Draft programme
Day Two: Friday 12 March 2010
08:20 Registration and coffee
08:50 Chairman's opening remarks
Nick Sawyer, Editor, Risk Magazine
09:00 KEYNOTE
Assessing the future of financial regulation in South Africa
• Examining the strengths and weaknesses of South African financial
regulation
• Should South Africa follow the lead of Europe and the US’s regulatory response
to the credit crisis?
• What changes can the market expect over the coming year?
Andre Bezuidenhout, Head of Financial Stability Department, South African Reserve Bank
09:40 Emerging markets and international monetary consequences of the
crisis
• Macroeconomic overview of emerging markets
• Global rebalancing and needed reform of the international monetary system
• Proliferation of emerging markets currencies
• Implications for international investors
Ousmene Mandeng, Head of Public Sector Investment Advisory, Ashmore Investment Management Limited
10:20 PANEL
Investing in Sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities and challenges
• Exploring investment opportunities in Southern Africa
• Managing political risk
• Concerns over market infrastructure
• What countries and sectors offer the greatest potential?
Moderator: Nick Sawyer, Editor, Risk Magazine
Susan Payne, Chief Executive Officer, Emergent Asset Management
Hannes van den Berg, Head of African Research, Fairtree Capital
Heiko van Wyngaarden, Chief Investment Officer, Oryx Investment Management
11:00 Morning break
11:40 Managing risk through good corporate governance
• Developing an integrated risk management strategy through ERM
• The role of the board
• Building a culture of risk awareness
• The need of IT infrastructure for risk management
• The desired background of Risk Managers: Finance and IT knowledge
Antonio Francisco Silva Jr., Advisor at the BCB Executive Office for Risk Management, Central Bank of Brazil
12:20 PANEL
Assessing the impact of amendments to Basel II on credit portfolio management
• Examining proposed changes to Basel II
• Calculating and attributing economic capital for credit risk
• What impact will changes in economic capital requirements have on credit
portfolio management?
Moderator: Steven Buck, Head of Credit Portfolio Management, Standard
Bank of South Africa
Tony Johnson, Head of Credit Portfolio Management, Nedbank Group
Rautie Nel, Head of Wholesale Credit Portfolio Management, Rand Merchant Bank
Pieter van der Merwe, Head of Credit Portfolio Management, Absa Capital
13:00 PANEL
Examining proposed regulatory changes for the hedge fund industry
• The reasons for regulating hedge funds: disclosure, transparency and
risk management
• Assessing the progress of current discussions between AIMA, ASISA and the FSB
• Can hedge funds be regulated under CISCA or UCITS III?
• What is the future of Reg 28? What will be the impact of any changes on the
market?
Moderator: Nick Sawyer, Editor, Risk Magazine
Bradley Anthony, Chief Investment Officer, FRAIM
Dale Lippstreu, Managing Director, Maitland Fund Services
Fatima Vawda, Managing Director, 27 Four
13:40 Chairman’s closing remarks
