Societe Generale to Host 'Protecting the Tail: The Art of Hedging' Conference in New York City

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A hedge is generally considered a means of protection or defense against an unwelcome event.  Having to spend money to buy this protection is often costly and in many cases inefficient.  As new crises emerge and new strategies are developed to counter them, establishing the most effective hedge has become an art as much as it is a science.  

On Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking will host a one-day conference entitled 'Protecting the Tail: The Art of Hedging' at the Crown Plaza Hotel in New York to discuss the catalysts, the tools, the assumptions, and the facts surrounding the "perfect hedge."  

Sessions will include:

• INFLATION, DEFLATION, EVENT RISK and VALUATION - Dylan Grice  - Global Strategist, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

• THE "ART OF HEDGING" - OVERVIEW OF COMMON HEDGES ACROSS ASSET CLASSES - Rebecca Cheong – Senior Equity Derivatives Strategist, Americas, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, and Steve Antczak – Head of US Credit Strategy, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

• LATEST INNOVATION ON HEDGING "THE TAIL"  - Jason Hedberg – Head of Equity Derivatives Sales, Americas, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

There will be a one hour session prior to the general conference for those attendees unfamiliar with options and variance swaps.    

The conference is open to institutional investors only.

Societe Generale

Societe Generale is one of the largest financial services groups in the euro-zone. The Group employs 157,000 people worldwide in three key businesses:

• Retail Banking, Specialised Financing & Insurance: Societe Generale serves 32 million individual customers worldwide.
• Private Banking, Global Investment Management & Services: Societe Generale is one of the largest banks in the euro-zone in terms of assets under custody (EUR 3,246 billion, March 2010) and under management (EUR 164 billion excluding Amundi, March 2010).
• Corporate & Investment Banking: Societe Generale tailors solutions for its clients across sectors by capitalising on its worldwide expertise in investment banking, global finance, and global markets.

Societe Generale is included in the socially-responsible investment indexes: FTSE4Good and ASPI. In 2010, the title of SAM Sector Mover was awarded to Societe Generale.

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Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

At the core of Societe Generale's universal banking business model, the Corporate & Investment Bank is a well-diversified and leading player with nearly 11, 000 professionals present in 33 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Standing by its clients across sectors, the Corporate & Investment Bank tailors solutions for them by capitalising on its worldwide expertise in investment banking, global finance, and global markets.

• For Corporates, Financial Institutions and public sector: providing a global advisory approach (M&A, debt, equity transaction, capital structure, and asset & liability management), as well  as quality capital raising solutions across the debt and equity spectrum, optimised financing and expert risk management responses notably in the realm of foreign exchange and rates derivatives.
• For investors: offering reliable and sound investment opportunities and risk management solutions through its integrated global markets platform delivering seamless access to markets (equity, rates, credit, currencies, commodities and derivatives), as well as advice and solid financial engineering, quality of execution and forward-looking research across asset classes.

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Unless governing law provides otherwise, all transactions should be executed through the Societe Generale entity in the investor's home jurisdiction.  In the U.S., certain services are provided by SG Americas Securities, LLC, a member of the NYSE, FINRA and SIPC.

SOURCE Societe Generale