Dear Friends and Colleagues,
One of the highlights of this year’s summer programming was the 5th annual FMAC charity golf classic This year’s tournament raised over $20,000 for The Hospital for Sick Children. This is no small feat and we can all take pride in this achievement. Through the generous support of many sponsors, the golfing efforts of FMAC’s membership and, of course, through the dedication of a handful of people, the golf tournament continues to be a success. I would like to thank Karl Berger and his crew for a job well done. In this issue of the Market Maker you will find pictures of some of the prize winners and details about next year’s tournament.
This issue of the Market Maker is the first issue assembled by the new Communications Director, Carmen Perricone from State Street. I think you will agree that Carmen has done a great job. We are always looking for contributions to the newsletter, so if you have an idea or feel inspired about a certain topic, give Carmen a call and get involved.
During these lazy days of summer, the FMAC board has been busy planning some exciting events for the fall and winter. The recent member survey provided lots of great event ideas and topics. In particular, you wanted to hear more about E-Commerce, banking mergers, and professional standards. We are busy lining up some interesting speakers and topics. In addition, we are planning a Casino Night on November 29th. It will be a joint event with TMAC, so there will be lots of great networking opportunities and some fantastic prizes to be won with your gambling proceeds. You can find out more details in the events section of this newsletter and we will post information on the Web site as we have it.
In the Fall, FMAC will participate in the Treasury Managers Association of Canada Conference. At our booth we will market ACI Education courses to TMAC members and inform them about some of our initiatives like The Model Code. By sharing these valuable aspects of ACI-The Financial Markets Association, we will raise the level of knowledge and professional standards of all participants in our market.
Around the same time as the TMAC conference, we will be joined by two representatives from ACI-FMA. They will be here to market ACI-FMA to our institutions, participate in the TMAC T.O. Confidential conference, and to provide members with information on ACI courses and global developments. I hope you will join us at the information session, planned for Tuesday September 25th. Details are listed in the newsletter and you will get an e-mail notice closer to the event. It’s a great opportunity to learn and we’ll make sure there is some fun networking too.
I hope to see you at a FMAC event in the near future. As always, please encourage colleagues across the financial market products to attend with you. I am sure they will find the events interesting and FMAC relevant to them.

Sharon Grewal, President
FMAC