Diary
6 to 7 February 2008
Mortgage arrears and debt advice and benefits, tax credits and mortgage arrears training course. Ideal for mortgage lending arrears/collection staff and management to help customers with genuine payment difficulties stabilise and repay arrears, so reducing avoidable repossessions. Day 1 is Mortgage arrears and debt advice workshop and day 2 is the Benefits, tax credits and mortgage arrears workshop. Location: CML, Aldwych, London WC2. Details: www.cml.org.uk or contact Minal Chowdhri by email: minal.chowdhri@cml. org.uk or phone: 020 7438 8918.
13 February 2008
Understanding and tackling mortgage fraud. This seminar is ideal for fraud and financial crime managers, operation managers and heads of legal department. More fraud cases are coming to light, particularly in the new build area and this seminar looks at how to detect mortgage fraud and offers advice from various trade bodies. Location: CML, Aldwych, London WC2. Details: www.cml.org.uk or email: minal.chowdhri@cml. org.uk or phone: 020 7438 8918.
12 February 2008
Seminar for chairmen of building societies. This seminar offers building society chairmen a unique opportunity to share views and ideas with their counterparts and participate in informal debate on issues affecting building society boards. Venue: The Commonwealth Club, London WC2N. Details: www.bsa.org.uk.
18 to 19 February 2008
The 4th European CMBS Conference. A look at European CMBS new issue growth and volume in the current credit market. Once Europe’s most actively growing asset class, will the woes of the US Structured Finance market find their way overseas, and into the commercial mortgage sector? Location: Canary Wharf, London. Details: www.imn.org/esb1073/e1.
26 February 2008
Banking Code and Unfair Commercial Practices Directive Seminar. Building societies will learn about some of the key changes to the Banking Code due in March 2008. The BSA will outline the provisions of the UCPD and the regulations and examine the main considerations for building societies and possible interaction with the Banking Code. Location: London. Details: www.bsa.org.uk.
28 February 2008
Aftermath of credit crisis: Lessons to be learnt by non-executive directors. This high level seminar is aimed at the non-executive directors of banks and building societies, as well as legal practitioners who advise the board. The CML and Mazars aim to answer some of your questions and concerns. Location: Leeds. Details: www.cml.org.uk or email: minal.chowdhri@cml.org.uk or phone: 020 7438 8918. .
5 March 2008
Introduction to treasury management. This workshop is aimed at non-executive directors and senior management. It will include some practical exercises but requires and assumes no previous knowledge or experience of treasury management. Location: Manchester. Details: www.bsa.org.uk.
6 March 2008
Treasury Risk Management. A workshop is aimed at non-executives directors and senior management with a basic knowledge of treasury management but the course will provide a refresher of basic derivatives at the start. Location: Manchester. Details: www.bsa.org.uk.
10 to 13 March 2008
ACON 2008. 17th Annual Conference of Internal Audit: Operating at a Strategic Level. Includes pre-conference summit: embedding enterprise risk management in practice and post-conference workshops: the integrated assurance framework; and combating fraud. Venue: Hilton London Paddington. Details: www.iir-iacon.com
11 March 2008
Aftermath of credit crisis: Lessons to be learnt by non-executive directors. A seminar for non-executive directors of banks and building societies, as well as legal practitioners who advise the board. The CML and Mazars aim to answer some of your concerns. Location: London. Details: www.cml.org.uk or email: minal.chowdhri@cml. org.uk or phone: 020 7438 8918. .
11 March 2008
Fraud World 2007. Now in its 10th year Fraud World conference is the largest fraud event in Europe. Fraud, security, audit and recovery professionals can update and protect themselves from all manner of threats. Location: Hilton London, Tower Bridge, London. Details: www.iir-events.com.
28 to 29 April 2008
EuropeServicing 2008.
“Creating the perfect servicer in the worst market conditions.”
All aspects of commercial and residential mortgage processing/ administration/
servicing will be under scrutiny, as well as special servicing (loss mitigation
and borrower workout) in the UK and European context. If you are an investor,
lender, borrower, commercial or residential servicer (third-party or captive),
packager, broker, trustee, lawyer, structurer, analyst or consultant, EuropeServicing
2008 is your platform. Venue: BFI Southbank, London. Details: www.europeservicing.com.
