ADVISORY/ISDA Press Briefing and Member Update.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Sept. 25) --(BUSINESS WIRE) The International Swaps and Derivatives Association The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) is a trade organization of participants in the market for over-the-counter derivatives. It is headquartered in New York, and has created a standardized contract (the ISDA Master Agreement) to enter (ISDA ISDA See: International Swap Dealers Association ) will host a press briefing in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 in conjunction with its annual Member Update. Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. members of the media are invited to attend this members-only event.
WHAT: ISDA PRESS BRIEFING AND MEMBER UPDATE
This briefing will offer members of the press the
opportunity to gain insight on the day's sessions, as
well as recent and upcoming initiatives of the Association.
ISDA's Member Update will feature a day of sessions
detailing the Association's recent activities and key
projects. Topics to be discussed include Credit Derivatives,
The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement, Technology & Operations, The
Basel Capital Accord, and Market Issues and Trading
Practices.
WHO: ISDA Executive Director and CEO, Robert Pickel and ISDA
Chairman, Keith Bailey will be on hand to answer questions at
the press briefing. The Member Update will feature various
speakers, as well as ISDA staff and Board members. The
complete Member Update agenda is available at www.isda.org.
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2002, 8:15 AM - 5:00 PM
PRESS BRIEFING: 10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
WHERE: THE NEW YORK HELMSLEY HOTEL
212 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10017
ISDA is the global trade association representing leading participants in the privately negotiated derivatives derivatives In finance, contracts whose value is derived from another asset, which can include stocks, bonds, currencies, interest rates, commodities, and related indexes. Purchasers of derivatives are essentially wagering on the future performance of that asset. industry. ISDA was chartered in 1985, and today has more than 575 member institutions from 46 countries on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. . These members include most of the world's major institutions that deal in privately negotiated derivatives, as well as many of the businesses, governmental entities and other end users that rely on over-the-counter derivatives to manage efficiently the financial market risks inherent in their core economic activities. Information about ISDA and its activities is available on the Association's web site: www.isda.org. Members of the media planning on attending this invitation-only event, please RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. to: Jennifer Iannibelli, (914) 961-2436 or jennifer@kennedycom.com. |
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