The fifth FINANCE DUBLIN International Securitisation Conference 2006, took place on 28th & 29th November 2006.
The Finance Dublin Securitisation Conference 2005 -
Investment and Issuance: Debt, ABS and Credit
The conference was extended to two days, with the scope widening to summarise global issues for investors in the fixed income markets, and outlining key areas of opportunity for issuers - as well as the impact of regulation, and the role of domiciles and servicing centres in issuance and structuring.
Highlights included:
* Debate on the future of the Irish securitisation industry with the Regulator
* Dublin investor community panel
* Expanded panel discussions on structured finance, CDO innovations, expanding role of the trustee, issuer market updates and covered bonds
CONFERENCE BROCHURE - To download the brochure pdf click here.
A cast of world respected figures in the industry included:
Anton D Simon, Head of European High Yield, Putnam Investments
Moorad Choudhry, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, London Metropolitan University, and Visiting Research Fellow, ISMA Centre, University of Reading
Philip Wooldridge, Senior Economist, Financial Markets, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
Liam O'Reilly, Chief Executive, Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority
Rob Ford, Head of European ABS trading, Barclays Capital and Co-Chair, the European Securitisation Forum (ESF) Traders Working Group
Louis Hagen, Executive Director and Member of the Board, Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken e.V. (Association of German Pfandbrief Banks) and Chairman, European Covered Bond Council (ECBC)
Ludo Schockaert, Managing Director, Dexia Investments Ireland
Neil Ryan, Managing Director, Naspa Dublin and Head of Investors Working Group, Irish Securitisation Forum
Turlough Galvin, Partner, Matheson
Deirdre Somers, Director of Listing, Irish Stock Exchange and Chair, Irish Securitisation Forum
Francesco Garzarelli, Chief Interest Rate Strategist, Goldman Sachs
Georg Grodzki, Global Head of Credit Research, Legal & General
For the full list of leading speakers and detailed biographies click here.
Two new entry level seminars on securitisation
The Conference featured on 28th November 2005 two separately bookable seminars offered in addition to the conference programme entitled 'Securitisation 100 - Introduction to Securitisation' and 'Securitisation 200 - Advanced Securitisation'. The seminars were aimed at new staff entering the sector and individuals wishing to supplement their overall grasp of the subject area. They provided companies active in the international securitisation market with a comprehensive training and educational opportunity for their employees.
These seminars were chaired by Dr. Moorad Choudhry, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, London Metropolitan University, and Visiting Research Fellow, ISMA Centre, University of Reading. Read more about Moorad:
here and here
Sponsorship/Exhibitor information
If you would like to participate in our 2006 Conference, or be represented as a Sponsor or Exhibitor of the event, on November 28th-29th, please email or phone Claire Arpa ca@financedublin.com or Valerie Hannigan vh@financedublin.com or Tel: 353-1-293-0566. For information on sponsorship opportunities available please click on 'Sponsor & Exhibitor Information' on the left hand panel of this page.
