CALL FOR PAPERS/ CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

GUTMANN CENTER SYMPOSIUM 2007:

"CREDIT RISK AND THE MANAGEMENT OF FIXED-INCOME PORTFOLIOS"

Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management at the University of Vienna http://www.gutmann-center.at

June 1st, 2007 University of Vienna, Austria

The Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management at the University of Vienna is proud to announce its fifth annual symposium to be held at the University of Vienna.

Topics of this year's symposium include but are not restricted to the following aspects: - corporate bond valuation - corporate bond trading - distressed debt analysis - measuring and pricing default risk - credit derivatives and structured credit products - counterparty risk management - exchange rates, sovereign risk and emerging market debt - leveraged loan indices - project finance and default risk

PAPER SUBMISSION: Papers on topics mentioned above should be submitted by email (in Acrobat PDF) not later than March 1st, 2007 to the following address:

E-mail: gutmann.bwl@univie.ac.at

CONTACT: Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management University of Vienna Director: Josef Zechner Administrative Director: Dorothea Grimm

Bruenner Strasse 72, 1210 Wien (Vienna), Austria Phone: +43-1-4277-38186 - Fax: +43-1-4277-38074 Mail: gutmann.bwl@univie.ac.at - Homepage: http://www.gutmann-center.at

All submissions will be reviewed by a committee composed of members of the Gutmann Center's Academic Advisory Board and decisions will be announced by March 15th, 2007

Submission and participation are free of charge. Presenting authors are invited to apply to Gutmann Center to cover their accommodation and travel expenses.