Information Management Network To Hold ABS West, a Leading Securitization Industry Event; News Media Invited to Attend Phoenix Conference, February 7 to 10

Business Wire, Jan 27, 2006

NEW YORK -- The 11th annual "ABS West" conference, the premier forum for the structured finance community, will be held in Phoenix this year at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, February 7-10. Senior-level issuers representing multiple ABS sectors will be among the attendees, along with a complete roster of investors, bankers and other financial service providers.

News media are invited to attend. A special media reception will be held Tuesday evening, February 7 at 6:30pm.

"ABS West is a premier gathering place for high-level executives from leading issuers of asset-backed securities, their institutional investors and investment bankers. It's an important and well-respected forum for information exchange about the securitization industry," said Jade Friedensohn, the Conference Producer. "Our robust agenda is developed with input from all participants in the ABS marketplace and reflects industry challenges, trends, forecasts, and what's on the minds of the people who lead the industry."

IMN will help coordinate one-on-one news media interviews with speakers at a journalist's request. A pressroom will be set up for the news media at the hotel.

More than ninety panels featuring 400 industry leaders are scheduled during the four-day conference. The numerous networking events include a Mardi Gras Masquerade featuring a live band from New Orleans on the 7th, and the 11th Annual Golf Tournament with professional instruction from PGA Pro-Player Jim McGovern, hosted by The Prieston Group, on the 9th.

Visit www.imn.org/abs-west-pr for more information about the event, including a list of speakers as well as investors and issuers who are attending. To RSVP, journalists should contact Erica Kirwan at ekirwan@imn.org, 212.901.0546.

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Information Management Network (IMN) is the leading provider of financial and investment conferences. Since 1994, IMN has presented timely, unbiased and thought-provoking forums created for the institutional and investment markets. All events are created under the guidance of Dr. Frank M. Fabozzi, CFA and CPA and adjunct professor at the Yale School of Management, and selected industry representatives. www.imn.org.