Podcasts from Irish Funds: Recent Episodes
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Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, which took place on the 23rd of May in Dublin.
This episode features a Keynote Address from Michael McGrath TD, Ireland’s Minister for Finance.
In his address, Minister McGrath discusses close collaboration in the industry and how it has been the hallmark of success in Ireland. He also discusses Ireland’s reputation for a well-regulated environment, the industry’s competitiveness and its role in developing Capital Markets Union.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from our annual conference coming soon.
Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, which took place on the 23rd of May in Dublin.
This episode features a Keynote Address from Derville Rowland, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.
In her address, Derville discusses the global factors that are shaping the asset management industry currently, and the roles and actions required at both a political and public policy level in Europe to address the structural challenges Europe is facing.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from our annual conference coming soon.
Today we are bringing you the first episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, which took place on the 23rd of May in Dublin.
This episode features the panel discussion entitled “Business Leaders Perspectives”, which was moderated by Clive Bellows of Northern Trust, Ann Prendergast of SSGA, Francesca McDonagh of Universal Investment, and Mike Hughes of Citi.
The panel discusses the upcoming UK election and how political events can have market impacts. The panel also discuss the topics of Artificial intelligence, distribution and workplace culture all from a leadership perceptive.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from our Annual Conference coming soon.
In today’s episode, we are bringing you a recording of the latest Irish Funds webinar, entitled “ELTIF 2.0 - A New Irish Regime” which took place on the 26th of March.
Introduced by Geraldine Brehony of Irish Funds, the panel was moderated by Aaron Mulcahy, of Maples Group, and featured Nicholas Blake-Knox of Walkers (Ireland), Jonathan Dent, of the Central Bank of Ireland, Hélène Bussières of the European Commission and Tara Newbery, of Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions.
The Central Bank of Ireland have now published the final ELTIF chapter within their updated AIF Rulebook. During this webinar, the panel provided perspectives of what this means for the Irish ELTIF, as well as a European CMU view provided by the European Commission.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts coming soon.
Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.
This episode features the panel discussion entitled “Success Stories in Distribution”, which was moderated by Dominik Kremer of Haven Green, Jayne Rogers of Rathbones Plc, Richard Kelly of LGIM, Nick Emmins an Independent Non-Executive Director, and Lindsay Gold of Baillie Gifford Europe
The panel discusses key trends, how to navigate the regulatory environment, and what it takes to successfully distribute investment funds from their personal experiences. The panel also provide predictions on what to look out for in 2024 and beyond.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts coming soon.
Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.
This episode features the panel discussion entitled “The Future of ETFs”, which was moderated by Tom Eckett of ETF stream, and features Isabell Moessler Culpan of 21 Shares, Michael John Lytle of Tabula Investment Management, Paul Young of Vanguard and Martin Bednall of Jacobi Asset Management.
The panel discusses the investment needs of the next generation of investors, focusing on ETFs versus mutual funds and the factors influencing these choices. The panel also discusses the potential for incentivising ETF investments in Europe and the comparisons between EU and US regulatory approaches.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.
In today’s episode, we are bringing you a recording of our first webinar of 2024, entitled “The Evolving Expectations of Internal Audit in the Irish Funds Industry” which took place on the 31st of January.
The panel discussion was moderated by Kian Caulwell of Mazars, and featured Niall O'Farrell of Carne, Gillian Bloomfield of Bank of New York Mellon and Parag Agarwal of Mediolanum Irish Operations.
During this webinar, the panel discussed challenges associated with leading an effective internal audit function and reviewed key internal audit areas to focus on during 2024.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts coming soon.
Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.
This episode features the panel discussion entitled “ESG and the Future of Sustainable Investments”, which was moderated by Shane Coman of Nexus Assurance and includes Stephanie Kelly of GreenWheel, George Latham of WHEB and Sinthuja Yogarajah of Federated Hermes.
The panel discusses regulation, with a focus on both SFDR and SDR and the changes involved, and they reflect on how their investments to date have resulted in positive outcomes.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.
Hi, it’s Gillian here from Irish Funds.
Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.
This episode features a panel discussion entitled “Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Funds Industry”, which was moderated by Barry Scannell of William Fry, and includes Maria Knight of Goldman Sachs, Shany Venon of BNP Paribas and Jack White of Citi.
The panel discusses the latest trends with AI in the funds industry and the practical applications of the technology, alongside some live interaction with Chat GPT.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.
Hi, it’s Gillian here from Irish Funds.
Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.
This episode features a presentation entitled “Cross Border Fund Flows 2023” which was given by Ralph Williams, Associate Director of Broadridge.
During this presentation, Ralph discusses 2023’s funds landscape, using the analogy of being stranded in a desert to outline the various options available.
The options he discusses are as follows:
Option 1: To stay put where you are, referring to where the funds industry is currently at in terms of net outflows vs inflows.
Option 2: Seek an oasis, such as in the form of an ETF or ESG.
Option 3: Befriend a local, meaning identifying sub advisory opportunities in Europe.
And Option 4: Making yourself visible, translating to the importance of your brand and partnerships.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.
Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.
This episode features the panel discussion entitled “ELTIF 2.0 – A New Framework for Long Term Investments”, which was moderated by Aaron Mulcahy of Maples Group, and includes Jocelyn Pidoux of iCapital Network, David Allen of Stepstone Group, Venkata Kota of S64 Capital, Gavin Byrnes of UBS, and James O’Sullivan of the Central Bank of Ireland.
With the improved ELTIF regime due to go live this month, January 2024, this panel discusses how the Central Bank of Ireland’s plans of rolling out the regime in Ireland have been progressing. The panel also considers the appeal of this new product and how to successfully launch and raise assets in an ELTIF 2.0 structure.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.
Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.
This episode features the “Update on Regulation” panel discussion which was moderated by Iain Ferguson, of McCann Fitzgerald and includes Derville Rowland of the Central Bank of Ireland and Camille Blackburn of the FCA.
The panel discusses the key focus areas for regulators over the next 12 months including macro-prudential measures in addition to governance considerations, fund resilience, ESG investing and the broadening of the investor base in private markets.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.
Today we are bringing you the first episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.
This episode features a keynote address from Derville Rowland, Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Ireland.
As Deputy Governor at the Central Bank, Derville is responsible for Consumer and Investor Protection, overseeing Retail Conduct, Securities and Markets Supervision as well as oversight of Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Sanctions and Enforcement.
In this keynote address, Derville provides an update on the key priorities for the Central Bank over the coming year in 2024. She focuses her discussion on the opportunities there are for enhancing the resilience of financial markets and further developing European capital markets.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon
Today we are bringing you our final episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Conference, which took place back in May of this year.
This episode features an interview with Caroline Farberger, who is a Partner at Well Street, and an advocate and ambassador for diversity and inclusive leadership; and the questions are posed by Eoin Motherway, an Independent Consultant.
In this discussion, Caroline reflects on her experience transitioning from a male to female while maintaining her role as a CEO in a financial services company. From her unique perspective, she explains the differences she has noticed between her treatment as a male CEO versus a female CEO and how she now realises the privileges that come with being a male in a position of power.
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for more exciting content coming soon.
In this keynote address, Eve Finn, Managing Director of Legal & General Investment Management Ireland will interview Carol Ward, President of MAN GLG to understand what strategies clients are seeking to invest in under the heading of "The Investor Perspective".
We are sure you will find the insights to be fascinating and do keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023
Today we are bringing you the next in our series of recordings from our recent Irish Funds Annual Conference, held in Dublin on May 18th.
We are delighted to share with you this panel discussion entitled "30 years on – the continuing evolution of ETF investing” which will be moderated by Tara O’Reilly of Arthur Cox.
The esteemed panellists for this discussion include: Keshava Shastry from DWS, Deborah Fuhr from ETFGI and Allan Trimmer from Aberdeen.
I am sure you will find the insights to be fascinating and do keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023.
We are delighted to bring you the next podcast episode from our recent Irish Funds Annual Conference.
In this keynote address, Matt McCormack, Chief Information Security Officer at BNY Mellon will discuss building trust through cybersecurity—its unique challenges, the keys to creating a proactive cybersecurity model clients can trust, and how to drive innovation that reduces risk.
We are sure you will find the insights to be fascinating and do keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023.
We are delighted to bring you the next podcast episode, this time from our recent event we held in collaboration with HSBC, entitled “China: Reopening & Rebound - Insights on Market Opportunities and Challenges”.
The panel discussion will be chaired by Paul Martin from PwC, with contributions from our esteemed panellists: Tae Yoo from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Florence Lee from HSBC Markets & Securities Services and Michelle Lloyd from K&L Gates.
We are delighted to bring you the next podcast episode from our recent Irish Funds Annual Conference.
In this keynote address, Sonja Laud, Chief Investment Officer, Legal & General Investment Management will convey the CIO’s perspective under the title of “Rising rates, recession risks, geopolitics and regulatory change - the new normal”.
We are sure you will find the insights to be fascinating and do keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023.
Market participants often look to studies on financial results on ESG vs. non-ESG funds as the judgment of the efficacy of ESG investing, ignoring externalities that can materially influence study results. In this panel we look to the fundamental performance drivers from ESG.
The panel discussion will be chaired by Andrew Farmer from KPMG, with contributions from our esteemed panellists: Lisa Calhoun from Valor Ventures, Degas Wright from Decatur Capital Management, Aoife Kearney from Neuberger Berman and George Latham from WHEB Asset Management.
We are sure you will find the insights to be fascinating and do keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023.
The next episode in our podcast series from our recent Irish Funds Annual Conference, we are delighted to share with you this "Business Leaders" panel discussion.
Moderated by Niamh Geraghty of Deloitte, the esteemed panellists for this discussion include:
- Lisa Harlow, Vanguard Group (Ireland),
- Laura Trimble, HSBC Ireland
- Cyril Delamare, Waystone
This panel will discuss their perspectives on the hot topics and macro-economic challenges confronting their organisations and the industry at large.
We hope you will find the discussion to be insightful and keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023.
The ILP is growing in influence in the structuring of private assets. Paul Giblin of IQEQ moderates this session as we hear from a panel of leading experts who have established ILPs and how it has successfully met their expectations.
This panel includes:
- Paul Kelly, Elkstone,
- Sarah Crawford, B-Flexion
- Tim Jenkins, Lingotto Investment Management LLP
I am sure you will find the insights to be fascinating and do keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023.
The second in a series of recordings from our recent Irish Funds Annual Conference, we are delighted to share with you this "Update on Regulation" panel discussion.
The moderator for this session is Brian Fox of JP Morgan and our panel of esteemed industry regulators includes:
- Patricia Dunne, Central Bank of Ireland
- Antonio Barattelli, ESMA
- Camille Blackburn, FCA
This discussion will address key topics impacting the regulatory environment over the next 12 months, including AIFMD, Macroprudential measures, the Individual Accountability Framework, ESG and operational resilience.
I am sure you will find the insights to be fascinating and do keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023.
The first of a series of recordings from our recent Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, we are delighted to share with you this fascinating and timely panel discussion, entitled “Unleashing the Potential: Exploring the role of AI in the Funds Industry”.
This discussion will be moderated by Ciaran Fennessy of Citi who also lectures in the National College of Ireland in the area of AI and its implementation into the business world. The panelists for this discussion include:
- Eoin Lane, BNY Mellon
- Matthieu Keip, Amundi
- Nicola Stokes, IDA
The panel will discuss how AI is being applied in real-world scenarios in their respective organisations, the challenges involved in implementing AI in a highly regulated industry as well as examining the more macro perspective of AI and Ireland.
I am sure you will find the insights to be compelling and do keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2023.
Cybersecurity is on every board agenda. Sometimes it’s useful to take a step back and ensure that in our day-to-day management of this risk, we haven’t lost sight of the regulator’s expectations or the basic security gaps that enable so many attacks to succeed.
Speakers include:
- Paul Burke - Link Group
- Sam Glynn - Code in Motion
We are delighted to share with you our Update on Regulation Panel Discussion moderated by Nicholas Blake-Knox, Walkers.
The panelists for this discussion include:
Tara Newbery - Northern Trust Asset Management
Federico Cupelli - EFAMA
Johnathan Lipkin - The Investment Association.
This discussion addresses the rapidly changing regulatory environment in Ireland, taking UK and European perspectives into account and examines how asset managers are responding to these challenges.
Keep an eye out for further podcasts shortly from the UK Symposium 2022.
We are delighted to share with you our Regulatory Keynote address presented by Derville Rowland, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.
Derville gives an insight into the CBI’s broader strategy and approach, including the concept of open strategic autonomy; as well as touching on the topics of sustainable finance, delegation and digital assets. Derville also delivers some timely macro-prudential announcements for the non-bank sector.
Keep an eye out for more upcoming episodes with insights from the UK Symposium 2022.
We were delighted to have Mary Ann Sieghart, Journalist, editor, non-executive director and broadcaster give a keynote address relating to her new book “The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It”.
Sieghart outlines key takeaways from her study of why women still struggle to be taken seriously in professional life more broadly, as well as including many funds industry specific examples. Commanding extensive academic research, and interviews with many pioneering women such as Mary Robinson, Sieghart paints a picture of how this social conditioning and unconscious bias is embedded in society and how we can counteract these forces.
Keep an eye out for more upcoming episodes with insights from the UK Symposium 2022.
Irish Funds in conjunction with Fasttrack in Technology (FIT) have undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the current and future technology skills needs for the funds and asset management industry in Ireland.
The episode is in conjunction with the publication of this report, with a discussion of the key findings from contributors, and we will hear about the successful technology apprenticeship programmes which FIT currently run with asset management and funds companies.
Speakers include:
- Ciaran Fennessy - Citi
- Pat Lardner - Irish Funds
- Peter Davitt - FIT
- Cynthyá Belloni - Amundi
- Aaron Lynch - Amundi
- Niamh Daly - State Street
- Julie Farren - Deloitte
- Len Sutton - JP Morgan
This episode features a panel discussion, first recorded at the Irish Funds Annual Conference in Dublin on May 31st, and explores how FinTech solutions can help with the challenges involved in international fund distribution.
The panel is chaired by Henning Swabey, Calastone and features:
- Aoife Doyle, Fenergo
- Ronan Brennan, CSS
- Karolina Gosz-Renzi, Clearstream
- Len Sutton, JP Morgan
Recorded live at the Irish Funds Annual Conference, 31stMay 2022, this podcast features Derville Rowland, Central Bank of Ireland, Verena Ross of ESMA and Martin Maloney of IOSCO. The panel is moderated by Declan Casey of Irish Funds.
This podcast is taken from the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2022: a keynote address from Jim Barry, Chief Investment Officer of BlackRock Alternatives Investors.
Jim outlines how we are at an inflection point in the global macroeconomic environment and how the context for managing capital and assets is now impacted by multiple and significant challenges which include the pandemic, rising inflation, the war in Ukraine, the fall off in growth in China and the real effects and costs of climate change.
Recorded live on 31st May 2022.
From a discussion that was held at the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference on 31 May 2022, this podcast features an expert panel who consider the pros and cons of a blended working arrangements and what corporate culture will look like in a hybrid working environment.
Moderator: Anne Keys, The Panel
Panellists:
- Grainne Madden, GMJ Associates
- Richard Grogan, Richard Grogan & Associates
- Flavie Motte, BNP Paribas
- Steve Blanch, Ergo
New requirements regarding the integration of sustainability risk management will impact all fund management companies from 1 August 2022. The requirements place new obligations on the board and senior management and will have an organisation-wide impact. Join us for this webinar to consider the implementation of the UCITS and AIFMD delegated acts on sustainability risks and factors to be taken into account by fund management companies.
This podcast is taken from a live webinar that we hosted on 28 June and considers:
- Organisational requirements
- Integrating sustainability risk management
- Impact to the investment due diligence process
- Compliance checklist
- Interaction with the broader EU sustainable finance framework
Moderator: Patrick Rooney, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Irish Funds
Panellists:
- Carol Widger, ESG PLR WG, Partner, Dechert
- Ross Allen, Investment Risk WG Member, Head of Investment Risk (Ireland), Jupiter Asset Management
- Hanzel Fadrilan, ESG PLR WG Member, Vice-Chair EFAMA ESG Standing Committee, Compliance Manager and Sustainable Finance Regulatory Expert, Baillie Gifford
This podcast is taken from an Irish Funds webinar from 16 June 2022 which provided a general update on data and reporting developments relating to the EU sustainable finance framework, in addition to addressing key aspects of implementation from an Irish funds industry perspective. The update covers:
- Periodic Reporting update
- CSRD & ESAP update
- EFRAG update
- Taxonomy and SFDR data insights
- ISSB and other global compliance/reporting mock-up
Moderator: Cathal McGlinchey, Chair ESG SD Working Group, Head of Financial Reporting Solutions, KPMG
Panellists:
- Anita Donoghue – ESG SD WG, Global Financial Reporting, BlackRock
- Lesley Bell – ESG SD WG, PwC, Director - Asset & Wealth Management
- Jack Lee - Director of Product Development, MUFG Investor Services
Recorded from a live webinar held on 4th April 2022, this episode provides a general update on regulatory developments relating to the EU sustainable finance framework and addresses a number of key aspects of implementation from an Irish funds industry perspective, including:
- Central Bank supervisory developments
- MiFID suitability consultation and EET
- SFDR developments
- Taxonomy developments
Speakers:
- Tara Doyle, Chair – ESG PLR WG, Chairperson, Matheson
- Lorena Dunne, Vice Chair – ESG PLR WG, Partner, William Fry
- Hanzel Fadrilan, ESG PLR WG Member, Vice-Chair EFAMA ESG Standing Committee/Chair EFAMA Stewardship Workstream, Baillie Gifford
Moderator: Patrick Rooney, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Irish Funds
This discussion is from the Irish Funds webinar held on 3 March 2022, entitled “Transfer Agency – Kill the Fax”. An expert panel looks at the reasons why Transfer Agencies are still accepting faxes in 2022 and how the industry is planning to deal with this long-standing issue.
Moderator: Alicia Carroll, Citi
Panellists:
· Stephen Florence, Fenergo
· Ronan Doyle, RBC Investor & Treasury Services
· Henning Swabey, Calastone
This discussion is from the Irish Funds webinar held on 9 February 2022, entitled “Crypto – are we at the dawn of a new asset class?” Panellists explore the emergence of crypto as a new asset class, the pros and cons of including crypto in a multi-asset strategy and how regulators are approaching this new development.
Moderator: Deborah Hutton, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
Speakers:
- Maxime de Guillebon, CEO, Zodia Custody
- Fearghal de Feu, Partner, Maples Group
- Roxane Sanguinetti, Head of Strategy, GHCO
Recorded live at the Irish Funds 8th Annual UK Symposium which took place in London on 11th November 2021, this episode features the Regulator's Panel Discussion.
Moderator: Eve Finn, LGIM
Panellists:
- Gerry Cross, Central Bank of Ireland
- Jonathan Lipkin, The Investment Association
- Nick Miller, FCA
Recorded live at the Irish Funds 8th Annual UK Symposium which took place in London on 11th November 2021, this episode features a keynote address from Jonathan Lipkin, Director, Policy, Strategy and Research with The Investment Association.
To mark the inaugural European Retirement Week from 29 November 2021, the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) and Irish Funds hosted a joint webinar with a panel of experts looking at the future of European pensions, and how they are tackling sustainability and incorporating stewardship as fiduciary investors on behalf of clients.
Moderator: Jerry Moriarty, IAPF
Panellists:
- Peter Branner, APG
- Kathy Ryan, ILIM
- Jim Foley, Trustee Decisions
Closing Remarks: Pat Lardner, Irish Funds
Recorded live at the Irish Funds 8th Annual UK Symposium which took place in London on 11th November 2021, this episode features a panel discussion entitled ESG – What do investors want?
Moderator: Paul Stillabower, RBC Investor & Treasury Services
Panellists:
- Andrew Alabaster, BlackRock
- Teni Ekundare, FAIRR
- Sonali Siriwardena, Morgan Stanley
Recorded live at the Irish Funds 8th Annual UK Symposium which took place in London on 11th November 2021, this episode features a keynote address from Olivier Etienne of HSBC, Jersey, who outlines the impact of an adult diagnosis of autism and how he is using this to educate his colleagues and create a more inclusive and understanding workplace for him and others with this condition.
This podcast is taken from FinTech Working Group Speaker Series webinar from Friday, 22 October entitled “Effectual Innovation – changing how we innovate.”
Some businesses have the vision but fail to execute. Others can execute but lack the vision. What is the solution? The session is about how organisations can adopt the principles of effectual innovation to re-invent their value positions, architectures, and offerings. Effectual innovation is about starting small, bootstrapping existing resources, but aiming big to create an organic shift in mindset, skill-set, behaviour, and ultimately culture.
Introductions: Ciaran Fennessy, Citi
Speakers:
- Tony Moroney, Founder, Managing Partner, Beta Digital
- Paidi O’Reilly, Co-Director of Innovation through Design Thinking, UCC
This podcast episode is taken from a webinar held in conduction with AIMA on Thursday, 21 October entitled "The ILP - Ireland's New Closed Ended Private Funds Structure"
The discussion covers Ireland's new private fund structure - the Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) how it compares to other onshore Limited Partnership structures in Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as other trends in the private funds space.
AIMA host: Michael Bugel, Managing Director, Co-head of APAC, AIMA
Moderator: Paul Martin, Assurance and Regulatory Advisory AWM Director, PwC
Speakers:
- David Fowler, Global Head of PE, Sanne
- Christine Masters, Director, Securities Services, ASEAN Business Development, HSBC
- Nick Blake-Knox, Partner, Walkers
This episode is taken from a webinar held on the 30th September and features industry leaders sharing their experiences to date in planning for a smooth return to the office, raising some key operational challenges they are seeing and also sharing some insights on potential technology innovations to assist with the process.
Speakers include:
- Karen Killalea, Head of Employment Team, Maples Group
- Audrey O’Mahony Managing Director, Talent & Organisation Consulting, Accenture Ireland
- Michael Blighe Chief Risk Officer, LGIM Ireland
- Ciaran O’Hare Head of Human Resources Ireland, Northern Trust (Moderator)
This episode is taken from the FinTech Speaker Series webinar that was held on Friday, 17 September, which discussed the emergence of digital assets. The presenter is Lory Kehoe, an adjunct assistant professor in Technology Trends with Trinity College Dublin and Director, Digital Assets & Blockchain with BNY Mellon.
Introductions from Ciaran Fennessy, Citi and Q&A led by Michael Cartoscelli, BNY Mellon
As the lifting of restrictions across many countries gathers pace, this podcast will take a forwards look to potential economic developments over the second half of 2021, while posing the question if now is a good time to launch an Irish-domiciled fund. The discussion will briefly cover the options and features available to asset managers from both a UCITS and alternative perspective (including the Investment Limited Partnership) and the ease of accessing a global investor base using an Irish-domiciled structure. This was first broadcast as an Irish Funds webinar on 8 July 2021.
Moderator: Maria Ging, Director, BlackRock
Participants:
- Robert Rosenberg, Partner & CFO, Heptagon Capital
- James Pomeroy, Global Economist, HSBC
This podcast episode is a panel discussion from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference on Wednesday 19 May and is entitled Generating Dividends through Diversity and Inclusion. The discussion is moderated by Diane MacFarlane, JP Morgan and features contributions from Stephen Hogan, Exogeny, Andrew Keating, CRH and Jayne Styles of the Diversity Project.
This episode features a panel discussion from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference 2021 entitled “Embedding FinTech – no longer just a buzzword”, first aired on 20 May. Moderated by Paud O’Keefe, BNP Paribas, this features Marie Measures, SANNE and Alain Mandy of Wellington Management.
Keynote address from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference featuring Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union. First aired 20 May 2021.
Keynote address from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference featuring Derville Rowland, Director General Financial Conduct at the Central Bank of Ireland. First aired 19 May 2021.
This episode features a panel discussion from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference entitled “ESG – from green shoots to full bloom” which first aired on Thursday 20 May.
Moderated by Johnny Mattimore of First Derivatives, the panel features a discussion with Dr Tara Shine, of Change by Degrees, Sean MacHale of Bank of Ireland, Joanne McEnteggart , IQ EQ and Anna Driggs of ICI Global.
At the recent Irish Funds Online Annual Conference, we featured a number of Keynote Addresses from high-profile international industry figures. In this podcast episode, we are delighted to welcome Shundrawn Thomas, President of Northern Trust Asset Management. Shundrawn discusses the drivers of accelerated developments over the past 18 months in asset management and is also joined by Pat Lardner, Chief Executive of Irish Funds to explore some of his key talking points, including the importance of compassion in leadership, embracing digitally-driven relationship management and what are the key attributes of an agile organisation.
At the recent Irish Funds Online Annual Conference, we featured a number of Keynote Addresses from high-profile international industry figures. This podcast episode features Ron O’Hanley chairman and chief executive officer of State Street Corporation, who have a significant presence in Ireland in both Dublin and Kilkenny. Indeed, this year State Street are celebrating their 25th anniversary in Ireland and we were delighted to welcome Ron O’Hanley to address the conference and to speak to the resilience and strength of the industry and the drive towards sustainability to counteract the challenge of global climate change.
Umar Ahmed, Head of EU Affairs, discusses current trends in EU retail investment policy in the second Irish Funds EU Policy Podcast
Addressing the human aspects of digital transformation. A conversation with John Herlihy, Former VP LinkedIn & Former VP Google and Dr Mark Esposito of Harvard University. Moderated by Olwyn Alexander, Global Asset and Wealth Management Leader, PwC.
This is the first in a series of episodes taken from the live sessions that took place at the Irish Funds Online Annual Global Funds Conference on 19 & 20 May 2021.
This podcast is taken from a webinar held on 22 April 2021 which discusses the advantages and appeal of the Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) as an AIFMD-compliant, EU domiciled common law partnership which will help to position Ireland as a leading centre for closed-ended AIFs, especially in the private funds and sustainable finance space. The panel will outline the formation of the ILP and how Ireland is uniquely placed for private fund market entrants to use as a domicile for European capital raises. The panel will also discuss the new Hong Kong Limited Partnership Fund structure (LPF) and the different options and access points both the ILP and LPF present for asset managers.
Thanks to the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association for their support for the webinar.
Panellists:
- Michelle Lloyd, Partner, Maples Group
- Sinead Colreavy, Partner, EY
- Antonis Anastasiou, Managing Director, Alter Domus
- James Ford, Partner, Allen & Overy
Umar Ahmed, Head of EU Affairs, discusses the upcoming AIFMD review in the first Irish Funds EU Policy Podcast
This episode is taken from a panel discussion recorded during the Irish Funds North American Digital Seminar, 11 March 2021.
Moderator:
Nick Blake-Knox, Partner, Walkers
Panellists:
- Stephane Janin, Head of Global Regulatory Development, AXA
- Gavin Byrnes, Head of Alternative Products, UBS
- Juan A. Lois,Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- Anna Dragesic, Head of Global Credit Product Strategies, PIMCO
This episode is taken from a panel discussion recorded during the Irish Funds North American Digital Seminar, 11 March 2021.
Moderator:
Lisa Kealy, Chair, Irish Funds, Partner, EY
Panellists:
- Andrew D'Souza, Partner, International Investor Services, Lord Abbett
- Florian Schneider, Head of Cross-Border Product, Amundi
- Jeffrey Baccash, Global Head of ETF Solutions, BNP Paribas
This podcast discusses the advantages and appeal of the Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) as an AIFMD-compliant, EU domiciled common law partnership which will help to position Ireland as a leading centre for closed-ended AIFs, especially in the private funds and sustainable finance space. The panel outlines the formation of the ILP and from a structural, fund administration and depositary perspective, how Ireland is uniquely placed for private fund market entrants to use as a domicile for European capital raises.
- Peter Stapleton, Partner, Head of Funds & Investment Management, Maples Group (Moderator)
- Seamus Kennedy, Director, Tax & Legal, Deloitte
- Michele Foley, Head of Alternative Investments, Ireland, Northern Trust
- Ellen Fogarty, Head of Trustee & Custody Investor Services, Brown Brothers Harriman
A panel of industry experts discuss how the new EU DAC6 rules on Mandatory disclosure are impacting the Irish Funds Industry, focusing on the role of industry participants, the DAC6 hallmarks impacting Funds, the main challenges being experienced to-date, along with key DAC6 take-aways for Industry.
Speakers:
- Ruth Kelly McEwen, State Street
- Pat Convery, PWC
- William Fogarty, Maples Group
- Neil Donaghy, Davy Global Fund Management
This podcast taken from a recent webinar explores the diversity of diversity itself in the funds industry. It will look at the academic basis for diversity to enhance good governance and the diversity considerations for stock selection in investment management. The discussion investigates the triggers for enhancing diversity in organisations and from a practical perspective, how such triggers can be considered for creating KPI's and action points. The challenge of capturing data points on diversity other than gender is covered by the panel in addition to how such data can affect positive changes in corporate culture.
Participants: * Bernard Hanratty - Independent Director - (Moderator) * Arun Neelamkavil – Independent Director * Ann Prendergast – CEO, State Street Global Advisors * Niamh Brennan - Michael MacCormac Professor of Management, University College Dublin
With just weeks to go before the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), this webinar will look at what funds and management companies need to do in order to comply by 10 March 2021 and beyond. The webinar will highlight the various decisions that need to be made, the arrangements that need to be put in place and the Central Bank filing process. Speakers will consider ongoing EU developments, uncertainties arising and how to deal with compliance in this context as well as data considerations and the latest insights from industry level discussions. We will also look ahead to future developments and requirements coming down the track in the months and years ahead.
Participants:
- Tara Doyle – Head of Asset Management Group, Matheson
- Lorena Dunne – Partner, Asset Management & Investment Funds, William Fry
- Chris Johnson – Senior Product Manager, Market Data, Securities Services, HSBC
- Patrick Rooney – Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Irish Funds (Moderator)
Irish Funds kick starts 2021 with our first webinar in our FinTech Speaker Series. The opening event sets the spotlight on a new cluster which gathered great pace in 2020, the Ireland South East Financial Services Cluster.
Speakers are businesses based in Ireland South East including cluster members Christian Pollard of Opus Funds Services who will discuss “The Impact of Cyber-Security on Fund Administrators”, sharing how his team have adapted to new threats in the current environment. Justin Klein Keane of Security Risk Advisors will share a case study presentation offering solution insights and learnings from FinTech and Financial Services companies SRA work with.
Speakers:
- Dáire Lawlor, Interwoven (Moderator)
- Christian Pollard, Opus Fund Services
- Justin C. Klein Keane, Security Risk Advisors
- Catríona Murphy, Ireland South East Financial Services Cluster
- Margaret Corrigan, Clune Technologies
This final episode for 2020 features a highlight from from Day 1 of the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference on 21 October 2020 - the panel discussion on ESG investing entitled "ESG – The Prevailing Wind in Asset Management". The discussion is introduced and moderated by Tara O’Reilly, a Partner with Arthur Cox and member of the Irish Funds ESG Working Group and features Fong Yee Chan, ESG & Sustainable Investment Specialist with FTSE Russell, Charlie Carnegie, Research Director at Arisaig Partners and Emma Jane Joyce, Investment Director at National Treasury Management Agency.
This episode features the concluding panel discussion from Day 1 of the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference on 21 October 2020. The discussion is moderated by Carmel Jordan, European COO, Delegated Solutions, Mercer Investments and features Peter Hunt. Head of UK & Ireland Institutional Business Development with Fidelity, Kevin O'Neill, Global Head of Asset Management & Asset Servicing Division with Fenergo, Henning Swabey, Head of Europe with Calastone and Matt Adams. Head of Asset Manager Client Line, UK MEA,BNP Paribas.
This is the keynote address given by Alastair Campbell at the Online Annual Conference on 23 October 2020. In this, Alastair makes a powerful case for removing the stigma surrounding depression and mental health issues and recognising that people who are dealing with such issues can make extremely valuable contributions and should be positively embraced in the workplace.
This episode features a panel discussion from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference from 22 October 2020 and is moderated by Philip O’Reilly, Professor of Financial Technologies and Information Systems at University College Cork. The panel also features contributions from Mai Santamaria, Head of Financial Advisory team at Department of Finance Ireland, Professor Hani Hagras from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Essex, Diarmuid O'Donovan, Chief Technology Officer with DMS and Conall Laverty, the Founder & CEO of Wia.
With the outcome of Brexit trade negotiations still in the balance, this podcast explores what the investment landscape in Europe will look like in 2021 and how trade flows may be affected by either a no-deal or limited trade deal between the UK and EU. This panel discussion will consider the European economic outlook beyond the era of pandemic restrictions and also what the result of the US Presidential election means for the EU and UK.
Moderator
- Michael Pedroni, Head of International Affairs, Managed Funds Association
Panellists:
- Lucinda Creighton, Former Irish Minister for European Affairs and CEO, Vulcan Consulting
- Dr Christian Schulz, Economist, Director, Citi (disclaimer)
- Liz Martins, UK Economist, HSBC
This episode features the panel discussion entitled "The Future of Work - A Remote Probability" from the Online Irish Funds Annual Conference that was held on October 22, 2020. Moderated by Eoin Motherway from AMX, the panel also features contributions from Andrew White, Founder & CEO of FundApps, Rob McCargow, Director of Artificial Intelligence at PwC UK, Martina Kelly, Director of Funds at the Institute of Banking, and Suki Sandhu OBE, of Involve.