IFRS 9 Financial Instruments Explained
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Louis Fanzini
Director of Technical Accounting and Research
Credit Suisse

Louis (Lou) Fanzini is a Senior Director of Technical Accounting and Research at Credit Suisse. In this role, he holds a leadership position focusing on providing both US and IFRS technical accounting advice on all investment banking matters.

Lou is a former FASB Industry Fellow and served as a project manager on accounting and reporting matters related to financial instruments and the investment banking and broker-dealer industries.

Lou has previously held positions in the front office as an equity analyst, a technical accounting advisor in J.P. Morgan & Co’s accounting policy group and as a public accountant leading audit engagements of broker-dealers, banks, and hedge funds.

Lou is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences focusing on accounting issues related to financial instruments and other technical accounting developments. He holds a masters degree from Fordham University in Finance and Management, is a CPA and holds Series 7 and 63 General Securities licenses.

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Vincent T. Papa, CFA
Director, Financial Reporting Policy
CFA Institute’s Centre for Financial Market Integrity

Director for the CFA Institute, Financial Reporting Policy. Based in the London Office, his responsibilities include representing membership interests regarding financial reporting proposals of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Responsibilities include drafting comment letters, in collaboration with members of the Corporate Disclosure Policy Council. In addition, he serves on the IASB's Analyst Representative Group, EFRAG User Panel and the CFA (UK) Financial Reporting Accountancy Committee (FRAC).

Prior to joining CFA Institute, Mr. Papa worked as an investment research analyst for the London based Observatory Capital. This role entailed analysis of company fundamentals and capital structure, and making investment recommendations of European and Emerging Markets high yield fixed-income securities. He has also worked for Accenture in Johannesburg, South Africa as a management consultant and for KPMG in Johannesburg as a management consultant and auditor. Vincent has completed a doctoral degree at Cranfield School of Management, writing his thesis on the impact of SFAS 133 recognition and measurement requirements on a) corporate income smoothing choices and b) managerial incentives to disclose further derivatives related information through the footnotes. He also holds a Master's degree in finance from the London Business School, an MBA from Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, and a B.Sc in electrical engineering from the University of Nairobi.

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Simon Gealy
Partner, Capital Markets Group
PricewaterhouseCoopers - London, United Kingdom

Simon is a Partner of PwC Capital Markets Group currently based in London and leads PwC's GAAP conversion practice globally, working exclusively on large scale Accounting Change implementation projects since 1997. Simon is a regular speaker on matters arising from IFRS implementation for Banks and addressed the subject of "IFRS; What does it means for Banks in Japan" at the 20th Special Seminar on International Finance hosted by The Japan Financial News in November 2009 in Tokyo. Simon is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and holds a degree in Economics from University College London. Simon is a member of the PwC Steering Committee for IFRS in the United States and has recently been advising clients in Canada, Japan and Nigeria on the upcoming adoption of IFRS in those countries.

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Andrew Spooner
Lead Financial Instruments Partner
Deloitte LLP (UK)

Andrew is a Partner in the IFRS Centre of Excellence of Deloitte in London. Andrew is the global firm's lead specialist in financial instruments accounting advising large financial institutions, corporates, key regulators and standard setters. Andrew has spent a considerable period of his career working in accounting practice assisting corporates with the accounting implications of their treasury activities and investment banks with the accounting implications of structured transactions. Andrew is co-author of "iGAAP 2010 Financial instruments: IAS 32, IAS 39, IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 explained, Sixth Edition". Prior to joining Deloitte, Andrew lead Accounting Policy at UBS London and worked for Arthur Andersen.

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IFRS 9 Financial Instruments Explained
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