The IFIA/NICSA Annual Global Funds Conference 2007

5th - 7th June 2007
Venue: Carton House, Maynooth, Co Kildare

L to R - Fearghal Woods (BoISS), Deirdre Power (Deloitte), Alan Dukes (European Institute), Gary Palmer (IFIA) and Mark Thorne (Dillon Eustace)	L to R - Sven Askenberger (AP3 Pension Fund), Mark Tennant (JP Morgan), Willem van Someren Greve (Robeco AM) and Michael Cosgrove (GE AM)
Winning team of the Golf Tournament. L to R - Paddy Walsh (CACEIS), Fionan Breathnach (Mason Hayes & Curran), Eamon Darcy (Golf Pro) and Joshua Reinhard (Transperfect Translations)	The Conference BBQ
Speakers. L to R - Charlie Porter (Thames River Capital), Charles Beazley (Nikko AM), Alice Bordini (Carlton Capital Partners) and Donnacha Loughrey (KBC AM)
Martin Flanagan (AMVESCAP)	Patricia Taylor (William Fry) and Denise Kinsella (Independent Director)
Ivy McFarlane (JP Morgan), Jame Cecere (The Vanguard Group) and Chris Fisher (Brown Brothers Harriman)	L to R - Michael Jackson (Matheson Ormsby Prentice) and Noel Moynihan (Invesco)
L to R - Charles Beazley (Nikko AM), Sheila Duignan (RSM Robson Rhodes) and Charlie Porter (Thames River Capital)	L to R - Paul Heffernan (BoISS), Catherine Brady (Bisys) and Ted McGrath (KPMG)

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Conference Supplement was be produced by the Investor Services Journal

Some of the speakers who participated include:

• Sven Askenberger, Chief Operating Officer, AP3 Swedish Pension Fund
• Mauro Baratta, Director of European Research, FERI
• Erich Gerth, Chief Executive Officer, Janus Capital International
• Charles Beazley, President, Nikko Asset Management Europe
• Alice Bordini, Head of Research, Carlton Capital Partners LLP
• Michael J. Cosgrove, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, GE Asset Management
• Jim Firn, General Counsel - Europe, Middle East and Africa, Russell Investment Group
• Martin L. Flanagan, President and CEO, AMVESCAP & Chairman, Investment Company Institute
• Paul Freeman, Managing Director, BlackRock
• Crispin Henderson, Managing Director, Threadneedle
• Ashley Kovas, Manager CIS Policy, Financial Services Authority, UK
• Diana MacKay, Managing Director, FERI
• Michael Murray , Member of Cabinet, EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy
• Conor O’Neill, Joint Managing Director, Delta Index
• Solomon Owayda, Chief Investment Officer, SVG Capital
• Charlie Porter, Founder and President, Thames River Capital
• William J. Salus, Executive Vice President, PFPC
• Jervis Smith, MD Funds and Insurance, EMEA, Citigroup
• Mark Tennant, Senior Adviser, JP Morgan & Chairman, Blue Rock Consulting
• Michael F. Thompson, Vice President, Co-Head of European Institutional Remarketing, PIMCO Europe
• Tim West, Chief Operating Officer, Barclays Global Investors

Main topics featured include:

Keynote Addresses

Future outlook of the investment funds industry in the global market place
A European perspective on the global investment funds industry
Asset Management - an alternative approach
Opportunities in the global investment funds market
Senior Industry Executives Round Table
Key Theme: Current Industry Issues, Opportunities and Challenges

Global Market
Key theme: Outlook of the Global Market

Alternative Investments
Key Theme: Hedge Funds: Anticipating the challenges before they arise

New Products/Evolution of Fund Products
Key Theme: Product Development - The evolution of products within both UCITS and non UCITS Framework

Global Product Distribution - Examining Global Distribution Landscapes
Key Theme: Global Distribution Strategies

Golf Tournament and other Activities

Set in over one thousand acres of parkland, Carton House is one of Ireland’s most impressive country estates and a superb golfing resort. Conference attendees had the opportunity to play on the much acclaimed 'Montgomerie Course', host of two consecutive Irish Opens in 2005 and 2006. A range of non-golfing activities, such as clay-pigeon shooting, a 4x4 country trek, fishing and a visit to a nearby spa were also organised.