MICROFINANCE EVENT: Financial Research Associates, LLC to host Microfinance: The Investment Opportunity for Pensions, Endowments, Foundations & Social Investors Summit on July 13-14, 2009 in Washington, D.C

Microfinance: The Investment Opportunity for Pensions, Endowments, Foundations & Social Investors, July 13-14, 2009, at Washington, D.C., presented by Financial Research Associates, LLC.

July 13-14, 2009, at Washington, D.C.

See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

Costs: Conference Registration USD 1,495 dollars; Conference Registration for Pension Funds, Endowments, Foundations, and Non-Profits USD 895 dollars. If you are registering a group or your team please note that group discounts are NOT eligible via the website or through the 800# number and cannot be issued retroactively. The group sales department can assist you with team discounts. Contact tmclaughlin@frallc.com or phone 704-341-2442 for more info.

Summary of event: The two day event will be geared specifically towards social and commercial investors and focus on an array of topics including the role of intermediaries in a microfinance deal, the value of ratings in today’s economy, new opportunities for microfinance professionals and new investment strategies for pensions, foundations and endowments. A pre-conference workshop on “Microfinance 101: The Terms, The Players, The Basic Strategies for Investing in Microfinance” will focus on basic investment strategies, common terms and phrases, microfinance players and roles they play and how to get going on a microfinance deal.

Background of the Organizer:

Financial Research Associates and its divisions, Pharmaceutical Education Associates, Legal Education Associates, FRA webinars and Healthcare Education Associates, provide access business information and networking opportunities through top-level, executive summits, conferences and seminars. Offering highly targeted events, FRA positions itself as a preferred resource for executives and managers seeking cutting-edge information on the next wave of business opportunities in: Finance, Pharmaceuticals and Legal Education.

Key Event Themes:

The Changing Face of Microfinance: Successful Investment Practices in Today’s Economic Climate – 3 Part Session!
We’re With the Government and We’re here to help: Steps Government Organizations are Taking to Support Microfinance & the Implications for Investors
Microfinance Bailouts: What Does This Mean for Existing Investors nd Those Looking at Jumping in?
Deal-making in an Environment of Falling Asset Prices
Microfinance Mergers: Consolidation in Hard Economic Times vs. More Efficient Mechanism for Growth
Optimal Structures in the Face of Foreign Investor Restrictions
Establishing the Value of Microfinance Ratings, Indexes, and Performance Standards
New Products in Microfinance
Intermediaries and Financial Advisors: Their Role and the Key Players
The Resilience of Microfinance in the Credit Crunch crisis and the Unforeseen Risks
The Equity Investor Panel: Private Equity, Venture Capital, & Convertibles
Innovative Business Models, Tools and Strategies for 2010
Ways in which replicators have surpassed or have fallen short of the original microfinance model
Investing in Publicly Traded MFIs and Identifying and Evaluating Pre-IPO MFIs

The organizers will also host a pre-conference workshop targeting people who are new to the field of microfinance. Live June 17th at 1:30 PM EDT! (Recording available 24 hours after event) The topics of the workshop will focus on:

Basic investment strategies
Common terms and phrases of microfinance
Microfinance players and the roles they play in the investment organization.
Microfinance deals

Portion of the Speaking Faculty includes:

Alex Counts, THE GRAMEEN FOUNDATION
Bhakti Mirchandani, UNITUS CAPITAL
Howard Finkelstein, LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD J. FINKELSTEIN
Antony Bugg-Levine, THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
Elizabeth Littlefield, CGAP
Elissa McCarter, CHF INTERNATIONAL
Scott Budde, TIAA-CREF
Asad Mahmood, DEUTSCHE BANK
Vinvent Perlas, LIFEBANK FOUNDATION
Tomas Miller, INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Loren Rodwin, OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Who is invited to attend: Current and prospective microfinance investors, public pension funds, private pension funds, foundations, endowments, other institutional investors, investment consultants, social entrepreneurs, microfinance managers, high net worth individuals, family offices, microfinance funds, attorneys, investment and commercial banks.

Online Registration: Please click here.

Important Dates: Monday, July 13, 2009 through Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Washington, D.C., USA

Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

Event Type: Conference

Event Starts: July 13, 2009

Event Ends: July 14, 2009

Location: The Performance Institute, Washington, D.C., USA

Contact information: Please contact Erin Busch (+1-831- 465 2285) for additional details regarding the site location. The final names of moderators, panelists and participating speakers at the event haven’t been disclosed yet.

Suggestions for topic ideas or speakers concerning this event can be directed to Alyson Runnion at (831) 465-2294 or arunnion@frallc.com.

For information on exhibit opportunities or to learn more about sponsoring the event, please contact Christy Tester at (704) 341-2446 or ctester@frallc.com.

Contact Name: Erin Busch

Telephone: +1-831-465-2285

Email: ebusch@frallc.com

Financial Research Associates

1350 41^st Avenue, Ste 200

Capitola, CA 95010

Phone: 1-800-280-8440

Fax: 1-831-465-2290

Organized by: Erin Busch