Tuesday, April 19, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dr. Robert J. Shiller to Speak on Reforming U.S. Financial Markets at the Third Annual Global Financial Services Risk Management Symposium on May 9, 2011

Esteemed economist and author, Robert J. Shiller, the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, and Professor of Finance and Fellow at the International Center for Finance, Yale School of Management will speak about his recent book: Reforming U.S. Financial Markets: Reflections Before and Beyond Dodd-Frank.

The Third Annual Risk Management Symposium is conducted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Corporate University and the Professional Risk Manager's International Association. This event focuses on current issues faced by supervisors and industry leaders, internationally active financial services firms as well as the financial services industry at large. This year's event will be held May 9, 2011, from 8:30AM to 5:00PM, registration: http://conta.cc/9May11_ERMEvent The Symposium will focus on critical elements of risk management and governance, centering dialogue on major planks of the global reform agenda, the Dodd-Frank Act, and emerging areas of enterprise, sovereign and business model risks. Speakers and panelists include leaders from regulatory agencies and across the financial services industry. The event's keynote address will feature William Isaac, former Chairman of the FDIC, Chairman of Fifth Third Bancorporation, and published author.

About The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Congress created the FDIC in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation's banking system. The FDIC insures deposits at the nation's 7,657 banks and savings associations and it promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives no federal tax dollars -- insured financial institutions fund its operations. For more information on the FDIC, please visit http://www.fdic.gov

About Professional Risk Manager's International Association (PRMIA)

PRMIA was established in 2002 as a non-profit risk management professional association. Today, PRMIA has over 75,800 members in 201 countries. PRMIA provides a wide range of risk management education and programs, and risk management certifications. For more information and brochure, please visit: http://www.prmia.org/events/view_events.php?eventID=4387



For more information please call Glen Boyls at 703-864-7046 or Tom Day at 617-780-4140