Sponsorship / Exhibiting

With our global network of risk management specialists we work with our clients to provide innovative solutions aimed at helping to embed risk management disciplines into their organisations. Our business oriented risk advisory approach ensures that we deliver sustainable solutions that balance industry best practices with the individual requirements of our clients. Our focus encompasses the strategic to operational continuum of risk management including business risk solutions, risk and finance integration, risk function effectiveness, technical risk solutions and regulation and assurance.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.com) provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 155,000 people in 153 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

“PricewaterhouseCoopers” refers to the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each of which is a separate and
independent legal entity.

Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. and its international division, Harland Financial Solutions Worldwide, Ltd., supply software and services to over 6500 financial institutions of all sizes, offering its solutions in both an in-house and service bureau environment. Harland Financial Solutions is a leader in core systems, business intelligence, branch automation, payment processing, enterprise content management, lending solutions, risk management, compliance, financial accounting, mortgage solutions and self service solutions. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., which also owns Harland Clarke. Thousands of financial institutions around the world trust the brands of Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. for quality solutions and customer-focused service dedicated to their needs.

Quantitative Risk Management, with offices in Chicago, London, and Singapore, is the world's leading enterprise risk management consulting firm. Since our founding in 1987, QRM's vision has been to consistently provide expert analytics and risk management advice to financial institutions across the globe. Today, we are the trusted financial risk consultancy of industry-leading organizations, with a track record of success under any economic circumstance or event. We have extended our proven methods to an international base, including clients on 6 continents and in over 30 countries. QRM's client list numbers over 150 financial institutions worldwide, including 9 of the top 10 US banking companies.
QRM’s Risk Framework™ combines the advice of a consulting firm, knowledge of a financial research firm, and models developed with the expertise of an information technology company, to create a comprehensive foundation upon which a financial institution can build an enterprise risk management practice that includes market and credit risk as well as economic and regulatory capital.

The Bermuda International Business Association is a membership organization of leading firms serving and working in the international business community, in one of the world’s preeminent financial centers. It provides access to world leading fund administrators, legal and accounting firms, and investment banking, insurance and trust service providers.

GRS Risk & Compliance is an international executive search consultancy whose services include retained search, contingency search, advertised selection and interim solutions. The team focuses on chief risk officers, senior managers, and director levels within all areas of risk and has operations across the UK, Europe, United States, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Due to the merger of the GRS Group with Kinsey Allen Consulting on August 1st, 2009 – the Risk & Compliance team will be going to market as Kinsey Allen International in the New Year.

Our business model will continue to focus on identifying the best senior risk candidates in the market and building long term relationships with them.

www.grs.com

Algorithmics is the world leader in enterprise risk solutions, dedicated to helping financial institutions understand and manage risk. Algorithmics’ innovative software, content and advisory services provide a consistent, enterprise-wide view of risk management to help firms make better business decisions and increase shareholder value. Supported by a global team of risk experts based in all major financial centers, Algorithmics is committed to helping financial institutions view and manage risk as a core business value. This intelligent risk taking, supported by Algorithmics' software and services, provides firms with competitive advantages including increased returns, lower capital requirements and improved brand reputation. Algorithmics offers proven, award-winning solutions for market, credit, and operational risk, as well as collateral and capital management. Algorithmics is a member of the Fitch Group.

Thomson Reuters is the largest provider of Trade and Risk Management solutions serving over 750 financial
institutions globally. Our solutions offer sophisticated, tailored functionality at every step of the trade, from STP-enabled front-to-back trading systems to enterprise-wide risk management, allowing our
customers to efficiently manage market, credit, and operational risks. And we have the global strength that is required of a long-term strategic partner, with over 950 risk professionals in 83 countries.
Thomson Reuters was recently recognized as the “Best Risk Management Provider” in Waters Magazine’s annual reader survey, “Best Trading System Vendor” in Risk Magazine’s “Risk 20” Awards, “Number One Wholesale Banking System” by International Banking Systems Journal, “Number One Overall Technology Provider” in Asia Risk Magazine’s Annual Technology Survey, and “Number One Cross-Asset, Front-to-Back Trading System” and “Number One FX Front-to-Back Trading System” in Risk Magazine’s Annual Technology Survey.

MORS Software provides interactive monitoring and analysis solutions for real-time treasury, trading and risk control functions of banks. MORS’s innovative solutions benefit leading financial institutions across the world with control reports, scenario analysis and stress tests.

• MORS CONTROLLER monitors trading in real-time, with alerts and against limits.
• MORS TREASURER with a core banking system forms a treasury tool with control.
• MORS GLOBAL VIEW combines several treasury operations and trading rooms with multiple front-office system, to a true enterprise wide risk control monitoring centre.

Regulators like EU, CEBS and Basel Committee, and local regulators require banks to organise a risk control function independent from the business operations. The required control function is to be consolidated throughout the organisation and is to be used in reporting all the way up to the board level. MORS products fulfil these regulatory requirements.

More information at www.morssoftware.com

Where Technology Is Business
IBM blends business and IT insights and perspectives, offerings and capabilities, to help you leverage your investments in risk management and compliance, so you can achieve a timely, integrated view of complex financial risks, address increasingly sophisticated criminal threats, manage and mitigate diverse operational risks, and navigate a complicated web of requirements and regulations, as efficiently as possible.

With over 80 years of leadership in helping financial services institutions leverage technology for success in business, IBM offers software, services, hardware, research and industry solutions to give you the tools you need to make your business smarter.
Please visit: www.ibm.com/cognos/banking and ibm.com/banking/risk

Sybase offers highly secure, real-time, high-availability, integrated financial solutions that will help increase your organization's operational efficiency, customer service, business resiliency, and ROI. We work with more than 1,700 of the world's largest financial institutions, while our technology powers 90 percent of the world's securities firms and 60 percent of its banks.

The financial world runs on Sybase. It’s why it runs.

SAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services. In Risk Management SAS' leadership is evidenced by being in the leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Operational Risk Management Software for Financial Services¹ Gartner, Inc and retaining lead position in Chartis Research's "Credit Risk Management Systems 2008" for retail banking. Only SAS offers leading data integration, storage, analytics and business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise intelligence platform. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®. www.sas.com

SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright ⓒ 2008 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.

1. Gartner Research. Magic Quadrant for Operational Risk Management Software for Financial Services, Douglas McKibben, David Furlonger, June 6, 2008.

Risk Dynamics’ mission is to deliver risk management consulting to the global financial services industry through expertise, excellence and innovation.

Our market leadership lies in assessing the adequacy, reliability, consistency and transparency of risk and capital management practices.

Specifically, we perform independent reviews of risk management strategy, policies and organisations, and validate models across all risk types in both banking and insurance industries. We also support financial institutions in defining their Basel II/Solvency II migration strategies or their alignment with market best practices. Our engagements cover the whole spectrum of risks (credit, market, underwriting, operational, ALM but also strategic, reputational and liquidity risks).

• We work in small teams of highly skilled experts operating with a time-boxing and value-add approach
• Our methodologies are continuously updated through sustained dialogue with regulators, permanent examination of market best practices, and dedicated research.
  
• Our practices and services are customised according to the uniqueness of each client's environment and strategy.

Risk Dynamics caters to its customers whatever the size, geographical location or regulatory environment.

Standard & Poor's Risk Solutions helps clients worldwide to develop, enhance, and validate their credit assessment processes, collect and analyse data, model credit risk, and train staff, working on both low default and SME credit risk. Standard & Poor’s Risk Solutions leverages Standard & Poor's experience in credit assessment to help institutions manage their credit activities with confidence. For more information about Risk Solutions, visit www.risksolutions.standardandpoors.com.

Moody's Analytics is a leading provider of research, data, analytic tools and related services to debt capital markets and credit risk management professionals worldwide. The company's products and services provide the means to assess and manage the credit risk of individual exposures as well as portfolios; price and value holdings of debt instruments; analyze macroeconomic trends; and enhance customers' risk management skills and practices. Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), which reported revenue of $1.8 billion in 2008, employs approximately 3,900 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 29 countries. Additional information about the company is available at www.moodys.com.

FINCAD provides software, market data and consulting services that support the valuation and risk management of financial derivatives and other securities. FINCAD’s cross-asset analytics library provides comprehensive coverage of vanilla and exotic credit, foreign exchange, interest rate, fixed income, volatility, commodity, and equity derivatives.  FINCAD Analytics is available as a solution through Microsoft® Excel or through Developer APIs.

FINCAD’s latest product offering, F3 SDK, enables its Next Generation stateful, Object-Oriented financial analytics library to be embedded into new or existing systems. Its highly flexible design offers the ultimate in structuring flexibility, allowing users to create any combination of model, trade/portfolio, and valuation method, and providing comprehensive risk reports for any of these combinations.

Used by more than 35,000 finance professionals in over 80 countries, FINCAD customers and partners include banks, hedge funds, asset management firms, corporate treasuries, auditors, and governments. 
FINCAD provides sales and client services from Dublin, Ireland and Vancouver, Canada. For additional information, visit www.fincad.com.

The Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA) is a non-profit professional association of more than 61,000 members in 190 countries. PRMIA is represented globally by 60 chapters in major cities around the world. PRMIA is dedicated to providing resources, networking, and thought leadership to help our members achieve the highest standards from the cradle to the pinnacle of their careers. PRMIA will guide you through these tough economic times by providing you with the educational and training opportunities needed to strengthen your risk management knowledge and skills.

Risk & Regulation IT covers MiFID and its ongoing implications for financial markets IT, as well as other regulations including Basel II/III, UCITS III/IV, RegNMS, RegATS, FAS accounting regulations, KYC, Giovannini barriers/code of conduct and more as they evolve. Powered by the expert editors at A-Team Group, Risk & Regulation IT also tracks how strategies for risk management adapt to the current market environment. Download a free issue and access a library of free resources at

www.Risk-RegulationIT.com.

FinRoad is a fast growing networking site reserved to Financial Markets. Whether you are willing to sell, buy, find a job, invest or raise funds, smart matching tools that exist nowhere else narrow down thousands into a manageable number of real opportunities in one single click!
"Let’s get connected! »: www.finroad.com

The KYC360° Online AML Community raises awareness of AML issues and best practice and provides resources and support. The site hosts a wealth of free resources and innovative tools such as RiskScreen. Our premium tool EDD360° is used by regulators and law enforcement around the globe. Visit www.kyc360.com

Eurekahedge is world’s largest independent data provider and research house dedicated to alternative investments. Maintaining coverage of over 20,800 funds across all strategies and asset classes, Eurekahedge is the most widely used and quoted alternative research house worldwide. Eurekahedge has produced a market-leading research data suite from which our hedge fund and Islamic fund indices are derived; an array of region-specific hedge fund, private equity fund, Islamic fund, real estate fund, enhanced equity fund (SRI) and socially responsible investment fund (SRI) databases; as well as a collection of educational guides for both funds and investors. Founded in 2001, Eurekahedge has offices in London, New York and Singapore. For more information, please contact Agnes Yea, Director of Marketing and Communications at agnes@eurekahedge.com or +65 6212 0900. US toll free: 1866 3451 124, UK toll free: 0808 2343 386.