CRISIL GR&A co-sponsors Risk Annual Summit 2012

March 19, 2012 - PRLog -- CRISIL Global Research & Analytics (GR&A) will be co-sponsoring the RISK Annual Summit 2012, to be held during March 20-23, 2012, in association with the Risk magazine. The summit, which also commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Risk magazine, aims at addressing the key challenges which are currently impacting the European risk management industry.    

This year, the summit focuses on the theme, ‘Using derivatives and risk management in the changing landscape and a world of uncertainty to ensure both protection and profits.’ During the summit, CRISIL GR&A would showcase its offerings in the risk management and analytical services space.  The audience would include derivatives experts from leading investment banks, exchanges, hedge funds and asset management companies.

“We are pleased to be a part of such an esteemed forum.  Such events offer us the opportunity to connect with leading industry players.  In the current changing regulatory landscape, it is critical for these players to exchange key learnings and best practices,” says Sanjeev Sinha, Senior Director, CRISIL GR&A.

As a market leader in the global risk management and analytical services industry, CRISIL GR&A’s involvement in the summit mirrors its persistent efforts to contribute to the constantly evolving derivatives industry. Earlier, in November 2011, CRISIL GR&A had also co-sponsored the 17th Annual Risk USA conference held at New York.

CRISIL GR&A is a top provider of risk and analytics to clients in the market, credit, liquidity and operational risk domains. Our clients include banks, insurance companies and corporate treasuries. In particular, CRISIL GR&A provides an array of services across the derivatives trade lifecycle including structuring, modeling, model validation, performance attribution, stress testing, risk-based capital assessment and reporting, structured trade review and trader support. CRISIL GR&A has a global network, with analyst centers in India, Argentina, China and Poland and a global workforce of more than 2,300 analysts, including MBAs, Chartered Accountants/CPAs, PhDs, FRMs, Actuaries and economists.

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CRISIL Global Research & Analytics (GR&A) is the world's largest and top-ranked provider of high-end research and analytics services. We are the world's largest provider of equity and credit research services. We are also the foremost provider of end-to-end risk and analytics services to trading and risk management functions at the world's leading financial institutions and corporations. We operate from research centers in Argentina, China, India and Poland, working with our clients across several time zones and in multiple languages. Being part of CRISIL enables us to attract and retain top-quality talent. We have over 2,300 employees, 75 per cent of whom hold advanced degrees in finance, accounting and management. We employ the largest number of CFAs and CFA aspirants in India.