New York

 Implementing FATCA compliance standards will come with challenges for financial institutions across the globe. It is imperative that organizations and individuals, who oversee FATCA compliance regulations adequately prepare, understand and comply with the standards of the new regulations. The marcus evans FATCA Compliance Conference will focus on the main concerns and issues with the upcoming compliance expectations under FATCA and analyze the existing requirements and how financial organizations can adequately comply. 

 High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, "How Traders, Brokers, Exchanges and Dark Pools Navigate the Most Challenging Regulatory Landscape", will provide attendees in New York with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands and how new technology and regulatory developments will impact it. Recognized leaders and experts will provide hundreds of professionals with the information they are looking for to profitably operate in the High-Frequency Trading space despite volume and volatility challenges.

On September 25 in New York, hundreds of the most important players in alternative investments will gather for all-star agendas at Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, "Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016". A virtual who’s who will soon follow as one legendary manager after another will take the stage. Billions of investable assets will be represented by influential local and international investors who will listen with rapt attention as star managers and analysts discuss and debate the biggest issues facing the industry today.

 As China’s importance in the world economy has grown, so has interest in its financial sector. Additionally, the advancing liberalization of China’s capital flows and the internationalization of the Chinese renminbi will have pervasive consequences for the Chinese financial system. However, significant flaws persist embedded in China’s domestic financial system. China’s underdeveloped financial system represents a serious problem to the continued growth and diversification of its economy. China is growing at its slowest pace since the recession- a worrisome sign for the broader global economy. Therefore, as the world's two largest economies following diverging paths, the United States and China must lead the world through a cooperative approach, especially under European Union’s unflagging burdening debt situation.  

This highly targeted program will focus on implementation concerns and challenges specific to funds. 

 Time: 7pm-12am

 
A Leg To Stand On’s (ALTSO’s) 9th Annual Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest will unite 1,000 leaders from the hedge fund and related financial services industries for a night of rock & roll and acoustic music performed by industry professionals in support of ALTSO’s mission to provide free prosthetic limbs and corrective surgery to children with limb disabilities in the developing world.

 Just weeks before the U.S. Presidential elections, join financial industry leaders in New York City to discuss the impact of the political and economic climate looking ahead to 2013 and beyond. The industry’s top regulators will discuss the latest developments with regulatory reform implementation and how they will affect your business; Beltway insiders will provide insights on the latest polls and predictions for election results; financial industry experts will discuss the impact each Administration will have on our industry and the economy at large. Discussions will include a focus on issues of importance to the industry, including the looming fiscal cliff, European debt crisis, global reforms, and a return to a client-focused culture.

 SIFMA is bringing together leading industry professionals and regulators to address the changing landscape of the U.S. securities markets and the many regulatory and legislative proposals recently issued by, or anticipated from, the SEC, exchanges, FINRA and Congress. These proposals address all aspects of our market structure, including market-wide and single stock circuit breakers, algorithmic trading, high frequency trading, hidden liquidity/dark pools, and market making. Keynote speakers and panelists will offer their views on these and other proposals, including their insights into the proposals' impact for years to come. Discussions also will focus on the shifting universe of trading platforms and on firms' innovative business strategies (encompassing those from the buy-side, sell-side, and the exchanges) in the face of this changing landscape. 

 In the ever changing world of interactive technology, SIFMA is proud to continue its enlightening and informative Social Media Seminar series. The rapid growth of social media channels has created opportunities and challenges for broker-dealers and financial advisors interacting with investors and clients. Using the engaging discussions from past Seminars as a launching pad, this half-day event will bring together experts across multiple fields to further explore the increasingly important issues our industry faces.

 
This seminar will feature in-depth panels on the tactical uses of social media by marketers, financial advisors, and business professionals along with the latest legal and compliance regulatory changes, vendor solutions, and technology advancements

 Looking forward to 2013, the municipal securities industry faces new and continuing challenges: headline risk influencing investor confidence; alternative financing solutions; federal legislative proposals affecting tax exemption; and increased regulatory scrutiny and enforcement. These challenges also present new opportunities. Industry leaders, policy makers, issuers and regulators will present their views on these issues in a forum where audience participation is encouraged.