IPS-Sendero Unit of Fiserv Hosts ASPAC Path 2005 Conference June 15-18 in Lijiang, China; Event to Focus on Managing Risk Beyond Basel II for Financial Institutions

June 12, 2005
IPS-Sendero Unit of Fiserv Hosts ASPAC Path 2005 Conference June 15-18 in Lijiang, China; Event to Focus on Managing Risk Beyond Basel II for Financial InstitutionsATLANTA & SINGAPORE--June 12, 2005--IPS-Sendero, a unit of Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV) and a provider of technology solutions and education for enterprise risk, customer relationship and corporate performance management, will host its Asia Pacific (ASPAC) Path 2005 Conference June 15-18 in Lijiang, China.

The conference will focus on compliance with Basel II and IAS 39, global asset/liability management, funds transfer pricing issues and applications, enterprise risk management strategies, customer profitability reporting and corporate performance management techniques for financial institutions. This year's conference theme is "Paving the Way to Managing Beyond Basel II," and industry experts from throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Middle East will be presenting at the event.

Featured speakers will include executives from China Merchants Bank, National Australia Bank, Riyad Bank, RHB Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, United Overseas Bank and experts from IPS-Sendero. The event will offer attendees unique networking opportunities with banking peers, industry leaders and IPS-Sendero professionals. Session topics will include managing risk from a risk manager's perspective, the importance of liquidity contingency plans, the challenges of implementing a risk-based capital framework under Basel II and credit risk measurement and modeling.

"IPS-Sendero is proud to present this year's ASPAC Path Conference as a valuable educational resource and networking opportunity for participants who are looking to expand their perspective and develop strategies and solutions to affect their organization's growth and profitability," said Clement Ooi, vice president and director of ASPAC for IPS-Sendero. "This event will be the premier risk and profitability management forum of 2005 in the Asia-Pacific region, thanks to the attendees and industry experts who will be presenting at the conference."

Conference sessions are organized to provide participants with the opportunity to explore enterprise risk management or enterprise performance management issues facing their institutions.

"This major networking and educational event is just another example of IPS-Sendero's continuing commitment to the support and growth of our business in the ASPAC region. We have been delivering this type of value to our clients in the region for almost 20 years," said Chuck Rowland, managing director of international operations for IPS-Sendero.

This year's conference will be held at the Guanfang Hotel, a five-star hotel in Lijiang, China, one of the most scenic areas of the Yunnan province. More information on the conference is on the Web at http://www.ips-sendero.com/nonus/events/asia/aspac-path.htm.

IPS-Sendero is a business unit of Fiserv, Inc. and a provider of technology solutions and education for asset liability management, profitability measurement, mortgage analytics, and financial management and planning. Financial institutions of all types use IPS-Sendero products and services to help manage balance sheet risk, measure and manage profitability, develop budgets and forecasts, and produce information needed for sound decision-making. More than 3,400 organizations in 56 countries have licensed 7,800 IPS-Sendero products through the company's headquarters in Atlanta and its global offices. More information about IPS-Sendero is available at www.ips-sendero.com.

Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV) provides information management systems and services to the financial and health benefits industries, including transaction processing, outsourcing, business process outsourcing and software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 16,000 clients worldwide, including banks, credit unions, financial planners/investment advisers, insurance companies and agents, self-insured employers, lenders and savings institutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported $3.4 billion in processing and services revenues for 2004.

Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the U.S. financial services industry in the 2004 FinTech 100 survey by the American Banker newspaper and the Financial Insights research firm. Fiserv can be found on the Internet at www.fiserv.com.