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12/12/18: FIASI Holiday Party!

You're invited to

FIASI's Holiday Celebration...

Please join us for an evening of cocktails, appetizers and networking to top off 2018!! 

 FIASI is privileged to welcome long time Fixed Income pro Bob Kricheff as a guest speaker at our Holiday party.
Bob has authored numerous books, spoken at high profile conferences and been recognized as a leader on both the buy and sell sides of the street for over two decades. He has offered to discuss some key highlights from his just-released book titled:

“That Doesn’t Work Anymore: A Guide to Using the Right Economic and Financial Concepts for Today's Investing and Business”.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 | 6pm – 8pm

 Gente Ristorante

01/10/2019: Credit Rountable

Credit Roundtable Believes in Strengthening Bondholder Rights Through Shared Activism

Co-Leader of Credit Roundtable, David Knutson, Head of Credit Research - Americas at Schroders will speak about the Credit Roundtable.

The Credit Roundtable believes that enhancing bondholder protections benefits issuers, underwriters and investors alike by laying the foundation for a fair and efficient corporate bond market. Through education, outreach and advocacy, the group maintains a constant vigilance against slippage in covenant language and terms of corporate actions, and it does so with the oversight of antitrust counsel.

The Credit Roundtable was formed in 2007 in association with the Fixed Income Forum to respond to a number of corporate actions that were adverse to bondholders. The result of these initial efforts is a document that is now widely known as the Covenant Whitepaper. This is a living document that sets forth model covenant provisions which may be tailored to the circumstances of particular issuers and particular market conditions. In the past decade, the Credit Roundtable has grown to 39 members with more than $4 trillion of fixed income assets under management.

The Credit Roundtables regularly organizes bondholder groups and special task forces to support its major initiatives around:

• Bondholder Covenant Protections
• New Issue Underwriting and Distribution
• Tender/Exchange and Consent
• Transparency and Market Liquidity

As always, members' participation is free. Non-member fee is $60.00

• When: January 10, 2019
• Where: Cornell Club | 6 East 44th Street | New York City
• Time: 
  • 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm - Refreshments and networking
  • 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm - Presentation
  • 7:15 pm to 7:30 pm - Q & A
  • 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm - Refreshments and networking

Register Online

02/21/2019: Ben Breitholtz of Arbor Research

Benjamin Breitholtz, of Arbor Research will present his company's views on the markets, using their alternative data sets, including Google search trends to determine the extent of items such as market sentiment, Fed policy, inflation gauges and leverage. These presentations have been very popular at other events and we look forward to Ben's visit to FIASI.

As always, members' participation is free. Non-member fee is $60.00

• When: Thursday, February 21, 2019
• Where: Cornell Club | 6 East 44th Street | New York City
• Time: 
  • 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm - Refreshments and networking
  • 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm - Presentation
  • 7:15 pm to 7:30 pm - Q & A
  • 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm - Refreshments and networking

Register Online

Hall of Fame Photographs

Thank you to all who attended our 2018 Hall of Fame event on June 14, 2018. During this exciting evening we inducted three very deserving individuals:

• John "Mac" McQuown
• Mary J. Miller
• Mark Shenkman

In order to commemorate this event we had a photographer and a videographer document the evening. This year we are offering all attendees the ability to purchase photographs. Therefore, please take a moment and review the photographs by clicking here: Hall of Fame Pictures and then go to these links to buy pictures:

• Up to 3 digital pictures for $20
• Up to 5 digital pictures for $30
• More than 5 digital pictures -- multiples of each

When checking out make sure to indicate the picture "NUMBER" so that we know which pictures to send you.

Within the next week or so we will be posting the video taken that night and will be sharing it with all involved.

Please note that all Table Hosts will be receiving the gift book sometime in the Fall.

Mark Howard Shares Market Views

Last week, FIASI Board Secretary Mark Howard shared his market views on Bloomberg’s Daybreak Americas with David Westin and Julia Chatterley. Please see below for each of the TV Segments.

Bloomberg Daybreak TV Segments:

• Mark Howard on Bloomberg Daybreak: One
• Mark Howard on Bloomberg Daybreak: Two
• Mark Howard on Bloomberg Daybreak: Three
• Mark Howard on Bloomberg Daybreak: Four