The Asset Management Group's

Fixed Income Best Execution Lunch & Learn

Thursday, June 7, 2007
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET

SIFMA Offices
360 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor
New York City

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE PRESS

Panelists Barry Barbash of Willkie Farr, Paul Disdier of The Dreyfus Corporation,  Maria Dwyer of MFS and Dick Weil of PIMCO will address the status of the AMG's Best Execution initiative.

Concerning the current background of this event, the Asset Management Group has been evaluating proposed principles-based guidelines for meeting fixed-income best execution responsibilities. These guidelines, which are being formulated with the assistance of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, would specifically apply to the buy side. They lay out several recommended principles for asset managers to consider when structuring procedures to meet best execution standards over a period of time. These principles-based guidelines are particularly relevant in light of increased transparency in the bond markets.

Accordingly, the Asset Management Group will host a Lunch & Learn on Thursday, June 7th, at SIFMA's midtown offices in New York City which will focus on the status of its draft fixed-income best execution guidelines. This educational event will feature panelists who will discuss the underlying practical aspects of fixed-income best execution as well as the current regulatory environment that will likely have a bearing on this AMG-sponsored initiative. Furthermore, panelists (including AMG members who have helped shape this initiative) will discuss the critical supervisory review elements that a buy side firm's best execution policy should include, and whether these proposals might also be applied to OTC derivatives. This educational event is designed for trading and business professionals, compliance officers and managers or executives who have best execution oversight responsibilities at their firms.

This event is being sponsored by SimCorp.

For more information, please contact Debbie Devine at ddevine@sifma.org or 646-637-9289.

This event is being sponsored by SimCorp USA, Inc.