ADVISORY/ ERisk's James Lam to Present Keynote Speech in Beijing; 'International Conference on Financial Globalization and Risk Management'.

      Business/Technology Editors
      ADVISORY...for Friday (Oct. 27, 2000)

      --(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Who:    James Lam, Founder and Vice-Chairman of ERisk and former
        Chief Risk Officer at Fidelity Investments

What:   Speaking on "Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Key
        Challenges for China," Mr. Lam will focus on financial
        industries in China preparing to enter the World Trade
        Organization (WTO)

        The conference is being co-sponsored by China Finance Society,
        China Banks Association, People's University of China, Global
        Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), and SigmaTrek Inc.
        Along   with risk management, topics will focus on the
        challenges facing post-WTO financial industries in China and
        the recent development in venture capital and IPOs.

When:   Friday, October 27th, 8:30 a.m. (CST)

Where:  Beijing Friendship Hotel, China - "2000 International
        Conference on Financial Markets Globalization and Risk
        Management"
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      About ERisk

      Launched in October 1999 as an e-venture of Oliver, Wyman &
Company, a strategic consulting firm dedicated exclusively to the
financial services industry, ERisk is the first full-service provider
of enterprise risk management education, information and consulting
services for risk management professionals. ERisk provides timely
news, commentary, tools and analytics for mid- and senior-level risk
managers at financial, insurance, and other corporate institutions.
For more information, go to the ERisk web site at. The company,
headquartered in New York City with an office in London, is privately
held.

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