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The Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association, Inc. (FIRMA) is the leading provider of current and relevant fiduciary and investment risk management education and networking opportunities to risk management professionals of banks, trust companies, investment advisors, broker-dealers, insurance companies and other providers of financial services. FIRMA has the objective of providing fiduciary risk managers with the tools and knowledge needed to perform their functions in the rapidly changing financial services landscape. Become a Member Today!
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April 28 - May 2, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
Thank you to our attendees and sponsors who joined us in fabulous Fort Worth.
May 31, 2012
FIRMA/ABA Telephone Briefing -- “Model Risk Management – The Keys to Effective Model Governance”
October 4, 2012
Current Risk Issues Seminar -- Cleveland, OH
November 2, 2012
FIRMA/Texas Bankers Seminar -- Dallas, TX
April 28 - May 2, 2013
National Risk Management Training Conference - Las Vegas
April 27 - May 1, 2014
FIRMA National Risk Management Training Conference - Orlando
EBSA Aims to Improve Access to Unbiased Advice
Posted: Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued a final regulation regarding a new prohibited transaction exemption. Read the article at PLANSPONSOR.com.
Seven Takeaways from New Prudential Rules Issued by the Federal Reserve
Seven Takeaways from New Prudential Rules Issued by the Federal Reserve
By Dolores Atallo
The Federal Reserve recently released a long-awaited set of proposed prudential rules, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. These new proposed
rules are far-reaching and introduce a host of new legal requirements for
bank holding companies with assets of more than $50 billion and nonbank financial institutions to be designated as systemically important financial institutions, whose failure federal regulators may feel could threaten the financial system. It's also worth noting that there are two proposed provisions – risk management and stress testing – that will affect bank holding companies and nonbank financial institutions with assets greater than $10 billion.
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Senior Trust Team Manager
Posted: April 5, 2012
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FIRMA Strategic Partners
FIRMA is pleased to present a list of our Industry Partners:
FIRMA would like to thank our friends who sponsor our nationally recognized education and training programs. We would also like to thank our partner organizations who provide our members with additional resources that complement the training offered by FIRMA. The support of our sponsors and partner organizations is critical to our success in providing members with the quality training opportunities and networking forums they expect and demand.
Provided below are links to the websites of our current sponsors and partner organizations. We encourage all FIRMA members to visit these websites and to patronize these loyal organizations who serve FIRMA and our members so capably.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Facebook Prices Its IPO at $38
WSJ.com: US Business 17 May 2012, 10:26 pm
Kleiner Perkins Raises $525 Million for Web, Clean Tech - Bloomberg
Business - Google News 17 May 2012, 10:21 pm
US adds 31% tariff to Chinese solar panels - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Business - Google News 17 May 2012, 10:17 pm
Greek, Spanish woes push euro towards 2012 low - Reuters
Business - Google News 17 May 2012, 10:01 pm
Japan Raises Economic Assessment for First Time in Nine Months - Bloomberg
Business - Google News 17 May 2012, 9:55 pm
Asian Shares Slide; Japan Hits 4-Month Low - Wall Street Journal
Business - Google News 17 May 2012, 9:39 pm
News Summary: Spanish banking sector's confidence slammed by report of bank run - Washington Post
Business - Google News 17 May 2012, 9:18 pm
Stakes are high on Facebook's first day of trading - Los Angeles Times
Business - Google News 17 May 2012, 9:10 pm
H-P to Slash Work Force by up to 30,000
WSJ.com: US Business 17 May 2012, 9:10 pm
Investment Services: gas leases Luke Cardone posted on April 5, 2012, 9:50 pm:
Does anyone know of guidance for establishing Gas Lease (Marsellas Sheel) policies and procedures. Marsellas is becoming big business in PA and our institutions need policies and procedures to administer gas leases.
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