This conference will provide a strong foundation for understanding covered bonds and their potential in the U.S. as savvy investment alternatives. Jerry Marlatt will moderate the panel entitled:

USD Funding: Issuance Strategies and Considerations for Non-U.S. Issuers.

Topics of discussion include:

• Deal structuring requirements and considerations;
• How large a role will the U.S. investor play as part of an issuer's global funding strategy in 2014?
• Disclosure and transparency issues, what are U.S. investors looking for?
• SEC-registered vs. 3(a)(2)/144A? Has the SEC pathway changed the investor profile? Is it a stimulant for further market growth?