SCAFP News February 2005

From the Corner Office

Happy New Year to all of our members!  I hope your holidays were happy and healthy ones.

On a holiday note, many thanks to all of the members and guests who brought toys to our  annual December bash, "You Bet Your Cash."  This year we sponsored our first annual Toys For Tots drive, collecting new, unwrapped toys at the December meeting.  The drive was a great success, and dozens of wonderful toys were donated to this worthy program. I look forward to another successful toy drive in 2005!

I would also like to extend my thanks, as well as those of the entire SCAFP membership, to our members Clariza Mullins and William Yu.  Both were panel members, along with Susan Munson of Merrill Lynch, on the panel discussion entitled "Investing in a Rising Interest Rate Environment" presented at our January meeting. It was a very interesting and informative discussion, and was enjoyed by all who attended. I appreciate Clariza and William taking time from their busy schedules to prepare and participate in a program for their fellow members.

Their participation is also a reminder that we have a tremendous wealth of knowledge among our members. Access to that knowledge, whether through a panel discussion, over the luncheon table, or networking before the monthly meetings, is one of the many benefits of membership in the Southern California Association for Financial Professionals. When you add in the monthly programs, the annual EXPO L.A. Symposium with all of the educational opportunities that EXPO offers, together with our SCAFP newsletter and the SCAFP website, the opportunities to increase and expand your knowledge are tremendous!

If you haven't done so already, I encourage you to renew your 2005 membership now. If you have any questions about membership or if you're not a member yet, please contact our membership chair, Lakshmi Kumar, by email to lakshmi_kumar@ml.com or by phone at (213) 236-1026, or the SCAFP office by email to SCAFP@emaoffice.com or by phone at (818) 843-5660.

I look forward to seeing all of you at our next meeting on February 11th! 

Morgyn Taylor, CTP

President

 

 EXPO L.A. Symposium 2005 is Coming Soon!
 

MARK THE DATES NOW!

May 18 & 19, 2005

As a professional engaged in the corporate treasury or treasury-related function, or as a provider of these services to the corporate sector, EXPO L.A. Symposium 2005 is for you!

EXPO L.A. Symposium 2005 takes place on a regional stage with a national cast of highly experienced experts. The Symposium features four concurrent tracks over two days with a total of 26 different presentations. You are welcome to attend sessions on numerous topics or focus on a few that particularly interest you.

Session topics for the two day program will include Risk Management, Technology, Investments, Banking, Cash Management, and Banking for Bankers.

EXPO L.A. Symposium 2005 is produced by the members of SCAFP and is reasonably priced, which means that attending the event will be easy on your budget, especially compared to attending national conferences that incur additional expenses for travel and hotel accommodations.

Register now! We encourage online registration, so just click here: Register on-line or go to www.scafp.net and click on EXPO L.A. Symposium 2005. Register five or more employees from your firm as a group and enjoy the Member Rate.

Sponsors! There are still sponsor opportunities available and you have several ways of signing up. Log onto www.scafp.net and download the sponsor prospectus. You may also contact Michael Hards at michael.r.hards@jpmorgan.com to discuss current sponsor opportunities. The sponsors to date include:

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

  Bank of America

Bank of the West

California Bank and Trust

Union Bank of California

American Express

AMR Investments

JPMorgan Chase

Merrimac Mutual Funds

MoneyGram International

Wells Fargo Bank

Speakers! We have a few slots still open for speakers. Do not miss the opportunity to speak - submit your proposal today. Call for Breakout Session Proposals

Contact Shannon Wexler, EXPO Chair at (213) 621-8008 or Shannon.Wexler@jpmorgan.com  to discuss how you might benefit from speaking

 

 Federal Reserve Bank Tour Scheduled

We're delighted that SCAFP members will have the opportunity to tour the Los Angeles branch of the 12th Federal Reserve District Bank. The tour is scheduled for Thursday, February 17 from 12:45pm to 2:30pm.  The tour will cover Cash and Check Processing operations and the newly-installed lobby exhibit, "Fed Gallery: Your Central Bank in Focus."

Space is limited to the first 30 members who sign up. Please send an e-mail to: SCAFP@emaoffice.com requesting a reservation. Please provide your name and contact phone number.  Please note that your name must match your government issued photo ID -  such as your driver's license - which is required for entry to the Fed.

Once your registration is confirmed, you will be provided with directions to the Fed and parking information.
 

 SCAFP Is 30 Years Old In 2005!
While none of our current members goes all the way back to the beginning, a few members joined in the 1975-1977 era. Whenever you joined SCAFP, and whatever its name was at that time (Cash Management Association of Southern California, then Treasury Association of Southern California, and now the Southern California Association for Financial Professionals) here's a memory jogger of our past presidents. We've developed a crossword puzzle with the names of all past presidents. It's amazing to see what companies no longer exist for one reason or another. Click here for the crossword puzzle in Microsoft Word.

Click here for answer key

SCAFP Links

 Monthly Meetings
  Job Opportunities
 Membership Info
 Links
 EXPO  LA  Symposium  2005
 

Luncheon Meeting Feb 11

Case Studies in Corporate Fraud

Join us for an interesting and informative presentation by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, White Collar Crime Squad.  Special Agent Tom Reitz will be discussing techniques and strategies used to detect fraud and the latest scams and scandals.

Upcoming Monthly Luncheon Meetings

Next SCAFP Meeting -

February 11, 2005

March 11, 2005

April 8, 2005

June 10, 2005

Job Opportunities

Need to hire someone? Post your job opportunities at www.scafp.net/JobOpps2.htm

Looking for a new challenge? Check out the career opportunities posted at www.scafp.net/JobOpps2.htm

New Members

We extend a warm welcome to our new SCAFP members:

Robert Foster,
Northrop Grumman

Daniel Wong

Do You Have A New
Program Idea?

If you would like to see a particular topic or speaker at one of our future luncheon meetings, please let Morgyn Taylor, CTP (Fremont General Corp.) know about it at mtaylor@fmt.com

Free Subscription

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Copyright 2005, Southern California Association for Financial Professionals

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