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ASF 2006 begins with expanded Securitization Institute programming education and training modules offering an overview of securitization market concepts and topics, a more specialized focus on key asset classes, and the legal, regulatory and accounting framework governing the securitization market. In addition, sessions dealing with advanced analytic concepts are offered for more experienced market professionals. Core sessions are repeated during the afternoon. A welcoming networking reception is offered to all attendees in the early evening, followed by private client entertainment events.
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Speaker:
Richard Simonds, Partner Thacher, Proffitt & Wood LLP MBS Market Concepts and Topics (Room Mouton 1) Focus on the mortgage-backed securities market as the central securitization asset class
Overview of the U.S. primary mortgage origination market Historical and future roles of the GSEs in the mortgage market The process of MBS securitization: product origination through deal execution Taxonomy of mortgage collateral types, CMO structures, and valuation of MBS Current themes: The evolving mortgage finance marketplace
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Mark Adelson, Director - Nomura Securities International, Inc. The Securitization Legal and Regulatory Framework (New York CLE Credit Available) (Room Margaux 1) How does the business of securitization intersect with law and regulation?
How are securitization markets and participants regulated, and by whom? Overview of the U.S. legal framework for securitization transactions commercial and business law, the UCC, bankruptcy/insolvency law and more. Federal securities and banking laws and regulations key provisions Current topics and controversies: Have we put Enron behind us?
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Anthony Nolan, Partner - Goodwin Procter LLP CMBS 101 - An Introduction to Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Room Lafite 4) Overview of the growing CMBS market and the securitization process involving commercial real estate debt obligations, sponsored by the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (presented by CMSA)
Who are the key players in the CMBS market? Where does the money go? How do you structure and sell CMBS? Who invests in CMBS and why? New CMBS market developments and directions
Speakers:
Gale Scott, Managing Director, Standard & Poors Joseph Franzetti, Managing Director Citigroup
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Dennis Kraft, Head of Consumer ABS Research Wachovia Corporation The Securitization Accounting Framework (Room Mouton 1) Key accounting principles and their effect on securitization market activities
Overview of the accounting framework for securitization under U.S. GAAP Securitization and its impact on the traditional financial reporting statement IFRS and U.S. GAAP: Is convergence in the future? Current topics and controversies: gain-on-sale, derecognition, legal isolation, consolidation, fair value accounting and more.
Speaker:
Ann Kenyon, Director Deloitte & Touche LLP Securitization 301 Dynamic Structuring and Analysis (Room Margaux 1) Advanced treatment of deal structuring and performance/risk analysis
Quantitative analysis of non-credit risks Risk metrics for dynamic risk and valuation analysis Prepayments, option pricing, convexity, volatility and other advanced analytic concepts Buying and selling credit risk: The vocabulary and metrics of credit default modeling
Speaker:
Ann Rutledge, Principal R & R Consulting CMBS 101 - An Introduction to Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Continued) (Room Lafite 4) Overview of the growing CMBS market and the securitization process involving commercial real estate debt obligations, sponsored by the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (presented by CMSA)
Who are the key players in the CMBS market? Where does the money go? How do you structure and sell CMBS? Who invests in CMBS and why? New CMBS market developments and directions
Speakers:
Gale Scott, Managing Director, Standard & Poors Joseph Franzetti, Managing Director Citigroup
2:35pm - 2:50pm
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Evan Firestone, President Firestone Consulting Securitization 201 A Primer on Risk and Value (Room Mouton 1) What are the principal drivers of risk and value in securitization transactions?
Examination of credit and non-credit risks Payment characteristics of risky bonds Credit enhancement: what you see and what you get Valuation norms in different market sectors and relative value opportunities A consumers guide to ratings and the rating agency process
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Marcus Edmonds, Associate SG Corporate & Investment Banking The Securitization Legal and Regulatory Framework (New York CLE Credit Available) (Room Lafite 3) How does the business of securitization intersect with law and regulation?
How are securitization markets and its participants regulated, and by whom? Overview of the U.S. legal framework for securitization transactions commercial and business law, the UCC, bankruptcy/insolvency law and more. Federal securities and banking laws and regulations key provisions Current topics and controversies: Have we put Enron behind us?
Speaker:
Cameron Cowan, Partner Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe CMBS 101 - An Introduction to Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Continued) (Room Lafite 4) Overview of the growing CMBS market and the securitization process involving commercial real estate debt obligations, sponsored by the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (presented by CMSA)
Who are the key players in the CMBS market? Where does the money go? How do you structure and sell CMBS? Who invests in CMBS and why? New CMBS market developments and directions
Speakers:
Gale Scott, Managing Director, Standard & Poors Joseph Franzetti, Managing Director - Citigroup
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Speaker:
Mary Kane, Vice President Citigroup MBS Market Concepts and Topics (Room - Mouton 1) Focus on the mortgage-backed securities market as the central securitization asset class
Overview of the U.S. primary mortgage origination market Historical and future roles of the GSEs in the mortgage market The process of MBS securitization: product origination through deal execution Taxonomy of mortgage collateral types, CMO structures, and valuation of MBS Current Themes: The evolving mortgage finance marketplace
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Thomas Zimmerman, Senior Vice President UBS Financial Services Inc. The Securitization Accounting Framework (Room Lafite 3) Key accounting principles and their effect on securitization market activities
Overview of the accounting framework for securitization under U.S. GAAP Securitization and its impact on the traditional financial reporting statement IFRS and U.S. GAAP: Is convergence in the future? Current topics and controversies: gain-on-sale, derecognition, legal isolation, consolidation, fair value accounting and more.
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David Lukach, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP CMBS 101 - An Introduction to Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Continued) (Room Lafite 4) Overview of the growing CMBS market and the securitization process involving commercial real estate debt obligations, sponsored by the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (presented by CMSA)
Who are the key players in the CMBS market? Where does the money go? How do you structure and sell CMBS? Who invests in CMBS and why? New CMBS market developments and directions
Speakers:
Gale Scott, Managing Director, Standard & Poors Joseph Franzetti, Managing Director - Citigroup
1/27/2006
General Session:
The Real World: Bringing it All Together/ Key Investor Topics (Room Mouton 2) Discussion and application of key themes and concepts in a practical deal context
Regulation AB and Sarbanes-Oxley effects on securitization The underwriting, allocation and syndication process Performance norms for securitization professional service providers The sophisticated investor: disclosure, surveillance, performance reporting, ratings, pricing and valuation Lessons learned from problem deals
Speakers:
Dan Stachel, Principal - State Street Global Advisors (Moderator) Patrick Tadie, Managing Director, Bank of New York Diane Citron, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer - Carrington Capital Marjorie Anderson, Portfolio Manager Allstate Investments Lisa Lundsten, Managing Director GMAC-RFC Steven Campo, Managing Partner Ernst & Young LLP Tricia Hazelwood, Managing Director Credit Suisse Thomas McCaffrey, Executive Director Morgan Stanley Joanne Rose, Executive Managing Director Standard and Poors
Issuer Presentations:
First Capital (Room Lafite 4)
6:30pm 7:30pm
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Introductory remarks and general sessions on topics of market-wide interest, followed by concurrent break-out tracks focusing on major securitization asset classes: RMBS/Home Equity ABS; Non-Mortgage ABS; CDOs and ABCP/SIVs. Individual issuer presentations are integrated throughout the program. The day concludes with a networking reception for all attendees, and the oneof-kind ASF 2006 industry dinner (invitation only), with featured headline entertainment by comedian David Spade.
8:00am - 8:20am
(Room Margaux 1 & 2) George Miller, Executive Director American Securitization Forum Greg Medcraft, Managing Director SG Corporate and Investment Banking and Chairman, ASF Micah Green, President The Bond Market Association
8:20am - 9:20am
General Session:
Globalization and Convergence Trends in the Securitization Market (Room Margaux 1 & 2) How are globalization and credit market convergence affecting the complexion of todays securitization market and product structures?
Global securitization issuance, investment trends and capital flows whos issuing and whos investing? Emergence of global issuers and investors, new sources of supply and demand, and their impact on market spreads and liquidity Convergence of corporate credit and ABS/MBS markets International regulatory and accounting trends and market impacts
Speakers:
Lewis Cohen, Partner Clifford Chance LLP (Moderator) Pat Beranek, Principal Bank of America Securities LLC Roger Desmarchelier, Head of Group Securitization St George Bank Ltd Michael Rieger, AIG Global Investment Management Group Chris Fielding, Head of Securitization Group Abbey National Treasury Services
9:20am - 10:20am
General Session:
CDS of ABS: The Future Is Now (Room Margaux 1 & 2) An exploration of the transformational influence of credit default swaps on the securitization marketplace
The emergence of credit default swap technology in the securitization markets--where and why is this trend occurring? New opportunities for investment, trading, hedging and credit/portfolio risk management Update on recent and future market developments; standardized documentation; transaction processing and settlement mechanics Future growth prospects opportunities and challenges for new ABS, MBS, CDO, ABCP and CMBS asset classes
Speakers:
Michael Swenson, Head of ABS Trading Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Moderator) Nunzio Masone, Senior Managing Director Aladdin Capital Management Michael Knopf, Director Deputy General Counsel MBIA Insurance Corp. Zain Abdullah, Managing Director Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank Scott Eichel, Director The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. Josh Anderson, Vice President - PIMCO
Issuer Presentations:
First Franklin (Room Lafite 3) Life Policies of America (Room Lafite 4)
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Break
General Session:
Survival of the Fittest: The Future of Mortgage Origination (Room Margaux 1 & 2) How will continuing mortgage product evolution affect originator performance and competition?
Long term implications of current profitability trends for different business models Which business models can survive with thinner margins? Will originators be forced to raise rates in the face of falling production? Originators' shift from whole loan bids to securitization Alternative investment vehicles and financing facilities
Speakers:
Kenneth Posner, Executive Director Morgan Stanley (Moderator) Dick Fisher, Executive Vice President Washington Mutual Bill Dallas, Entrepreneur Ownit Mortgage Solutions Speaker TBD Freedman, Billings Ramsey
Issuer Presentations:
John Deere (Room Lafite 3) Northstar Financial (Room Lafite 4)
11:40am - 12:40pm
General Session:
Consumer Credit Trends: If I Securitize It, Will You Pay? (Room Margaux 1 & 2) A current snapshot look at the health of the consumer credit sector and implications for securitization market performance.
Trends and outlook for consumer credit across MBS and ABS asset classes Is borrower credit risk being evaluated adequately? Are consumers overextended/overleveraged? Risks for future MBS/ABS/CDO performance. Shocks to the system: how will inflation, natural disasters, oil/energy shocks, housing prices and other key macroeconomic events and trends affect future consumer and borrower credit performance? Current insight and perspective from expert economists, analysts and credit officers
Speakers:
Karen Weaver, Managing Director Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (Moderator) Stephen Gallagher, Managing Director U.S. Chief Economist SG Corporate and Investment Banking Anne Tierney, Senior Vice President - Long Beach Mortgage Company Dan Castro, Partner and Managing Director GSC Partners
Issuer Presentations:
Drive Financial (Room Lafite 4) Bayview Financial (Room Lafite 3)
12:40pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
Issuer Presentations:
First Marblehead (Room Lafite 4) Long Beach Mortgage / Washington Mutual (Room Lafite 3)
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Speakers:
Theresa ONeil, Managing Director Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (Moderator) Bonnie Lee Tillen, Managing Director - Standard & Poors Kristi Leo, Vice President Deutsche Bank AG Richard Johns, Director Capital One Richard Drason , Vice President Deutsche Asset Management CDO Equity Investments: Return Pitfalls and Opportunities (Room Margaux 2) In-depth analysis of CDO equity investments in the current market environment
CDO investment analysis from an equity perspective Case study of high grade ABS CDOs Impact of collateral managers asset selection on performance Post-purchase performance: historical performance, pricing and ratings
Speakers
Chris Ricciardi, Global Head of Structured Credit Products Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (Moderator) Stuart Rothenburg, Managing Director Bear Stearns Asset Management Denise Crowley ZAIS Group Brett Jefferson, Director Marathon Asset Management Mortgage Credit Outlook (Room Mouton 1) Top-level review and discussion of the current mortgage credit outlook for major issuers
Credit officers from leading institutions discuss market trends Are credit standards being stretched too thin in a declining volume environment? Are prime innovations appropriate for subprime borrowers? What leading indicators can investors utilize in assessing their portfolios?
Speakers:
James Callahan, Executive Director Pentalpha Capital Group (Moderator) Amy Crews Cutts, Deputy Chief Economist Freddie Mac John McMurray, Chief Credit Officer Countrywide Financial Joseph Mattey Washington Mutual
Issuer Presentations:
New Century (Room Lafite 3) Health Care Finance Group (Room Lafite 4)
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Speaker:
Update on ASFs ABCP Conduit Sponsors Subforum (Room Mouton 2) G. Whitfield McDowell, Managing Director Banc of America Securities LLC State of the ABCP Market: Update and Outlook (Room Mouton 2) Overview of recent trends and future developments affecting ABCP issuance, investment and trading
Rating Agency Developments ABCP Growth Opportunities -- Extendible products, single-seller initiatives, new asset types and repo conduits European Market Update SIVs and CDOs
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Speakers:
Deborah Toennies, Managing Director JPMorgan Securities Inc. (Moderator) Marilyn Hill, Managing Director Lehman Brothers Inc. James Croke, Partner Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Charles Hindmarsh, State Street Global Markets Victoria Kess, Senior Structured Analyst Western Asset Management David Fink, Managing Director Calyon Corporate & Investment Bank
2:35pm - 3:35pm
Speakers:
Linda Stesney, Moodys Investors Service (Moderator) Sharon Asch, Director ABN AMRO Inc. Leo Subler, Managing Director Sallie Mae Amy Vespasiano, Director Lloyds TSB Bank John Hupalo, Executive Vice President First Marblehead Corporation Current Market Views on the Use of Synthetics in CDOs (Room Margaux 2) Perspectives from investors, issuers, bankers and rating agencies on the growing synthetic CDO market
What is the current status of ABS CDS market? Who are the main players? How should investors evaluate interest shortfalls, non-permanent writedowns, available funds cap limits and offer credit events? How are synthetic deals impacting the cash markets? Leveraged super-seniors Have they replaced the CDO squared structure?
Speakers:
Gus Harris, Managing Director Moodys Investors Service (Moderator) Jonathan Egol, Head of Structured Products Correlation Business Goldman, Sachs & Co. Paul Watterson, Partner Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP Steve Kahn, Managing Director Financial Security Assurance Ron DVari, Managing Director & Head of Speciality Products Blackrock
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Monday, January 30, 2006 Continued Mortgage Lending Product Trends (Room Mouton 1) Emerging trends in mortgage product innovation and their implications for the RMBS and HEL ABS sectors
Front-end property valuation Documentation levels, policies and procedures Status of disclosure - are "silent seconds" and debt-to-income ratios being adequately disclosed? Affordability products in the market IOs, option ARMs, 40-year loans and more
Speakers:
Ketan Parekh, Executive Director UBS Investment Bank (Moderator) Bill Cleary, Managing Director GMAC-RFC Jeff Sorenson - ResMae Kenneth Rosenberg, Director Assured Guaranty Corporation Mani Sabapathi, Principal Prudential Investment Management Inc.
Issuer Presentations:
GMAC (Room Lafite 3) Advanta Corporation (Room Lafite 4)
2:35pm - 3:20pm
ABCP Regulatory and Accounting Developments (Room Mouton 2) Review of key regulatory initiatives and accounting developments, and their impact on the ABCP Market
Basel Developments and regulatory capital requirements Final rules on liquidity facility eligibility Bankruptcy law changes and business implications for ABCP conduits, issuers and investors Impact of FAS 140 amendments, FIN 46R proposals and other accounting standards on ABCP structures
Speakers:
James Murray, Managing Director Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Moderator) Malcolm Dorris, Partner Dechert LLP Michael Hall, Partner KPMG LLP Jason Cave, Chief Policy Section FDIC Edmond Grant, Managing Director HSBC
Speakers:
Joseph Astorina Barclays Capital Inc. (Moderator) Susan Sheffield, Senior Vice President AmeriCredit Thomas Reese, The Hartford Investment Management Company Kumar Kanthan, Managing Director Moodys Investors Service Sam Smith, Manager Ford Motor Credit Company
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Monday, January 30, 2006 Continued ABCP Roundtables Traditional Conduit Structures (Room Mouton 2) Interactive, moderated roundtable discussions exploring key trends, opportunities and challenges for traditional ABCP conduits Speakers: Roundtable 1 - Structural developments in multi-sellers John Smathers, Managing Director PNC Capital Markets (Moderator) Omar Olaf Bolli, Senior Vice President - Nord LB Thomas Albrecht, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood LLP Philip Galgano, Director Standard & Poors John Bryan, Managing Director Ambac Assurance Corporation Roundtable 2 - Assets in multi-sellers structural considerations and investor protections James Ahern, Managing Director SG Corporate & Investment Banking (Moderator) June George, Vice President/Senior Analyst Moodys Investors Service Robert Graff, Managing Director ABN AMRO Robert Zochowski, Partner Shearman and Sterling LLP Roundtable 3 - Sponsor responses to current market and competitive challenges Rob Jones, Managing Director RBC Capital Markets (Moderator) Jerry Marlatt, Partner Clifford Chance LLP Debbie Seife, Managing Director Fitch Ratings Michael Maza, Managing Director SunTrust Bank Roundtable 4 - Best practices for reporting, monitoring, transparency, amendment rollout, and other processes. Doug Magnolia, President/CEO QSR Management Limited (Moderator) Thomas Glanfield, Partner Ernst & Young LLP Kathy Simmons, Lloyds TSB Bank Challenges for CDO Collateral Managers (Room Margaux 2) What are some of the key challenges confronting collateral managers, and how are they responding?
How can managers stay ahead of the reinvestment curve in putting cash to work? Investment implications of rapid manager growth in the U.S. and abroad Selective use of middle market loans and increasing second lien buckets What is the role of managers in extracting performance, spread movements, expanding underlying asset classes, and facilitating synthetic execution opportunities?
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Dee Dee Sklar, Executive Director West LB (Moderator) Landon Parsons, Senior Vice President C-Bass LLC Ed OHara, Senior Portfolio Manager Vanderbilt Capital Advisors, LLC Jack Taylor, Principal, Fund Manager Five Mile Capital Partners, LLC William Travers, Senior Vice President Taberna Capital Management
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Monday, January 30, 2006 Continued European Securitization Market Review (Room Mouton 1) Review of emerging trends and recent developments in the European securitization marketplace
Issuance activity by country and asset class/transaction type where is growth occurring? How is the European market different from, and similar to, the U.S. market? Growth and evolution of the European structured credit markets and investor base CDOs, SIVs and beyond Legal, regulatory, accounting and legislative developments
Speakers:
Rupert Harrison, Managing Director Eurohypo AG (Moderator) Helmut van Ginderen, Head of ABS/CDO Research Fortis Bank Andrew Jackson, HSBC David Balai, Head of Capital Markets and Securitization HBOs Treasury Services PLC
Issuer Presentations:
GMAC-RFC (Room - Lafite 3) Australian Mortgage Issuer Presentation (Room Lafite 4)
5:00pm - 6:00pm
6:00pm 7:00pm
Networking Reception (Room - Lafite 2 & 5) ASF 2006 Industry Dinner featuring comedian, David Spade (Invitation Only) (Room Latour Ballroom)
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General Sessions on topics of market-wide interest followed by concurrent break-out tracks focusing on major securitization asset classes: RMBS/Home Equity ABS; Non-Mortgage ABS; CDOs and ABCP/SIVs. Individual issuer presentations are integrated throughout the program. The afternoon is open for business networking and recreational activities. In the evening, a networking reception is available to all attendees, followed by private client/entertainment events.
8:00am - 9:30am
General Session:
The New Investment Disclosure Paradigm: Regulation AB and Offering Process Reform (New York CLE Credit Available) (Room Margaux 1 & 2) How are these new, landmark securities regulations affecting securitization public offerings and disclosure?
Status of implementation of SEC Regulation AB and offering process reforms--how is the market responding? Emerging trends in reporting of static pool data and other new transaction disclosures The new reporting and control environment for securitizations--compliance periodic reports, assessments, attestations and more Investment communications and liability considerations issues and implications for investors, issuers and underwriters
Speakers:
Bianca Russo, Managing Director & Assistant General Counsel JPMorgan Securities Inc. (Moderator) Michael Mitchell, Partner Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Alan McKenney, Vice President Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Edward Gainor, Partner McKee Nelson LLP Phil Cedar, Senior Managing Director Bear, Stearns & Co.
8:00am - 9:00am
Issuer Presentation:
Prestige Financial Services (Room Lafite 3)
9:30am - 10:30am
General Session:
Securitization Accounting Developments The Bottom Line on the Balance Sheet (Room Margaux 1 & 2) A review of current securitization accounting issues, controversies and the status of key standards setting initiatives
FAS 140 amendments--evolving standards for derecognition and off-balance sheet treatment FIN 46R revisions and consolidation criteria applicable to term ABS, ABCP and CDO structures Fair value accounting developments and impacts on securitization trading, hedging and investment activities Accounting for non-standard loan products by originators/issuers Global securitization accounting convergence trends and prospects
Speakers:
Lisa Filomia-Aktas, Partner Ernst & Young LLP (Moderator) Peter Jeffrey, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Eric Smith, Financial Accounting Standards Board James Mountain, Partner Deloitte & Touche LLP
Issuer Presentations:
C-Bass (Room Mouton 1) Mortgage IT (Room Lafite 3) Interstar Wholesale Finance (Room Lafite 4)
10:30am - 11:00am
Break
Speakers:
John Bella, Senior Director Fitch Ratings (Moderator) Richard Pfaltzgraff, Managing Director XL Capital Assurance Inc. Robert Broseman, Managing Director PPM America Barbara Goodstein, Partner LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP Thomas Davidson, Managing Director - GE Commercial Finance New Players and their Impacts on the CDO Market (Room Margaux 2) How are credit-oriented hedge funds, REITs, commercial real estate investors and other new entrants affecting the CDO market?
What types of investments are new entrants making? CDO equity, CDO squared and/or CDO issuance? Are new CDO investors and expanding liquidity pools making the market better or worse? Are new players helping to diffuse credit risk and facilitate transparency? What are new players adding to trading volumes? How do CDO investment approaches differ from other fixed income strategies?
Speakers:
Louis Lucido, Managing Director Trust Company of the West (Moderator) Mia Koo, Senior Director Fitch Ratings Pat Maley, Director of ABS - Deerfield Capital Management LLC Laura Schwartz, Managing Director ACA Capital Management Housing Market Analysis (Room Mouton 1) Macroeconomic review of economic conditions and trends affecting the U.S. housing market in 2006
Assessment of the current health of real estate and housing markets in major regions of the United States. Examination of factors driving future growth, stability or contraction Trends in housing prices, turnover and borrower credit trends
Speakers:
Peter DiMartino, Managing Director RBS Greenwich Capital (Moderator) Steve Thompson, Vice President Rick Management - Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation Larry Blake Litton Loan Servicing Michael Fratantoni, Senior Director Mortgage Bankers Association ABCP Rating Agency Roundtables (Room Mouton 2) Interactive, moderated roundtable discussions probing current ABCP ratings and surveillance issues, methods and criteria
Speakers:
Roundtable 1 Norman Last, Managing Director Scotia Capital (Moderator) Thomas Fritz, Managing Director Standard & Poors Christian Willard, Barclays Global Investors Roundtable 2 Sam Pilcer, Managing Director Calyon Corporate & Investment Bank (Moderator) Jonathan Polansky, Team Managing Director Moodys Investors Service
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Roundtable 3 Aditya Reddy, Vice President The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Ltd. (Moderator) Matthew Grimes, Managing Director Wells Capital Management Darryl Osojnak, Senior Vice President Fitch Ratings Hans Bald, Managing Director Credit Suisse Roundtable 4 Matt La Capra, Senior Vice President Dominion Bond Rating Service (Moderator) Barbara English, Director UBS Global Asset Management Jon Hellbusch, Director - West LB AG
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Issuer Presentations:
Sallie Mae (Room Lafite 3) Capital One (Room Lafite 4)
12:05pm - 1:05pm
Speakers:
Chris Flanagan, Global Head of ABS Research JPMorgan Securities Inc (Moderator) Michael Dean, Managing Director Fitch Ratings Allan Berliant, ABS Portfolio Manager/Analyst Grantham, Mayo, VanOtterloo & Co. Karlene Bowen, Director Fair Isaac Corporation
Trading and Liquidity: The Secondary CDO market (Room Margaux 2) Review of current dynamics in the secondary market for CDOs and other structured credit products
Trading volumes and flows in various market sectors How do dealers manage positions in the current environment How should investors analyze a secondary CDO tranche? Surveillance and monitoring for rating purposes; assessments of modeling services and technical tools Relative value opportunities in cash and synthetics ABS CDOs, CLOs, trust and REIT preferreds.
Speakers:
Randy White, Vice President Trading United Capital Markets (Moderator) Adam Siegel, Managing Director Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Sergei Zagin, Vice President Wachovia Corporation Srinivas Namagiri, Vice President Deutsche Bank AG James Cameron, Structured Finance Analyst Aegon USA Investment Management
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Rating RMBS: Methodology and Ratings Criteria (Room Mouton 1) Examination of rating agency methods, criteria and surveillance procedures in the RMBS and HEL ABS sectors
Comparison of rating agency views on stresses and scenarios Collateral preferences between and among the rating agencies Frequency of ratings releases and their effect on the market Performance triggers, credit enhancement methods and levels, and other structural safeguards
Speakers:
Ryan Stark, Director Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (Moderator) Kevin Jenks, Senior Portfolio Manager HBK Investments LLP (Co-Moderator) Michael Nelson, Managing Director Dominion Bond Rating Service Susan Barnes, Managing Director Standard & Poors Mark DiRienz, Managing Director Moodys Investors Service Glenn Costello, Managing Director Fitch Ratings ABCP Investor Roundtables - Pricing and Credit (Room Mouton 2) Interactive, moderated roundtable discussions focusing on investor issues and concerns in the ABCP market Roundtable 1 - Who's buying and why? Who are the new investors in the ABCP sector? Trisha Ostergaard, Executive Director Morgan Stanley (Moderator) Alison Emmerich, Senior Fixed Income Analyst The Dreyfus Corporation Chuck Forester, Aegon Roundtable 2 - What issues matter most to investors? Sponsorship, Rating, Price, Concentration (2a7),Liquidity, and more Stephanie Gentile, Director Credit Suisse (Moderator) Natalie Metz, Vice President Federated Investors Chris Parrish, Columbia Management Group Andrew Jones, Managing Director Dominion Bond Rating Service Roundtable 3 - Securities Investing Vehicles Investor perceptions, concerns and reporting needs Joseph Johnson, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Moderator) Mick Brown, Director - Charles Schwab & Co. ,Inc. Darryl Osojnak, Senior Director Fitch Ratings Roundtable 4 - Effects of rated fund criteria on investor buying behavior Jane Kim, Lehman Brothers (Moderator) Peter Rizzo, Director - Standard & Poors Henry Shilling, Senior Vice President Moodys Investors Service Lisa Shin, Vice President JPMorgan Investment Management Chuck Yanoshik, Director Blackrock Institutional Management Corporation
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Issuer Presentations:
CIT Group (Room Lafite 3)
1:10pm - 2:10pm
Issuer Presentations:
Accredited Home Lenders (Room Margaux 1) UK Issuers Group (Room Margaux 2) Textron Financial (Room Lafite 4) Americredit (Room Mouton 1)
Lunch; Activities (Room Lafite 2 & 5) Networking Reception (Room Margaux 1 & 2) Private Client/ Entertainment Events
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A general session followed by the continuation of concurrent break-out tracks focusing on major securitization asset classes: RMBS/Home Equity ABS; Non-Mortgage ABS; CDOs and ABCP/SIVs. Individual issuer presentations are integrated throughout the program. Individual issuer presentations are integrated throughout the program. ASF 2006 formally adjourns at noon; the afternoon and evening are open for business networking, recreational activities and private client entertainment events. The Second Annual ASF Pro-Am Golf event will also be taking place during the day.
7:30am - 8:30am
General Session:
The Legislative and Regulatory Policy Environment (Room Mouton 2) What are the major legislative and regulatory policy influences on the securitization market in 2006 and beyond?
Predatory lending--current issues and future prospects for federal, state and local legislation Basel II Developments and U.S. proposals to adapt Basel IA implications for the domestic securitization market and international competition Interagency Guidance on Complex Structured Finance Transactions Credit Rating Agency Reform Legislative and Regulatory Developments Bankruptcy reform and judicial developments
Speakers:
Jason Kravitt, Senior Partner Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP (Moderator) Thomas Boemio, Senior Supervisor Federal Reserve Board Steve Kudenholdt, Partner Thacher, Proffitt & Wood LLP Kathryn Dick, Deputy Comptroller Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
8:35am - 9:35am
Speakers:
Michael Binz, Managing Director Standard & Poors (Moderator) Ken Morrison, Partner Kirkland & Ellis LLP Raj Sundaram Automotive Lease Guide Jay Steiner, Director Deutsche Bank New Structured Products: 2005 Innovations and 2006 Outlook (Room Mouton 1) What were the most notable CDO product innovations in the last year, and what is expected in 2006?
Primary characteristics of long/short CDOs. Leveraged super seniors. Synthetic and pay-as-you-go structures and risk Trust preferred developments Alternative asset types and combinations
Speakers:
Claude Laberge, Vice President Lehman Brothers (Moderator) David Tesher, Managing Director Standard & Poors Fred Horton, Managing Director GSC Partners Kevin Petrovick, Managing Director Invesco Inc. Larry Isaacson, Partner McKee Nelson LLP
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Current Dynamics of Trading Home Equity Loan ABS (Room Lafite 9) Market color on trading flows, relative value opportunities, and liquidity and pricing dynamics in the HEL ABS sector
Trading opportunities, risks and relative value in the current environment Secondary market issues and trends - liquidity, spreads, trading volumes International investors as a source of liquidity How efficiently is the HEL ABS market pricing risk?
Speakers:
Ronald Mass, Principal Portfolio Manager Western Asset Management Company (Moderator) Jon Voightman, Managing Director HSBC John Kerschner, Senior Portfolio Manager Smith Breeden Associates, Inc. Neal Roodin, Managing Director Credit Suisse
Issuer Presentations:
Cendant (Room Lafite 3) 8:35am 9:05am Extendible ABCP Market Overview (Room Mouton 2) Panel discussion exploring the latest trends and developments in the growing extendible ABCP Sector
Overview of the extendible ABCP market Terminology, definitions and applications Product and structure trends and innovations Risk, liquidity, pricing and valuation issues for investors
Speakers:
Kevin Ryan, Executive Director Morgan Stanley (Moderator) Timothy Mohan, Chapman and Cutler LLP Timothy Wilson, Director Credit Suisse Asset Management Manjeet Kaur, Director Standard & Poors
Break
Speakers:
Sandy Szakach, Senior Managing Director PPM America (Moderator) Peter Freitag, Prudential Investment Management Dan Pietrzak, Director SG Corporate & Investment Banking Chris DiAngelo, Partner Dewey Ballantine LLP Mark Klipsch, Director Orix Capital Markets LLC
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Understanding Commercial Real Estate CDOs (Room Mouton 1) Analyzing their Collateral, Structures, Opportunities and Risks
Emergence of managed CRE CDOs and synthetic CRE CDOs and contrasts with traditional static deals Understanding the Issuer Perspective: How do CRE CDOs Benefit the Issuer Analysis of the Collateral: B Notes, Rake Bonds, B-Pieces, Mezz Loans, CDS on CMBS, Whole Loans Understanding the Investor Perspective: Why do Investor's Buy CRE CDOs Market observations, relative value, key investor concerns and opportunities in 2006
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Brian P. Lancaster, Head of Structured Products Research Wachovia Securities (Moderator) Charles Spetka, President CWCapital Investments Bruce Cohen, CEO Wrightwood Capital Mary Davenport, Director Vertical Capital LLC Reginald Leese, Managing Director Blackrock Inc Mark Wuest, Director of Risk Finance - Barclays Capital Home Equity Market Research Perspectives (Room Lafite 9) Expert insight and commentary from leading HEL ABS analysts and strategists
Tiering in the HEL markets and strategies to take advantage. Margin Compression: How long can issuers survive with minimal (or negative) profitability? What will issuance volume be if WACs return to fully indexed levels? Deal Structures: Do they adequately protect investors from risks payment shocks Payment Shock: How can investors monitor the risks associated with arm resets and principal amortization? Impact of CDOs: How have they changed the landscape for HEL bonds? Have they helped or hurt liquidity? Impact of Synthetics: How have single name CDS and ABX.HE changed the HEL market and potential trading strategies?
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Jason DAngelo, Vice President Portfolio Manager AIG Global Investment Group (Moderator) Akhil Mago, Lehman Brothers Inc. Ivan Gjaja, Managing Director - Citigroup Gyan Sinha, Senior Vice President Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Jonathan Lieber, Senior Vice President Countrywide Securities
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Roundtable 1 - Case study cash flow extendible Eileen Bannon, Partner Dewey Ballantine LLP (Moderator) Fouad Onbargi, Director Barclays Capital Inc. Lisa Singman, Vice President and Senior Analyst Moodys Investors Service Patrick Welch, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Roundtable 2 - Case study mortgage warehouse extendible structure Aoto Kenmochi Director Fitch Ratings (Moderator) Michael du Quesnay, Partner Dewey Ballantine LLP Alice Tsang, Research Analyst Fidelity Investments John Peterson, Managing Director/Assistant Treasurer Residential Capital Corporation Ellen Coleman, Countrywide Securities Corporation
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Roundtable 3 - Case study securities market value extendible structure Stephen Newman Merrill Lynch & Co. (Moderator) Scott Sehnert, Associate Standard & Poors Barry Weiss Oppenheimer Funds John Clarke, Thornburg Investment, Inc. Roundtable 4 - Case study CDO money market tranches Randy Harrison, Managing Director Citigroup (Moderator) Debbie Seife, Managing Director Fitch Ratings Cindy Brien, Vice President & Senior Analyst AIM Capital Management John Bulger Deutsche Bank Brian Benesch, Assistant Vice President - Harris Investment Management Roundtable 5 - Assessing the likelihood of extension and the appropriate premium Joseph Soave, Director Credit Suisse (Moderator) Joseph Noe, CFA Evergreen Investments Frank Fletcher IXIS Capital Markets Jeffrey Boutin, Vice President Lehman Brothers Roundtable 6 - Repo conduit: practical considerations, legal considerations, rating agency considerations Steve Austen, Managing Director Banc of America Securities LLC (Moderator) Jonathan Polansky, Vice President Moodys Investors Service David McCollum, MBIA Insurance Corporation Tracey Anne Nicastro, Partner Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood LLP
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10:55am - 11:55am
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Jay Merves, Managing Director Assured Guaranty (Moderator) Paula Greenman, Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vikas Sarna, Vice President JP Morgan Chase Eric Rothman, Executive Director UBS Financial Services
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Latin American Mortgage Securitization (Room Mouton 1) Perspectives on the evolution and growth of the Latin American mortgage securitization market
What kinds of deals are being done, and where? How does the Latin American mortgage market compare to the U.S. housing finance system similarities and differences Focus on Mexican mortgage securitization traditional and housing construction loan take-out securitizations Special considerations for investors and issuers in this market.
Speakers:
Stuart Fleischmann, Partner Shearman & Sterling LLP (Moderator) Brigitte Posch, First Vice President Ambac Assurance Corporation John Rauschkolb, CEO Hipotecaria Panama Jose Armando Guzman Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer - Metrofinanciera Jorge Galindo Flores, Deputy Director General - SHF Jose Miguel Diaz Goni, Head of Securitization ING Mexico Sylvain Bouteille, Managing Director Swiss Re Relative Value Opportunities in Non-Mortgage ABS (Room Lafite 9) Market-oriented discussion of investment and trading opportunities in the current environment
Attractiveness of non-mortgage ABS in comparison with other corporate credit investment opportunities The new issue allocation and syndication process how efficiently is the market pricing and absorbing new supply? Impact of the CDO bid on market supply, demand and technical factors How does the emergence of ABS credit default swaps affect the relative value picture?
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Sanjeev Handa, Managing Dircetor TIAA-CREF (Moderator) David Covey, Vice President Lehman Brothers Inc. Hiroki Kurita, Managing Director Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Rod Dubitsky, Research Head Credit Suisse John Devaney, CEO and ABS Trader United Capital Markets Structured Investing Vehicles Roundtable (Room Mouton 2) Interactive moderated roundtable discussions examining investment and financing issues and trends affecting SIVs Roundtable 1 - Current and future applications of market value technology in securities financing structures Peter Nagykery , Deputy General Manager SF Solutions (Moderator) Jack Chen, Vice President/Senior Credit Officer Moodys Investors Service Bret Leas, Associate Director - Barclays Capital Inc. Roundtable 2 - Current developments in SIVs John Kodweis, Vice President JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Moderator) Nik Khakee, Director Standard & Poors Greg Cioffi, Partner Seward & Kissel LLP Damian Harland, Bank of Montreal Roundtable 3 - Current developments in CDOs Andrew Jones, Managing Director Dominion Bond Rating Service, Inc. (Moderator) Darrel Baber, Managing Director Wachovia Corporation Craig Bonder, Rabobank International
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Roundtable 4 Current developments in securities arbitrage vehicles Carol Hitselberger Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP (Moderator) Richard Hughes, Executive Vice President Compass Bank Aoto Kenmochi, Director Fitch Ratings
Issuer Presentations:
Thornburg Mortgage (Room Lafite 3)
12:00pm
Conference Adjourns
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