Monday, September 27, 2010 • Pre-Conference Workshops

8:30           

Registration and Coffee

9:00-12:00

Pre-Conference Workshop

Basics of Money Funds

Review the basics of the Money Fund Industry, including a special focus on critical issues in credit analysis, at this comprehensive session.  Drill down on key industry challenges and solutions.

Eric D. Hiatt, CFA, SVP & Portfolio Manager, DWIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT
John M. Dyer, CFA, SVP & Credit Analyst, DWIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT

Christine Trulby, VP, DWIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT

12:00-1:00

Mentoring Luncheon for Workshop Attendees

Monday, September 27, 2010 • Main Conference, Day One

1:15

Chairmen's Welcoming Remarks

Brian Reynolds, Chief Market Strategist, WJB CAPITAL GROUP
Brian Yeazel, Director, MASON STREET ADVISORS

1:30-2:30

Treasury Keynote: Liquidity, Credit, and Recovery

Colin Kim, Director, Office of Debt Management, US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

2:30-3:15

NEW Rules & Regulations: 2a-7, Dodd-Frank, and the Unknown

We've just spent the summer working out the implementation of new 2a-7 changes, only to be faced with the uncertainty of the details of Dodd-Frank, and its impact on the money fund industry.  Review the current regulations and their best practices, discuss the implications for Dodd-Frank, and debate the future resolutions to conflicting rules. 

Moderator: Brian Yeazel, Director, MASON STREET ADVISORS
Debbie Cunningham, CIO, Money Markets, FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.

3:15-3:45

Networking Break

3:45-4:30

NEW Mitigating Risk While Staying Competitive
Explore what you can do to mitigate risk, keep the lines of communication open, and ensure both compliance and yield.

Moderator: Maureen Coen, Managing Director, CREDIT SUISSE
Jonathan Hartley, Vice President, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK
William Anderson, Senior Portfolio Manager, US Money Markets, BNP PARIBAS

Lance Pan, Director, Investment Research & Strategy, CAPITAL ADVISORS GROUP

4:30-5:15

NEW Implementing and Using Stress Tests to Measure Risk and Protect Your Yield

Required stress testing was implemented this June, often creating more questions than answers.  Learn how to conduct a meaningful stress test, how to use the results in managing and marketing your fund, and ensure that the additional operating cost is adding value to your firm.

Moderator: Mike Krasner, Managing Editor,iMoneyNet

Brian Kalish, ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS
Jacob Weinstein, Senior Portfolio Analyst, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

Alex Russo, Senior Financial Engineer, INVESTOR ANALYTICS

5:15

Day One Ends

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 • Main Conference, Day 2

8:00

Registration and Coffee

8:30-8:45

Chairmen's Welcome

Brian Reynolds, Chief Market Strategist, WJB CAPITAL GROUP
Brian Yeazel, Director, MASON STREET ADVISORS

8:45-9:45

Federal Reserve Bank Keynote

Michael W. McCracken, Research Officer, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

9:45-10:30

Policy Keynote - Strengthening the Money Fund Market
Alex Roever, Managing Director, J.P. MORGAN

10:30-11:00

Networking Break

NEW Job Function Breakout Sessions

11:00-11:45

Issuers:

Gail Markulin, Director of Short term Funding,  FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS OFFICE OF FINANCE
Rich Eisenberg, Assistant Treasurer, FARMER MAC

Investor:

Facilitator: Kelly Mainelli, Director, Short Term Investments, RUSSELL
INVESTMENT GROUP
Frank J. Sansone, Treasurer and Head of Cash and Liquidity Americas, DEXIA US

11:45-12:30

Broker/Dealers and Traders:

Alex Roever, Managing Director, J.P. MORGAN

Nicholas Philip, Vice President, GOLDMAN  SACHS

Portfolio Managers:

Facilitator: Brian Yeazel, Director, MASON STREET ADVISORS
Mira Stevovich, Portfolio Manager, WADDELL & REED

Mike Kitchen,  Vice President & Portfolio Manager, CAVANAL HILL

12:30-1:30

Lunch For Conference Attendees

1:30-2:15

Independent Directors

Susan Wyderko, MUTUAL FUND DIRECTORS' FORUM

Kathleen Dennis, Trustee and Chair of Money Market and Alternatives Subcommittee, MORGAN STANLEY FUNDS

William Lerner, Trustee & Chair Compliance Committee, REICH & TANG ASSET MANAGEMENT

Diana M. Daniels, Trustee,

Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds

Compliance Concerns

Richard Marshall, Partner, ROPES AND GRAY LLP
Greg Dulski, Corporate Counsel, FEDERATED INVESTORS

Afternoon Track Sessions

Special Topics For Taxable Returns

Special Topics for Tax Exempt Funds

2:15-3:00

IMMFA Changes and Offshore Funds

Dawn Sheetz-Guffey, CIO, Short Duration and Index Strategies, BNY MELLON CASH INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Nathan Douglas, Secretary General, IMMFA

Variable Rate Demand Note Update

Moderator: Mary Jo Ochson, Chief Investment Officer - Municipal
Money Markets, FEDERATED INVESTORS
Peter O’Connor, Managing Director, CITI
Marjorie E. Henning, General Counsel, NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Ben Schuler, Analyst, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

3:00-3:30

Networking Break

3:30-4:30

NEW!  The Future of Ratings

The credit crisis and its fallout have necessitated renewed consideration for assessing money market fund risk profiles.   As investors seek greater transparency on the key themes of principal preservation and liquidity, rating agencies are responding with enhanced analytics and scales to provide more transparency in a changing liquidity landscape.  What will these changes mean for issuers, investors and funds?  This panel will explore how the different agencies are preparing for the future, and help you understand how they rate money funds in this challenging new environment.

Moderator: IMONEYNET

Martin Duffy, Ttitle, MOODY'S INVESTOR SERVICES

Doug Rivkin, Title, EGAN JONES

Roger Merritt, Managing Director & Global Head of Fund and Asset Managers, FITCH RATINGS

Peter Rizzo, Senior Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

4:30-5:15

Industry Overview: Looking Beyond the Low Rate
Brian Reynolds, Chief Market Strategist, WJB CAPITAL GROUP
Brian Yeazel, Director, MASON STREET ADVISORS

5:00

Conference Ends