* "A decade ago we were referred to as non-traditional investors."--Anthony Clemente, head of the bank loan group at INVESCO, commenting on how strange it is to be considered the traditional guys compared to the newer hedge fund investors.
* Several loan players were a little disappointed when they realized a Halloween-themed party on the third floor of the conference was not for them. They were consoled by the cocktail party down the hall held for them.
* During the trading in the secondary loan market presentation, Bradley Takahashi, v.p. at Franklin Mutual Advisers, livened up discussions by handing out his own money to demonstrate unnecessary complications in the loan market.
* "It's not your father's loan market anymore."-- Don Pollard, managing director and global head of the syndicated loan group at Credit Suisse First Boston.