The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and the Mutual Fund Directors Forum will hold a roundtable discussion on the oversight of derivatives from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on Friday, September 9, 2011, in the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, in Washington, DC.
The program will explore the current issues facing fund directors in their oversight of derivatives. Panels of industry, regulatory, academic and policy experts will explore governance issues as well as policy implications of the Dodd-Frank Act pertaining to derivatives.
Nobel Laureate and co-originator of the Black-Scholes options pricing model, Myron Scholes, will deliver the keynote address.
Eileen Rominger, Director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, as well as CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton will also address participants.
This event is open to both Forum members and non-members:
Forum Members - $100
Non-Members - $200
For more information and online registration, visit: http://www.mfdf.org/events/event/oversight_of_derivatives_roundtable/