Workshop 3 Wednesday, March 28th 2001

 
       
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'ON AND OFF BALANCE SHEET BOND ISSUANCE'

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12:30 Lunch  
14:00 Opening remarks from the Chair

Oliver O'Connor, Special Adviser to the Tanaiste on strategic policy issues, and former contributing editor, Finance Dublin.

14:05

The Irish Pfandbrief - General Overview

* The Irish Pfandbrief project

* Principal features of new legislation, and their rationale

* Origination of the idea

 

 

Enda Twomey, Pfandbrief Committee Chairman - Irish Bankers Federation

14:30

The Irish Pfandbrief Project

* Opportunities for financing

* Participants in the fledgling market

 

 

Dr Ronan O'Connor, lecturer and consultant to the Irish pfandbrief project, The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business

15:00

The German and European Pfandbrief Market: Status and Outlook

The German Pfandbrief market

- status

- outlook

The processes of underwriting

- marketing

- distribution

- market making of a Pfandbrief

The European Pfandbrief market

- lettres de gages

- obligation foncieres

- cedulas hypotecarias

Our experience within this market segment

Recommendations and outlook for future development

Nikolaus Giesbert, head of primary trading, Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt
15:30 COFFEE & INFORMAL DISCUSSION  
15:45

Securitisation from Ireland

- New developments

- The legal aspects

Caroline Devlin, solicitor, Arthur Cox, specialist in international securitisation from Ireland and their taxation treatment
16:10

Trends in securitisation in the global market

A comparative rating analysis of various covered bonds jurisdictions

- the New Irish Law on covered bonds

- developments in asset securitisation in Ireland

 

Alain Carron, Director, Structured Finance Ratings, Standard & Poors
16.45

Securitisation in Ireland

Facilitating the listing of asset backed securities

Stock exchange rules and policy approach

Deirdre Somers, Listing Policy Manager, Irish Stock Exchange
17:10 Closing remarks from the Workshop leaders  
17:20 Conclusion of Workshop  

 

 

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