2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions Symposium
2.5 CPD Credit Hours Available (England and Wales)
3 CLE Credit Hours Available (New York)
Transitional and Nontransitional
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
FNB Conference and Learning Centre
Johannesburg, South Africa
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| 1:30 PM |
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Registration and Coffee |
| 1:50 PM |
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Welcoming Remarks Katherine Darras, General Counsel, Americas, ISDA |
| 2:00 PM |
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Overview of the 2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions: New Architecture, Framework and Core Concepts
- Background to Project
- Architecture of 2011 Definitions
- Main Book and Appendix Structure
- Confirmations
- Adoption of the 2011 Definitions and Next Steps
Katherine Darras, General Counsel, Americas, ISDA
Tess Weil, Partner, Purrington Moody Weil LLP
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| 3:00 PM |
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Coffee Break |
| 3:15 PM |
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Extraordinary Events and Additional Disruption Events: Key Changes and New Events
- Change in Law and related events including Transaction Illegality, Legal Uncertainty, Inadvisability, Increased Cost of Change in Law
- New concept of "Avoidance" which may apply to certain Extraordinary Events
- Hedging Related Additional Disruption Events including Market Wide Hedging Disruption and Hedging Party Hedging Disruption, Increased and Decreased Costs of Hedging
- New and expanded Extraordinary Events including Nationalization, Merger Event/Reverse Merger Event, Potential Adjustment Event, Index Cancellation/Modification and Governmental Intervention
- Revised and expanded Cancellation Amount
- Calculation Agent Dispute Resolution
Katherine Darras, General Counsel, Americas, ISDA
Tess Weil, Partner, Purrington Moody Weil LLP
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| 4:45 PM |
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Symposium Concludes |
Agenda is subject to change
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FNB Conference and Learning Centre, 114 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa Tel: +27 11 269 8041
| Delegates will receive a copy of the 2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions |
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