7th Annual UK Symposium 2019
The Irish Funds 7th Annual UK Symposium will be taking place on Thursday, 21 November 2019.
Further details to follow.
ETC Venues, 155 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3YD, UKYvonne Connolly, Chair, Irish Funds, CEO, Carne Ireland
Michael McGrath, Assistant Secretary General, Funds, Insurance, Markets and Pensions Division, Department of Finance
Gerry Cross, Director of Financial Regulation - Policy and Risk, CBI
Update on Regulation
Moderator:
- Patricia Taylor, William Fry
Panellists:
- Gerry Cross, CBI
- Mick Miller, FCA
Establishing a fund management company in Ireland – substance, operations & outsourcing
Understanding blind spots and unconscious biases
Dr Grace Lordan, Associate Professor in Behavioural Science, London School of Economics
Culture and conduct
Cybersecurity in asset management
Dani Michaux, Head of Cyber Security, KPMG Ireland
Alternative asset classes in Irish funds
Kindly sponsored by BNP Paribas Securities Services
Brexit & the future of cross border financial services in Europe
Moderator:
- Ken Owens, PwC
Panellists:
- Alan Sked, London School of Economics
- Simon Osbourne, IFI Global
- Karoline Keane, Man Group
- Michael Howell, CrossBorder Capital
ETF settlement – conversion from CREST to ICSD
Stephanie Lermusiaux, Director, Euroclear
Distribution of Irish funds into the UK
Moderator:
- Stuart Alexander. Gemini Investments
Panellists:
- Ian Taylor, Transact
- Richard Philbin, Wellian Investment Solutions
- Victoria Hasler, Square Mile Research
- Bella Caridade-Ferreira, Fundscape
Fund governance
Macro-economic overview
Paul Hollingsworth, Chief UK Economist, BNP Paribas
What role can investors play in tackling climate change?
James Thornton, CEO, ClientEarth
ESG & the role of the asset manager
Moderator:
- Laura Heuston, Sustainability Works
Panellists:
- Reggie Dodge, EMSO Asset Management
- Sandra Rockett, Irish Life Investment Managers
- Stefano Montobbio, EFG Asset Management
Pat Lardner, Chief Executive, Irish Funds
