EVENTS CALENDAR



Talented Australian Artists Exhibit at the Agora Gallery, NYC

Agora Gallery  10-Feb-12

More Upcoming Calendar Events

Finance and Investment Series

From late 2007 onwards, the Association’s Business Council is running the Finance and Investment Series discussions. 

The Association is looking to extend this series to include future discussions on Small Business and Personal Investment.
 
So far in this series, the Association has hosted discussions on:

Infrastructure Financing – Is it a Bubble or the Next Big Thing?

 
Sponsored by:
 
 
Date: 24 March 2008

Infrastructure Financing focused on the growing prevalence in Australia and the US for public-private financing of major public infrastructure and future growth opportunities.
 
The past ten years has seen public-private financing become far more prevalent both in the United States and in Australia to pay for and maintain major public infrastructure. Whether it is transportation, energy, power, water, wastewater, or utility services, many sectors are exploring the viability of this approach.
 
Discussion included whether there would be a political backlash against foreigners buying US roads, airports, ports and water utilities, the relative degree of political risk in the US versus other countries and the effect the credit market turmoil was having on infrastructure investing.

The panel moderator was Mayer Brown’s John Schmidt, a leading lawyer in this field, having represented Chicago in the sale of Chicago Skyway and Indiana in the sale of the Indiana Toll Road, and currently representing Chicago in the sale of Midway Airport and Pennsylvania in the sale of its toll roads.
 
Infrastructure panelists included:
Chris Beale, Managing Partner, Alinda Capital Partners
Felicity Gates, Co-Head of Citi Infrastructure Investors,
Peter Taylor, Director, Hastings Funds Management (USA)
Chris Leslie, CEO, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
Fred Pollack, Vice President of the Infrastructure Group, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Frank Sacr, Managing Director in Project Finance, Societe Generale

Are We Already in Recession?

 
Sponsored by:
 
 
 
 
Date: 25 February 2008

Hear the views of leading financial market professionals. Several prominent portfolio managers and investment strategists were invited to provide insights and unique perspectives on the current state of local and international markets and what the future holds.

Topics included: What is the prognosis for the Global and US economy? Will it be a short dip or a prolonged downturn? What will happen in Asia and Australia?
 
Panelists included:
Moderator – Jerry Wolf, Oppenheimer & Co
Michael Metz, Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer & Co
Bill Evans, Chief Economist, Westpac Banking Corporation
Zachary Karabell, Chief Economist and Portfolio Manager, Alger Management 

Credit in Crisis - Economic and Equity Implications

  
Sponsored by:
 
 
 
 
Date: 20 November 2007

Credit in Crisis discussed the impact the collapse of sub-prime mortgage-backed securities has had on the economy, housing prices, equity markets and liquidity; how regulators and legislators will respond.
 
The Association in conjunction with Nixon Peabody LLP assembled an expert panel from the investment community and securitization industry to provide insights into the causes and implications of market shock that were beginning to unfold.
 
Panelists included:
Moderator – Antony Currie, Editor, American Securitization
Greg Medcraft, Chairman, American Securitization Forum
Chris Beale, Managing Partner, Alinda Capital Partners
Stephen Gallagher, Economist, Societe Generale