Karen Brettell, Reuters, to Moderate CDS Panel at Join Golden Networking's Derivatives Leaders Forum

July 21, 2010 - PRLog -- Karen Brettell, Derivatives Reporter with Reuters, will join Golden Networking's Derivatives Leaders Forum 2010, "Strategies for Increasing Profits under an Evolving Regulatory Framework" (http://www.DerivativesLeadersForum.com), July 22nd, 2010, New York City, sponsored by UltraHighFrequencyTrading.com, and moderate panel of experts on "Exploring Latest Developments in the Market for Credit Default Swaps"; this panel will feature Jeff Schachter, Managing Director, Helios Advisors, Michael Durbin, Author, "All About Derivatives", and Jonathan Kanterman, Managing Director, Stillwater Capital Partners.
Ms. Brettell has covered the credit default swap and corporate bond market at Reuters for four years, and previously covered the over-the-counter derivatives markets for Bloomberg News. She is a native of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in industrial relations from the University of New South Wales.
The market for credit default swaps (CDS) has grown exponentially within the last decade. According to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s historical survey of the size of the CDS market, the marketplace grew from a notional value of around $630 billion in the second half of 2001 to $36 trillion by the end of last year, equivalent to roughly two and a half times the amount of goods and services sold in the American economy annually. Will proposed regulations on derivatives dealers, trading and central clearing reduce risk in the credit default swap market? Should credit default swap trading be restricted when the protection buyer does not have an underlying interest? Will CDS-protected creditors of bankrupt companies be required to disclose their positions? Which steps are necessary to achieve renewed and prudent growth of these products?
Derivatives Leaders Forum 2010 is produced by GoldenNetworking.net (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs, investors and diplomats, founded by former McKinsey consultant and Columbia Business School MBA Edgar Perez. Upcoming Golden Networking's Forums and Business Receptions include:
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•   High-Frequency Trading Experts Workshop 2010, "Practical Implementation of High-Frequency Trading Strategies" (http://www.HFTExpertsWorkshop.com), London, October 4 & 5 2010, New York, October 7 & 8 2010, Dubai, October 25 & 26 2010, and Hong Kong, October 28 & 29 2010
•   2nd China Leaders Forum, "Challenges and Opportunities for China's Economic Juggernaut" (http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com), October 6th, New York City
•   Latin America Leaders Forum 2010, "Unlikely Oasis of Growth amid the Global Economic Crisis?" (http://www.LatinAmericaLeadersForum.com), October 21st, New York City
•   2nd Banking Leaders Forum, "Private Banking on the Brink of Transformational Change" (http://www.BankingLeadersForum.com), November 11th, New York City
•   Global Energy Leaders Forum 2010, "Proposals and Solutions for Today's Global Energy Challenges" (http://www.GlobalEnergyLeadersForum.com), December 2nd, New York City
•   2nd Private Equity Leaders Forum, "Setting the Stage for Radical Transformation in 2011 and Beyond" (http://www.PrivateEquityLeadersForum.com), December 9th, New York City
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