Martin Berkeley to speak at Swaps Seminar for Healthcare with Berg Law

Martin Berkeley, an FCA authorised Senior Consultant at Vedanta Hedging, is to speak at an upcoming seminar aimed at the Healthcare Sector, which is being organised by Berg Law. The seminar will be focussed on interest rate swap mis-selling and its implications for healthcare companies.

Martin has nearly 10 years of experience in Financial Services and has acted as an Expert Witness on several occasions as well as being quoted widely in the media globally.

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Event programme

3.00     Registration and refreshments

3.10     Welcome and introduction

Vernon Baxter, Editor, HealthInvestor

3.15    What constitutes as an interest rate swap?

•Key characteristics
•Understanding interest rate swaps

Alison Loveday, managing partner, Berg

3.25    Discussion

3.50    How did interest rate miss-selling occur?

•Knowing you have been miss-sold an interest rate swap
•How banks managed to sell interest rate swaps
•What to look out for

Martin Berkeley, senior consultant, Vedanta Hedging

4.00    Discussion

4.25    An insight in to the issues facing SMEs

•What to expect
•Dispelling certain myths
•What is the FSA doing to help

Sarah Mckee, founder/director Evermore & group chair Vistage

4.35    Discussion

5.00    What else can be done to help?

•Rescuing the relationships with banks
•A holistic approach

Reuben Berg, senior partner, Berg

5.10    Discussion

5.35    Closing remarks

Vernon Baxter, editor, HealthInvestor

Nadia Patel

Nadia has a degree in Business Management and a Diploma for Financial Advisers (Level 4). She has ten years of experience in financial services. This includes FSA regulated adviser roles in HSBC, Halifax and Nationwide. As senior manager at Vedanta Nadia is responsible for managing the office, client contact and marketing for the business.

Nadia Patel

Nadia has a degree in Business Management and a Diploma for Financial Advisers (Level 4). She has ten years of experience in financial services. This includes FSA regulated adviser roles in HSBC, Halifax and Nationwide. As senior manager at Vedanta Nadia is responsible for managing the office, client contact and marketing for the business.