Conference Coverage 

• Longevity Derivatives Mart Already Bigger Than Cash 10/02/2009 06:52 PM GMT  

  The market for longevity derivatives is already bigger than the cash life settlements market, said Philip Hall, a director in the life finance group at Credit Suisse, at the IQPC Life Settlements & Longevity Summit in New York on Wednesday.

• Longevity Conference 10/02/2009 04:32 PM GMT  

  Longevity traders, lawyers, brokers and fund managers met at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New Yorks Times Square last week for IQPCs Life Settlements & Longevity Summit.

• Deutsche Bank Reportedly Resuscitates Longevity 10/01/2009 09:33 PM GMT  

  Deutsche Bank is reportedly rebuilding its longevity desk and has hired a senior trader as part of that effort.

• Pensions Eye Longevity With Caution 10/01/2009 05:32 PM GMT  

  Pension funds in the U.S. and Europe are becoming increasingly interested in longevity derivatives because of the high returns associated with the asset class, but they are wading in slowly, according to attendees at IQPC’s Life Settlements & Longevity Summit in New York.

• SEC’s Donohue Warns IAs On Derivatives 09/22/2009 06:24 PM GMT  

  Andrew Donohue, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management, has cautioned investment advisers on using derivatives to manage client portfolios.

• ISDA Regional Conference 2009 09/18/2009 05:20 PM GMT  

  Some 210 market participants meet at the Westin hotel in Times Square New York last Tuesday for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's 2009 regional conference.

• CDS: Staying On Message 09/17/2009 10:34 PM GMT  

  Panelists at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association annual regional meeting in New York, continued to broadcast the benefits of credit default swaps, recognizing that much of their argument has so far fallen on deaf ears.

• IDX Conference 06/12/2009 07:56 PM GMT  

  Some 1,000 derivative professionals attended the International Derivatives Expo 2nd annual conference at The Brewery in London last week, hosted by the Futures Industry Association and Futures and Options Association. Among the topics discussed were clearing credit default swaps, regulation and detecting market abuse. Associate Reporter Rob McGlinchey filed these items.

• Euro Single-Name Clearing Progress Shaky 06/10/2009 07:34 PM GMT  

  Exchanges aiming to centrally clear single-name credit default swaps have their work cut out to meet the July 31 deadline set by the European Commission.

• Compliance Officers Query FSA Stance on OTCs 06/10/2009 03:05 PM GMT  

  Panelists at the International Derivatives Expo in London this morning questioned the way in which the U.K. Financial Services Authority has stepped up its supervision of firms, particularly in relation to their over-the-counter derivative positions.