GARP is a not-for-profit independent trade association of risk management practitioners around the world. GARP has over 77,000 members, including representatives from banks, investment management firms, government agencies, academic institutions, corporations & other financial organizations. GARP's mission is to be the leading professional association for risk managers, managed by & for its members, dedicated to the advancement of the risk profession through education, training & the promotion of best practices globally. For more information, please visit www.garp.com.

GARP’s 77,000 individual members represent over 5,000 different companies around the world, including banks, securities firms, asset management firms, academic institutions, government regulatory agencies, non-financial corporations and other financial institutions. Paid GARP membership provides discounted pricing on events, training courses, and product purchases in the GARP Digital Library. Paid members also receive a free subscription to our membership magazine, GARP Risk Review, can participate in the FRM^® Certification program and have full access to the GARP Career Center. All members can receive daily e-news alerts and monthly newsletters and have access to over 54 local chapters worldwide. GARP provides a discounted membership rate for fulltime students. For more information, please visit www.garp.com/membership/.

The Financial Risk Manager (FRM^®) exam, launched in 1997, is recognized as the world's most prestigious certification program for Financial Risk Managers. The FRM exam measures a candidate's ability to dynamically manage financial risk in real-world settings. The FRM Certificate has been adopted by companies as a benchmark to ensure their risk management employees are well versed in the latest financial risk concepts and are qualified to provide competent advice based on globally accepted industry standards. Since 1997 more than 13,685 individuals have successfully completed the FRM Certification program, representing over 3,000 companies. This annual exam is administered in over 75 locations globally. For more information, please visit www.garp.com/frmexam.

The GARP Risk Academy is a practice-oriented financial risk management educational institute offering

• A risk based international certification program - the International Certificate in Banking Risk & Regulation
• Specialized national certification programs based on the International Certification program
• A certification program in energy risk, covering physical & traded markets - the Certificate in Energy Risk Management (Available in 4Q 2008)
• A Certification on Risk Management for Islamic Finance
• Risk, finance & regulation based training courses & workshops, covering such subjects as model development, risk based capital computation & credit portfolio management
• Continuing education programs in support of its international & national programs

For more information, please visit www.garp.com/certifications/ and www.garp.com/training/ .

GARP events are meticulously researched with GARP's membership and other leading industry professionals to ensure that the most up-to-date and topical issues are fully addressed. Coupled with prominent and cutting-edge speakers and splendid social functions, delegates can be assured of the highest level of education, training and networking opportunities. For more information, please visit www.garp.com/events.

Launched in May 2001, GARP Risk Review is the flagship magazine of GARP. Published on a bimonthly basis, GRR supplies its readers with insightful, thought-provoking coverage of the trends, strategies and best practices affecting financial risk management. The magazine also offers GARP members a platform for sharing innovative ideas about the latest models and techniques firms are using to measure, control and mitigate credit risk, operational risk and market risk. Buoyed by a stable of well-informed, sagacious authors, GRR provides in-depth analyses of key risk management topics, including enterprise risk management, credit derivatives, asset liability management, hedge funds, energy risk, financial accounting and regulatory risk. What’s more, GRR also regularly conducts Q&As with industry leaders, critiques books and tracks the career moves of high-profile risk executives. For more information, please visit www.garp.com/resources/risk_review/about.aspx.