Issue no. 22: ICMA Regulatory Policy Newsletter

Global Master Agreements for Repo
and Securities Lending Workshop
Zurich, 21-23 September
Amsterdam, 23-25 November
The Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) and the
Global Master Securities Lending Agreement (GMSLA) are
the essential legal underpinnings of the closely-related repo
and securities lending markets. The three-day workshop
will include a detailed review of each agreement, consider
common legal issues, and highlight the growing similarities
and remaining differences. There is a strong practical aspect
to the workshop and the application of the agreements will
be discussed and illustrated with case studies. And in order
to ensure a clear understanding of what is being documented,
the workshop begins by explaining the operational and basic
legal characteristics of the instruments and their markets.
The workshop will include the newly published GMRA 2011.
The Global Master Agreements for Repo and Securities
Lending Workshop is an accredited course under the
Solicitors Regulation Authority (formerly The Law Society’s)
CPD Scheme. Solicitors may claim 18 hours CPD credit for
their attendance on the whole course.
Register here
ICMA European Repo Council 2011
Professional Repo and Collateral
Management Course
London, 21-22 November
This annual course has been run in locations throughout
Europe successfully for almost ten years. It has been
completely revised and updated to include the impact of
the crisis on the repo market and the latest developments in
clearing and settlement. Its unique mix of presentations by
experienced practitioners, who are actively involved in the
repo market on day to day basis, and a sound theoretical
explanation of the principles involved in this type of financing
from ICMA Centre academics make it the market benchmark
for all professionals starting out in the repo market.
The 2011 Professional Repo and Collateral Management
Course will be sponsored by BondLend.
Register here
ICMA Centre turns 20
ICMA EVENTS AND COURSES
The University of Reading’s ICMA Centre has just celebrated
20 years of providing high-quality education for the financial
markets. The occasion was marked by a reception at the
Centre for staff past and present and for alumni.
Now part of Henley Business School, the ICMA Centre was
established in 1991 with funding from ICMA. The Centre has
come a long way in twenty years and now runs an impressive
range of Undergraduate and Master’s Programmes, a PhD
programme, research, consultancy and executive education
programmes, for around 400 students each year. It is has
recently become part of the large and very successful Henley
Business School.
ICMA and the ICMA Centre have been long-term partners
in the development of a range of internationally recognised,
education programmes for financial market professionals.
Contact: david.senior@icmagroup.org
ICMA Executive Education Skills Course
Successful Sales, London 15-16 September
This two day sales and marketing training course is
specifically designed for capital market professionals.
The focus will be on acquiring sales skills for selling debt,
equity and derivative instruments to an institutional client
base. It aims to develop market-leading client acquisition
and retention skills. The course covers both core telephone
selling skills and client meeting skills.
Register here
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