as well to remember that the vast majority of derivatives markets, whether exchange-traded or OTC, did not contribut