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National Association of
State Treasurers
2760 Research Park Drive
Lexington, KY 40578-1910
859-244-8175
859-244-8053 (fax)
NAST@csg.org
www.nast.net
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| Sunday,
August 22, 2004 |
| 1-6 p.m. |
Registration |
| 4 p.m. |
Northeast State Treasurers
Meeting |
| 6 p.m. |
Opening Conference
Reception |
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Monday,
August 23, 2004 |
| 8 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast |
| 9 a.m. |
Welcome and Conference Opening |
| 9:30 a.m.
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Corporate Governance
This session will review how state pension and general
investment programs have been affected by the recent
developments in the financial industry and what states are doing
to protect public investments and the investing public.
William Gavin, Massachusetts Secretary of State
Scott Harshbarger, Former Mass. Attorney General
James Heard, ISS |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Hedge
Funds and Alternative Investments
This session will discuss the growing trend among
institutional investors to consider hedge funds and alternative
investments as a supplemental component in their overall
investment portfolios.
Peter Gerlings,
New England Pension Consultants
Larry Simon, Ivy Asset Management
Leslie Greis, Perennial Capital Advisors |
| 11:30 a.m. |
School Building Assistance: Funding for the 21st Century
Many states operate programs to subsidize the cost of
constructing local school buildings. This session will focus on
various activities to restructure school building assistance
programs, including dedicating funds from state sales tax.
Jeff Stearns,
Mass. Deputy Treasurer-Debt Management
Henry Dormitzer,
UBS
Katherine Craven, Mass. Office of the Speaker of the
House |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Conference Lunch |
| 2
p.m. |
Pros
and Cons of Indexing
This session will survey the great indexing debate which was
relatively muted during the bear market and is back in full
force. As management fees for actively managed funds continue to
escalate, state are looking to low-cost indexing alternatives.
Jerry Mitchell, Mass. Pension Reserve Investment Management
Board
Dan Fuss, Loomis Sayles Bond Fund
Eric Brandhorst,
State Street Global Advisors |
| 3 p.m. |
Economically Targeted Investing
More than half of the public pension funds in the U.S.
utilize economically targeted investing. Learn about housing and
business development projects that could produce economic and
social benefits for your state.
Ronald Homer, Access Capital Strategies
Robert Turner, Canyon-Johnson Realty Advisors
Chris Gabrielli, Mass. 2020 Foundation
Georgia Murray, Initiative for a Competitive Inner
City |
| 4 p.m. |
Environmental Factors and Investment
Performance: What is the Connection?
Is there a correlation between environmental management and
financial performance? Does superior environmental management
build competitive advantage? Would environmentally targeted
pension funds and other institutional investments encourage
companies to adopt cleaner, safer practices and products?
Explore these important questions at this cutting edge session.
Peter Hand,
Barclays Global Investors
Jonathan Naimon, Light Green Advisors
Kimberly Gluck, State Street Global Advisors
Frank
Dixon, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors |
| 6 p.m. |
Conference Reception and
Dinner at the JFK Library and Museum |
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Tuesday,
August 24, 2004 |
| 8 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast with
Opening of Expo |
| 9 a.m. |
Securities and Exchange
Commission
The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of
the securities markets. An SEC representative will provide an
update on the securities industry; the regulatory changes under
consideration responding to the mutual fund industry, securities
market structure, hedge funds and other issues.
Walter Ricciardi,
Boston District Administrator, SEC |
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10 a.m. |
Media Panel
Since 2002, public sector investment funds have incurred
billions of dollars in losses in the equity markets. Financial
reporters will share their views on the source of and regulatory
response to the issues raised by recent corporate behavior.
Jay Fitzgerald, Boston Herald
Beth Healy, Boston Globe
Christine Dunn, Bloomberg News
Edward Mason, Boston Business Journal |
| 11a.m. |
Check 21: Challenges and
Opportunities of "Electronification" for State Treasurers
The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21) goes into
effect October 28, 2004. Bank and government
panelists will explain how Check 21 works and how you can change
your operations to effectively respond to Check 21 and other
innovations in electronic processing.
Steve
Whitney, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Leonard Goodman,
Sovereign Bank
Richard Hickman,
Bank of America
Sal Grasso, Bank
North |
| Noon |
Conference
Luncheon with Expo |
| 2 p.m. |
Partnering to Stop Identity Theft and Fraud
Identity theft is a growing concern for law enforcement and the
public. How can state treasuries become involved in these
partnerships to address such fraud? Experts from the states and the
private sector will discuss and share methods to expose and prevent
fraud and identity theft.
Kevin Kiley, Mass.
Bankers Association |
| 2:45 p.m. |
New
Federal Regulations Affecting Treasuries and Unclaimed Property
In recent years, Congress has enacted far-reaching legislation
affecting financial privacy and financial recordkeeping. These
new laws have a substantial impact on the state unclaimed
property programs. Learn more about the impact of these statutes
from experts in the area.
Robert Krenkowitz,
ACS Unclaimed Property Clearinghouse
*Click
here to download session handout in WORD format. |
| 3:30
p.m. |
NAUPA Business Meeting |
| 5 p.m. |
Conference Reception and Dinner at Fenway Park |
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Wednesday,
August 25, 2004 |
| 8 a.m. |
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| 9 a.m. |
Innovative Compliance Techniques Forum
Roundtable discussion in which members will share their
experiences and the techniques utilized to increase compliance
within their states, including audit methods, inventive outreach
plans and amnesty programs.
Ron Schubin, New
York State Comptroller's Office
Jennifer Brown, New York State Comptrollers' Office
Deanne Webster, New York State Comptrollers' Office
Mark Udinski, Delaware Division of Revenue
Ann Moore,
Pennsylvania State Treasury
Myrna Milstein, Pennsylvania State Treasury |
| 10 a.m. |
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| 11 a.m. |
How to Plan, Organize
and Execute Holder Education Programs
This session will feature case studies and different methods and
approaches for developing holder education programs.
Kay
Tuggle, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
*Click below to download Tuggle handouts
numbered 1-3.
Handout 1,
Handout 2,
Handout 3
Walter Graham, Florida Department of Financial Services
Rick Sweet, Florida Department of Financial Services
Kenneth Wilkins, North
Carolina Department of State Treasurer
Stuart Thronson, Washington Department of Revenue |
| Noon |
Conference Lunch with Expo |
| 2 p.m. |
Online Reporting
The future is now – Several states are working to implement
integrated online holder reporting systems. This session will
examine the issues that have to be considered, the technology
available, and the formulas for eventual success.
Kathy Janes,
Oklahoma State Treasury
Ken Wagers,
Wagers and Associates
John
Fisher, West Virginia State Treasury
Jack
Pauley, West Virginia State Treasury |
| 3 p.m. |
The Holders Perspective
Representatives from the holder community offer constructive
feedback and positive recommendations for increased efficiency in
compliance with state unclaimed property statutes.
Debra
Chastain, HCA
Jim Childress,
HCA
Sandy Willard,
Wachovia Bank
Mary Lusa,
Stewart Title of California |
| 4
p.m. |
Unclaimed Rebates: Are They or Aren't They?
Unraveling the often complex and confusing rebate programs offered
by manufacturers and retailers, to ascertain who owes them, and why
they generally aren't reported.David
Epstein, ACS Unclaimed Property Clearinghouse |
| 6 p.m. |
Conference
Reception & Dinner at the Old State House |
| Thursday,
August 26, 2004 |
| 8 a.m. |
Conference
Breakfast
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