Offices of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10281
Map and Directions

• Basic securitization concepts and vocabulary
• Overview of market participants and their roles
• Introduction to securitization analytics
• Legal, regulatory, and accounting frameworks
• Factors in structuring a deal
• Mechanics of bringing a deal to market
• Trading and evaluating seasoned securitizations
• Management of a portfolio of securitization investments
 

Monday, September 10, 2012 8:30 - 9:00      Registration and Continental Breakfast     9:00 - 9:15      Welcome and Opening Remarks       9:15 - 11:15    Securitization 101 — Introduction to Securitization                           Jim Ahern, Global Head of Securitization, Société Générale                           Corporate & Investment Banking 11:15 - 11:30  Break         11:30 - 1:30    MBS/ABS Offering Process                                 Jim Ahern, Global Head of Securitization, Société Générale                           Corporate & Investment Banking                          John Hwang, Partner, Allen & Overy LLP 1:30 - 2:30      Lunch        2:30 - 4:00      U.S. Legal and Regulatory Framework for Securitization                                 Michael Gambro, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP                          Bianca Russo, Managing Director & Associate General                          Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4:00 - 4:15      Break         4:15 - 5:45      U.S. Legal and Regulatory Framework for Securitization (continued)         Please click here for a detailed description of each session.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:30 - 9:00      Continental Breakfast 9:00 - 11:00    Securitization Analytics                          Cyrus Mohebbi, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley                          Michael Sternberg, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley 11:00 - 11:15  Break 11:15 - 12:15  Secondary Trading of MBS/ABS                          Amol Prasad, COO, Morgan Stanley Securitized Products                          Group 12:15 - 1:15    Portfolio Management of Structured Products                           Ralph Daloisio, Managing Director, Natixis 1:15 - 2:15      Lunch 2:15 - 4:15      Securitization Accounting under U.S. GAAP                          Stacy Keating, Director, KPMG LLP                          Sherif Sakr, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP 4:15 - 4:30      Break 4:30 - 5:30      Lessons Learned and Hot Industry Topics                          Evan Siegert, Managing Director, Senior Counsel, American                          Securitization Forum, Inc.

The ASF is pleased to offer the following continuing education credits for participants in the ASF Securitization Institute: Securitization Fundamentals in September. Please contact Justin Ross of the ASF staff at 212.412.7103 with any questions.

CPE Credit for CPAs

The ASF will be offering Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for CPAs at the ASF Securitization Institute: Securitization Fundamentals. Attendees are eligible to receive up to 14 credits for this event.

The field of study for all sessions of the program is Specialized Knowledge and Applications, with the following exceptions:

• US Legal and Regulatory Framework for Securitization - Business Law
• Securitization Accounting under US GAAP - Accounting

To receive credit, you must sign in AND out EACH DAY, providing the time of your arrival and departure. You will only receive credit for the portions of the program where you have completed the attendance sheet. Attendance sheets will be located inside the session room.

Please complete an evaluation form for the program. These will be located next to the sign in sheets.

This program is a group-live event. Participants will have the opportunity to gain an overview of various aspects of the securitization industry. Please click here for a program schedule for the September event and here for detailed descriptions of each session at each event. These provide learning objectives and program content for the event.

There are no prerequisites for this event and no advanced preparation is required, although advanced reading is recommended.

Please click here to register for the September event.

For more information regarding refund and program cancellation policies, please contact the ASF staff at 212.412.7100.

The American Securitization Forum, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

CFA Institute CE Credit

Participants may earn 14 CFA Institute Continuing Education (CE) credits, inclusive of 3 hours in the content areas of Standards, Ethics, and Regulations (SER), for attending this event, as granted by CFA Institute.

To obtain CE credit, individuals must complete the CFA Institute CE credit attendance sheet at the event, providing their name, firm, and CFA Institute membership number. This sheet will be available inside the session room. Participants only need to complete the sheet once to obtain credit for the event.

 

CFA Institute has approved this program, offered by the American Securitization Forum, Inc., for 14 CE credit hours, inclusive of 3 hours in the content areas of Standards, Ethics, and Regulations (SER). If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.

New York CLE Credit

Application for accreditation of this course or program in New York is currently pending. The application will be submitted to provide 3.5 transitional or non-transitional "professional practice" New York Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits to in-person attendees at the "U.S. Legal and Regulatory Framework for Securitization" session at the September offering of the ASF Securitization Institute: Securitization Fundamentals.

Participants seeking credit must sign in AND sign out of the session to be eligible to receive New York CLE credit. Please also complete an evaluation form.

Please note that an application has been submitted to accredit this program in New York only. It is your responsibility to determine if your state accepts New York CLE credit.

Financial aid is available for qualified registrants. Please contact Justin Ross of the ASF staff at jross@americansecuritization.com for additional information and application procedures.

Employees of ASF member firms: $995
Employees of nonmember firms: $1,495

Group discounts were available for firms registering 4 or more individuals.

Registration cancellation requests MUST be submitted in writing to Justin Ross. A processing fee of $150 will be applied to all cancellation requests dated after June 10. 2012. After August 10, 2012, we regret that no refunds will be granted. Substitutions are welcome at any time, however please note that the substituting individual must be from the same firm and qualify under the same registration type as the original registrant.