Welcome to the homepage of the 2010 Annual Global Funds Conference, hosted by the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) in association with the National Investment Company Association (NICSA). The Annual Global Funds Conference has become a landmark in the international funds industry calendar and attracts a wide range of participants from across the international investment funds community. The conference brings together prominent industry speakers to discuss current issues and challenges facing the international investment funds industry.

Conference Information

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Featured Topics

Keynote Addresses
» The Future of Financial Regulation
» How Chinese investors/savers are going to change the world
» A view from the European industry

Senior Industry Executives Round Table
» Challenges and opportunities in the global investment funds industry

Product Opportunities and Fund Management Strategy
» New product trends, opportunities and challenges
» Fund managers and their strategy - building sustainable, scalable businesses
» Perspectives on traditional and alternative investment management
» Asset management consolidation

Global Distribution
» Presentation of fund distribution trends
» Developments in distribution channels
» Established markets versus emerging markets
» UCITS, Non-UCITS and managed account platforms
» Retrocession and rebates
» UCITS IV

Conference Speakers

Alexandra Altinger, Director - European Financial Intermediaries Groupr,
Wellington Management
Rob Agnew, Managing Director, Matrix Services Ltd.
Peter de Proft, Director General, EFAMA
Matthew Elderfield, Head of Financial Regulation, Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
Vince Falbo, Senior Vice President & Director, Calamos Investments
Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director and Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy, Blackrock
Gian Luca Giurlani, Senior Vice President, PIMCO
Paul Holmes, Head of UK & Ireland Fund Distribution, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
David Hynes, Partner, North Cross Capital LLP
Antony John, CEO, Fund Quest
Matthias Liermann, Global Head of Fund Platforms db-X, Deutsche Bank AG
Ed Moisson, Head of Consulting, Lipper FMI
Tom Murphy, EMEA Business Leader, Mercer Global Investments
Martyn Ryan, Partner, Genesis Investment Management
Sanjiv Sawhney, Global Head of Fund Services, Citi
Gina Slotosch, Head of Global Product Management, Transfer Agency Services,
HSBC Securities Services
Jervis Smith, Global Head - Client Executive, Citi
Julian Tregoning, Director, The Bank of New York Mellon
Andrew Watson, CEO, Amundi Alternative Investments