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Monday, April 7, 2008

Welcoming Remarks

8:00 - 8:15 am

Opening Address

8:15 - 9:15 am 

"A Higher Standard: Exceeding HNW Client Expectations in a Competitive Market”

General Sessions

9:30 –10:30 am

“Key Risk Indicators”

10:45 - 11:45 am

“Generational Issues”

Concurrent Sessions - “Track I - ERISA”

1:15 – 2:15 pm

“ERISA - The State of the Industry”

2:30 – 3:30 pm

“401(k) Fee Disclosure”

3:45 - 4:45 pm

"IRA Distributions"

Concurrent Sessions - “Track II - Fiduciary Risk”

1:15 – 2:15 pm

“Generation Skipping Tax - The Tax that Keeps on Taking”

2:30 – 3:30 pm

“Charitable Trusts...Should You Lead or Follow?”

3:45 - 4:45 pm

"Internal Audit and Compliance Reviews"

Concurrent Sessions - “Track III - Trends”

1:15 – 2:15 pm

“Why You Should Know About Structured Products”

2:30 – 3:30 pm

“BSA/AML/KYC Risk Ranking Monitoring Techniques”

3:45 - 4:45 pm

"Fiduciary Litigation"

Concurrent Sessions - “Track VI - Investment Advisors”

1:15 – 2:15 pm

“Risks in Investing for High-Net-Worth Clients”

2:30 – 3:30 pm

“Investment Strategies Using Structured Products”

3:45 - 4:45 pm

"Mitigating Risks in Securities Lending Transactions"

FIRMA’s Welcome Reception

6:00 –8:00 pm


Tuesday, April 8, 2008

General Sessions

8:00 -9:00 am

“Hot Fiduciary Legislative Issues”

9:15 - 10:15 am

“Regulation R Overview”

10:30 - 11:30 am

“Are Today’s Trust Platforms Relevant to Individual Trustees?”

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

“Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation of the Elderly and Disabled”


Wednesday, April 9, 2007

Concurrent Sessions - “ERISA”

8:00 -9:00 am

“Oversight of the ERISA Fiduciary”

9:15 -10:15 am

“Post-PPA Plan Design Trends and Selected Compliance Issues”

10:30 -11:30 am

"Oversight of the ERISA Fiduciary”

Concurrent Sessions - “Track II – Investment Risk”

8:00 -9:00 am

“Highlights of Investment Adviser Marketing and Performance Advertising”

9:15 -10:15 am

“Proxy Voting”

10:30 -11:30 am

"Highlights of Investment Adviser Marketing and Performance Advertising”

Concurrent Sessions - “Track III – Trends”

8:00 -9:00 am

“Disaster Recovery – Lessons Learned”

9:15 -10:15 am

“Record Retention to Manage Risk”

10:30 -11:30 am

"Full Realization of Income Entitlements on Cross Border Investments: A Compliance and Corporate Governance Issue”

Concurrent Sessions - “Track IV – Regulatory”

8:00 -9:00 am

“Regulator Open Session – OCC”

9:15 -10:15 am

“Regulator Open Session – OTS”

10:30 -11:30 am

"Regulator Open Session – FDIC”

General Sessions

11:45 am - 1:15 pm

“FIRMA Annual Membership Meeting”

Concurrent Sessions – "Track I – ERISA"

1:15 - 2:15 pm

“Service Provider Compensation: Are There New Limits”

2:30 - 3:30 pm

“EB Litigation”

3:45 - 4:45 pm

“Fiduciary Roundtable – Small Bank”

Concurrent Sessions – "Track II – Investment Risk"

1:15 - 2:15 pm

“Challenging Asset Allocation Promises”

2:30 - 3:30 pm

“Valuation of Assets”

3:45 - 4:45 pm

“Fiduciary Roundtable – Large Bank”

Concurrent Sessions – "Track III – Operations & IT"

1:15 - 2:15 pm

“Record Retention to Manage Risk”

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Third Party / SAS 70 Reports - A Regulatory and Standards Update

3:45 - 4:45 pm

“Investment Advisor Roundtable”

Concurrent Sessions – "Track IV – Regulatory"

1:15 - 2:15 pm

“Regulator Open Session – FED”

2:30 - 3:30 pm

“Regulator Open Session –SEC”

3:45 - 4:45 pm

“Regulatory Roundtable”

Thursday, April 10, 2008

General Sessions

8:00 – 9:00 am

“Understanding Criminal Intent”

9:15 – 10:15 am

“A New Look at Conflicts of Interest”

10:30 - 11:30 am

“Electronic Fraud – Techniques & Methodologies”

Conference Adjourns

11:30 am

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