What are the causes of the financial crisis of 2007-2008? On January 13th, 2010, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission held the first public hearing to answer that question. Although no one yet knows what the Commission will find, it is quite likely that Congress will redesign the regulatory landscape before the Commission publishes its report in December 2010. What will the new regulatory landscape look like? Please join us on February 25th when our distinguished panelists will share their insights with us.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

5:00 - 5:15 P.M. Registration

5:15 - 7:00 P.M. Presentations and Panel Discussion

Moderator:
 
George Kaufman
John F. Smith, Jr. Professor of Finance & Economics
Loyola University Chicago
 
 
Panelists:
 
Kathleen Cronin
MD General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
CME Group
 
J. Paul Forrester
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
 
 
Michael N. Lindh, CFA, CPA
Vice President & Head of Trading
Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC
 
David Marshall
Senior Vice President
Financial Markets Group
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Registration

This event is free for PRMIA sustaining members.  The student cost is $5 and the regular fee is $10 if paid in advance. Cost at the door is $15 for everyone. Cash only at the door.  Light refreshments will be provided.

 
You can register for this event here.   Please note that to register for a PRMIA event you must be logged into your account so that the system can recognize you.  If you are not a member of PRMIA, you must first become a member:  Click on "Membership" on the PRMIA home page and then choose "Free Membership" if you like.  You can register for an event after you become a member and you are logged into your account.

Alternatively, you can register for this event through DePaul University.  (Please note that students must register through DePaul University to receive the student discount.)  To register through DePaul University, please call Kelly Glenn in the finance department at 312-362-7531. You may pay with a credit card over the phone or mail a check written to DePaul University to:
 
DePaul University
Department of Finance
c/o Kelly Glenn
1 E. Jackson Blvd. Ste 6100
Chicago, IL 60604

Biographies

George Kaufman

George Kaufman is the John F. Smith Professor of Finance and Economics at Loyola University Chicago. In addition to Loyola, he has taught at the University of Oregon and been a visiting professor at the University of Southern California, Stanford, and the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in positions of responsibility at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Kaufman is widely published, serving as editor or associate editor of numerous academic journals. Kaufman has testified frequently before the U.S. Congress on financial regulation. His teaching and research interests are in financial markets, institutions, and regulation. In May 2003 the Economist magazine recognized him as one of "America's leading financial economists". Professor Kaufman received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Iowa.

J. Paul Forrester

J. Paul Forrester is a partner in the Chicago office of Mayer Brown LLP with an active domestic and international structured finance practice. Forrester regularly represents issuers, commercial and investment banks as arrangers and placement agents, and investors in a wide variety of structured finance transactions. Forrester regularly contributes articles to industry and financial publications and is a frequent speaker at industry and financial conferences and seminars. In addition to his legal practice, he has taught at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Northwestern Kellogg School of Business and Northwestern School of Law. Mr. Brown has law degrees from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and the University of Sydney, Australia.

Michael N. Lindh

Mike Lindh, CFA, CPA, is Vice President, Head of Trading at HydePark.  Prior to his current role at HydePark, Mike was a principal and senior quantitative research analyst at Harris Investment Management.  During his 20 years of investment research management experience with the Harris Bank, he was involved in the development of quantitative risk models, portfolio construction, portfolio management, equity and fixed income analytical systems, and asset allocation strategies.  Prior to this position, Mike was responsible for investment accounting systems at Chicago Title & Trust Company. 

Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting from Augustana College, and an MA in economics from Northwestern University.  Mike received an MBA from the University of Chicago.  He is a former President of the CFA Society of Chicago.

David Marshall

David Marshall is a senior Vice President at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank where he leads the Financial Markets Group. His group conducts research and policy studies on financial markets, payments systems, systemic risk issues, and related public policy questions, with a particular focus on Chicago derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses. Previous to this position, Marshall served as a vice president in the Economic Research Department. He has published widely and serves as an associate editor for the economic research journal Macroeconomic Dynamics. Marshall is an adjunct professor of finance at the University of Chicago and previously taught at Northwestern University. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Carnegie Mellon University.

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The Arditti Center for Risk Management of DePaul University and PRMIA Chicago thank the CME Group for generously providing the use of their auditorium for this event (www.cmegroup.com).