Fitch To Host Teleconf on Consolidation in the Financial Svcs Industry.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2000 Fitch's views on recent financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. merger activity will be the focus of a Fitch teleconference to be held Nov. 9, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy (2:30 p.m. GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 ). Among other topics, the international rating agency will discuss the evolution of the primary strategic initiatives associated with mergers as well as detail its rating rationale behind the recent spate of deals. In conjunction with an update on Fitch's rating views for the firms involved in the latest round of deals, the call will explore the challenges confronting combinations that Fitch believes must be addressed for the combined companies to produce long-term benefits for creditors. Fitch will also discuss the potential for future rating actions related to mergers and acquisitions, as companies use such mergers to expand products and services and broaden geographic reach. The call will be hosted by senior members of Fitch's financial services team, including Jim Moss Jim Moss (b. March 3, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. Moss was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2003. , managing director, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Banks, Eileen Fahey, senior director, U.S. Broker/Dealers & Asset Managers, and Alison Le Bras, managing director, European Banks. The teleconference will include an approximate 20- to 30- minute presentation followed by caller questions. Those interested in participating should call 888/455-9654 approximately 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the conference. Callers outside the United States should call 712/271-0838. A replay of the call will be available through 10:00 p.m. EST Nov. 14, 2000. To access the replay from the United States call 1-888-566-0486. Callers outside the United States should call 402/998-0651 to access the replay. To access the call, callers will be required to provide the password `Fitch' and the call leader `James Moss'. Fitch is an international rating agency that provides global capital market investors with the highest quality ratings and research. Dual headquartered 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 and London with a major office in Chicago. Fitch rates entities in 75 countries and has some 1,100 employees in more than 40 local offices worldwide. The agency, which is a combination of Fitch IBCA IBCA International Braille Chess Association IBCA Institute of Burial and Cremation Administration IBCA Integrated Business Communications Alliance IBCA International Barbeque Cookers Association IBCA Department of Interior Board of Contract Appeals and Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co., provides ratings for Financial Institutions, Corporates, Structured Finance, Insurance, Sovereigns and Public Finance Markets worldwide. |
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