In a dangerously destabilized world, with new and rising economic powers, mighty sovereign funds, serious monetary disorders, highly volatile oil and raw material prices and myriad other challenges the burgeoning sub-prime crisis and its far-reaching international consequences are detonating all kinds of unforeseeable upheavals.
To answer the threat of the multiple dimensions of this threat, companies start adopting quantitative and qualitative analysis solutions by integrating the most relevant information and sources on nonconformity, financial risks and extra-financial risks.
We will address the questions of what could and should be done by way of urgent damage control, and later to re-establish an acceptable risk & yield balance without sacrificing innovation and progress.
Along with current financial market assessment this conference will highlight the new investments framework triggered by the recent market moves and changes (including new market regulations).
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Subprime crisis - what went wrong; and how can we restart and improve our risk management.
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Risk management in a Post-Subprime world / lessons learned and how it’s different this time.
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Latest Advances in Credit, Market, Liquidity & Operational Risk Management, Measurement, Modeling & Capital Allocation.
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Is it now worth insuring against systemic risks (such as credit crunch or terrorism related).
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Diversification models and impact of higher correlation among asset classes during crisis
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Financing costs, access to debt and capital markets
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How to assess investments risks and catch good opportunities in a highly volatile market.
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What will work in 2009: Alternative investments including distressed securities, private equity, and venture capital?
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Towards a global vision of the risk?
Financial Market & Global Economy assessment:
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Are we heading towards a consolidation phase - Sectors to be affected?
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What are/will be the structural changes on the financial market? More regulation? More intervention in banks’ management from governments? Less leverage for financial institutions/hedge funds? Lower expected returns in the future? Sovereign funds as key players on the financial markets?
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Analysis of fundamentals & technicals versus market psychology and investor intuition.
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When will the fundamentals weigh again in the stock market?
