Dept. of Education's Straight-A Funding Adds Another $719 Million to Student Loan Conduit, More at iiBIG Commercial

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:02pm EDT 

  NEW YORK, NY, Aug 27 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
iiBIG presents the 2009 Commercial Paper Executive Summit scheduled for
September 16-17, 2009 at the Hilton Times Square in New York City.

    The year's agenda will address a number of important and critical issues
which face the short-term capital markets today, such as the recent
announcement of the Department of Education's Student Loan Conduit adding
another $719 million of commercial paper. Other topics to be
discussed
include:


--  Will It Really Reinvigorate the Student Loan Backed CP Market?
--  What Makes It Attractive to CP Investors?
--  How Does the Liquidity Work?
--  Are There Obstacles in Obtaining U.S. Government Support Outside the
    Scope of TARP?
--  Are Issuers Finding the Vehicle Effective and Efficient?
    

    
With over 150+ in attendance, industry participants include
representatives from such firms and organizations as: Bank of America
Merrill Lynch; Barclays Capital; BlackRock; BMO Capital Markets BNP
Paribas; BNY Mellon Cash Investment Strategies; Calyon DCM
Securitization, Americas; Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.;
Citigroup Global Markets; Columbia Management; Cooperative Association of
Tractor Dealers, Inc.; Credit Suisse; DB Advisors; Federal Reserve Bank
of New York; Federal Reserve Board; Fidelity Investments; Fitch Ratings;
Freddie Mac; Goldman Sachs; HSBC Securities, Inc.; J.P. Morgan; Janus
Capital Group; Lloyds TSB; Mayer Brown LLP; Morgan Stanley; Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency; Oregon State Treasury; PNC Bank; Putnam
Investments; Rabobank International; RBS Global Banking & Markets;
Regents of the University of California; Rhode Island Student Loan
Authority; Russell Investments; Sallie Mae; Societe Generale Corporate &
Investment Banking; SunTrust Robinson Humphrey; Texas Treasury
Safekeeping Trust Company; The Bank of New York Mellon; UBS Global Asset
Management; Wachovia Global Securities Lending; Wells Capital Management
and many more.


Visit: http://www.iibig.com/F0903
Phone: 704-999-9806
E-mail: ritak@iibig.com

    
ABOUT iiBIG

    iiBIG (International Institute for Business Information & Growth) is an
unbiased, independent company dedicated to organizing business-to-business
conferences and seminars for senior-level business executives. Our events
focus on the most pressing and timely issues facing decision-makers in
today's global economy. For more information, visit: http://www.iibig.com.

    

Contact:
Rita Karsadi
Senior VP, Business Development
iiBIG
Phone: 704-999-9806
E-mail: Email Contact
Website: http://www.iibig.com/F0903

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