New York City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/16/2010 -- Featuring a strong line-up of industry leaders as panelists, it attracted 195 registered attendees, overwhelmingly from buy side client firms. As is the consistent theme of FSOkx knowledge events, the agenda was packed with substantive information sharing and lively debate. The speakers and panelists --spearheaded by John Bottega, Arindam Mukhopadhyay, Christine Knott, Guy Fiumarelli, Sanjay Vatsa, Peter Spenser, Kevin Mahn, Joe Rossi, George Martinez, Paul F. Fahey, Denise Valentine and others---- provided valuable and timely insights on some of the most topical, 'hottest" issues for the Asset Management sector: the impact of the Dodd Frank Act, best practices in Risk Management and Data Governance.

There were also energetic discussions on next generation technology platforms and outsourcing models with participants offering high value management frameworks and examples of what worked and what was not successful with their own outsourcing initiatives. The event was also marked by the release of the FSOkx research and advisory calendar for 2011. In that context, FSOkx CEO Rekha Vatsa and Research Director, Dr. Shubhro Sen introduced an in-depth survey of Asset Management Outsourcing Trends. They shared some of the intriguing results from a similar survey of Asset managers from 2007-2009.

All FSOkx members and research subscribers are eligible to receive the results of these and other benchmarking surveys. In addition, all eligible industry participants who complete the 2010 survey will receive a copy of the results and survey report. If you are interested in receiving this valuable data, please contact Rekha Vatsa at research@fsokx.com.or call (732)-462-3763.

The upcoming FSOkx event is the Next Generation IT Strategies and Operating Models in Financial Services Industry: Conference and Expo which will be held in Mid March in Chicago, Illinois.

For more information on the event's agenda and speakers, please visit,
http://www.fsokx.com/fsokx/AssetManagementIndustryForum2010/Agenda.aspx

About FSO Knowledge Xchange
FSO Knowledge Xchange is a global media and research organization, providing relevant and timely content pertaining to financial services domains. FSO Knowledge Xchange's web portal www.FSOkx.com features the latest news and views, events, case studies, white papers, analyst viewpoints, thought leadership articles and an extensive directory of financial services outsourcing firms and solution providers by domain and sub-domain categories. FSO's weekly e-newsletter and quarterly magazine provides authoritative, strategic, actionable insight and decision support to the financial services decision- makers within Operations, Technology, Risk Management, Compliance and Outsourcing domains.

FSO Knowledge Xchange, conducts targeted surveys to capture buyer pain points and needs, as well as publishes research papers to augment the knowledge of its industry wide member community of top level decision makers. Periodic webinars provide snapshots of surveys, along with an overview of market trends. Q&A sessions with executives, which are published through a range of media channels, provide opinions and cutting-edge insights while leveraging their specific area of expertise within the financial services industry. FSO Knowledge Xchange organizes market-leading networking events, focused forums, summits and conferences. These events and focused forums cover a wide range of topics with regard to financial services organizations for senior decision makers at exclusive locations around the world.