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NYSSA PODCASTS
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Did you know that NYSSA has podcasts and webcasts of its events? NYSSA members can log-in to view them for free. Click here to view our latest webcast, Free Cash Flow: Seeing Through the Accounting Fog Machine to Find Great Stocks.
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Upcoming Presentations
All programs will be held at NYSSA (1177 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, NYC) unless otherwise indicated.
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Save the Date!
Federal Careers Day II
October 30, 2009 |
NYSSA’s Alternative Investments and Institutional Asset Management Committees present
Best Practices in Hedge Fund Management
Date/Time: September 14, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Price: Member $75 | Nonmember $115
Registration Deadline: September 9, 2009
Credit: 1 CE/CPE
There is a global movement towards the harmonization of best practices and standards in the hedge fund industry amongst investors, hedge funds, fund of funds, policymakers and regulatory authorities. In response to the global financial crisis, the G20 agrees on the need to extend regulation and oversight to all systemically important firms, including hedge funds. Our panel will discuss components of hedge funds best practices and standards.
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NYSSA's Career Development and Value Investing Committees present
Author Series: Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha
Date/Time: October 5, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
Price: Members Free | Nonmembers $25
Registration Deadline: September 30, 2009
Based on two visits to the famous “Woodstock for Capitalists”—the Berkshire annual meeting—visits to Berkshire-owned Nebraska Furniture Mart and conversations with Berkshire executives, Jeff Matthews provides a front-row view of how the 78-year old Buffett and his partner, Charlie Munger, have managed to grow Berkshire in 42 out of the last 43 years.
In plain, straightforward language, Matthews will address the following topics and more:
- What is Warren Buffett’s key personality trait that makes him so successful?
- What caused Buffett to declare financial derivatives “ticking time bombs” five years before the rest of the world became aware of their dangers?
- How has Buffett prepared Berkshire Hathaway for today’s financial crisis?
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents
Career Chat: The State of Buy-Side Research
Date/Time: September 17, 2009 | 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Price: Members Free | Nonmembers $25
Registration Deadline: September 14, 2009
Panelists, research managers from a variety of leading buy-side firms will discuss the current state of the buy-side, career environment for individuals looking for analytical positions in asset management, and outlook for careers on the buy-side. |
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents
Career Chat: The State of Equity Research
Date/Time: October 8, 2009 | 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Price: Members Free | Nonmembers $25
Registration Deadline: October 5, 2009
Over the past decade, significant changes have occurred in equity research impacting profitability, types of company coverage, research profession headcount, and the research product. Despite all this, the profession remains viable and relevant. Our distinguished panel of research directors will discuss trends, concerns and perspectives on this evolution. |
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NYSSA's Career Development Committee presents
Friday Career Coffee: CFA Institute Resources for Job Search and Career Challenges
Date/Time: September 18, 2009 | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Price: Members Free | Nonmembers $25
Registration Deadline: September 15, 2009
Julia VanDeren, Career Services representative at CFA Institute, will discuss the career services available, how to use them, and how they can help provide answers and direction in the current demanding and turbulent market for financial professionals. |
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The Microfinance Club of New York and NYSSA's Sustainable Investing Committee present
Getting to the Double Bottom Line: Investment Opportunities in Microfinance—Reflections on a Nascent Asset Class
Date/Time: October 8, 2009 | 8:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Price: Members $35 | Nonmembers $60
Registration Deadline: October 5, 2009
From private equity to fixed-income, there is a broad and expanding array of emerging market investment opportunities across a range of investment strategies and return targets. Our panelists will reflect generally on the economics of microfinance and discuss types of microfinance investments and their performance, including recent trends and what to expect for 2010. |
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NYSSA’s Alternative Investments Committee presents
Alternative Analysts’ Forum: Investing and Managing Private Equity in a Challenging Economic Environment
Date/Time: September 21, 2009 | 6:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Price: Member $75 | Nonmember $115
Registration Deadline: September 16, 2009
Credit: 1 CE/CPE
In this panel discussion with leading industry practitioners, the current state of the private equity market will be discussed, with a particular emphasis on the actions private equity managers have made to preserve and build value through this downturn.
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NYSSA’s Institutional Asset Management Committee presents
Asset Allocation in a Time of Crisis
Date/Time: November 18, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Price: Member $75 | Nonmember $115
Registration Deadline: November 13, 2009
Credit: 1 CE/CPE
Institutional investors, just like the rest of us, have suffered through one of the worst periods in the markets in modern financial times. How has this affected their asset allocation outlook and decision-making process on a look-forward basis? Join us as our panel of institutional investors and consultants address topics such as portable alpha and LDI, and strategic vs. tactical allocation. |
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NYSSA’s Investment Strategy Committee presents
Supercharge the Investment Process by Combining Fundamental and Technical Analysis
Date/Time: September 24, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Price: Member $75 | Nonmember $115
Registration Deadline: September 21, 2009
Credit: 1 CE/CPE
A distinguished panel of speakers will address many questions including:
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How can technical and fundamental analysis be effectively combined?
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Should a portfolio manager weigh ratings from one discipline more heavily than the other?
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Should fundamental analysts determine what to buy, while technicians determine when a security should be purchased or sold?
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NYSSA’s Value Investing Committee presents
Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
Date/Time: November 19, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Price: Members $75 | Nonmembers $115
Registration Deadline: November 16, 2009
Credit: 1 CE/CPE
In this compelling book, Mauboussin outlines a disciplined approach to decision-making that will significantly reduce costly mistakes. It involves preparing to encounter common mental traps, recognizing these mistakes in context, and applying the right mental tools to shape better decisions. With practice, you’ll begin to catch poor decision-making—both yours and others’—as it unfolds in front of you. Think Twice gives you a mental toolkit for spotting dangerous decision traps—and making smarter choices in your professional and personal life. |
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NYSSA’s Value Investing Committee presents
Shareholder Activism: A Conversation with Guy Wyser-Pratte
Date/Time: October 1, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Price: Members $75 | Nonmembers $115
Registration Deadline: September 28, 2009
Credit: 1 CE/CPE
Guy Wyser-Pratte, MBA, the president of Wyser-Pratte Management Co., will speak about the controversial investment strategy of shareholder activism. Considered by many to be the founding father of shareholder activism, Wyser-Pratte will discuss the core tenets of activism, its history and development as a strategy, and its current role in the financial markets. |
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents
Friday Career Coffee: Career Plans That Lead to Successful Futures
Date/Time: December 4, 2009 | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Price: Members Free | Nonmembers $25
Registration Deadline: December 1, 2009
Successful careers are not a matter of luck but a matter of careful career planning. Every successful career professional needs to create a strategic career plan (short-term and long-term). In these current “employee at will” and “chaotic job market” conditions, we are all the captains of our own career fate. All attendees will have the opportunity to work together and with career expert Beverly Daniel, MS, MBA, on making certain that we proactively plan and manage our own careers, so that six months, a year, or five years from now, each one of us will be empowered to take charge of our own career plan to become more successful! |
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FEATURED EVENT
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4th Annual Investing in Construction and Materials Conference
The construction sector is beginning to show signs of revival as the U.S. government’s record $787 billion economic stimulus package is dispersed. However, stock performance within the group has been off significantly––the Dow Jones Construction & Materials Titans 30 Index is down over 24% from the same time last year. If you want to know about the future of the sector, come listen to executives from the following companies:
Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA)
KHD Humbolt Wedag International Ltd (NYSE: KHD)
Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE: MLM)
Polaris Minerals Corporation (TSX: PLS)
Simpson Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: SSD)
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