22nd Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds

A conference presented by the IBA Investment Funds Committee and supported by the IBA North American Regional Forum, the National Investment Company Services Association (NICSA), the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), Bundesverband Investment and Asset Management (BVI), the Bundesverband Alternative Investments (BAI) and the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) 22nd Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds *As per the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales. The number of CPD points/hours available may vary for other bar associations and law societies depending on their criteria. 15–18 May 2011 Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, USA Session topics include: • A roundtable discussion among industry leaders on the future of the investment funds industry • Regulation of alternative investment managers • Globalisation of fund regulation – trends towards co-ordination and the changing role of regulators • Latin American markets (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) – investing and managing assets in Latin America • Custody and prime brokerage issues • UCITS IV • Examining the ETF strategy Workshop/Focus Group sessions – topics include: • Distressed investing • Development of distributors duty of care • The increasing focus on risk management • Master class workshop on derivatives • Impact of Volcker Rules on private equity/hedge funds Keynote Speakers include: • Bob Pozen Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and Chairman Emeritus, MFS Investment Management, Boston • Andrés Velasco Former Minister of Finance, Chile Who should attend? Asset managers and fund management executives, lawyers including in-house counsel, institutional investors, accountants and other service providers in the global investment funds industry. Headline sponsor Conference kindly supported by On the cusp of a new order Even after two years of high drama since the collapse of Lehman, the world is still experiencing very uncertain times and yet despite the talk of further market crashes, a currency crisis, financial meltdown and the demise of hedge funds, there is a great deal of optimism for the future of investment funds. However, most people are agreed that the future will look very different to what has gone before. For instance, there are major regulatory changes coming down the track not only in the regulation of the investment funds industry itself but financial services generally, including the regulation of banks. These changes will have their own impact on our industry. While most of us are optimistic about the future it is not at all clear where the industry goal posts will finally be placed. There is still much debate, lobbying and work to be done if we are to influence a new order which will be practical and workable. This is why the Globalisation of Investment Funds Conference with its long and illustrious track record is more relevant than ever. Last year’s conference was an unqualified success and I believe the main concern for 2011 is whether the venue will be able to accommodate the expected increase in numbers. I would therefore, encourage all of you to book early. We expect the debate around the major regulatory initiatives and the emergence of certain dominant products to be lively to say the least. We believe it is at conferences like ours that market participants have the opportunity to make their voices heard and to influence the development of the industry. It is for this reason that we encourage audience participation and lively debate. Challenging sacred cows is no bad thing and with this in mind I invite you to join us again if you are an old friend and if you have not been before please join us and make new friends and contacts in the industry while at the same time informing yourself of the changing nature of the industry. Yours sincerely, Conference Co-Chairs David Dillon Partner, Dillon Eustace, Dublin Stephen H Etkind Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers, Sydney, New South Wales Conference Chair Emeritus Paul I Harris Formerly Partner, Linklaters, London; First Annual Conference Co-Chair Organising Committee Kirstene Baillie Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, London; Co-Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee Jack Berk Partner, Loyens & Loeff NV, Amsterdam; Vice-Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee Christopher Christian Partner, Dechert LLP, Boston Felipe Cousino Partner, Alessandri & Compania Ltda, Santiago; Co-Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee Jacques Elvinger Elvinger Hoss & Prussen, Luxembourg; Newsletter Editor, IBA Investment Funds Committee Rory Gallaher Partner, Deacons, Hong Kong SAR; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee Rebecca F Silberstein Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York; Membership Officer, IBA Investment Funds Committee Edgar Wallach Partner, Hengeler Mueller, Frankfurt Host Committee Christopher Christian Partner, Dechert LLP, (Co-Chair) Peter Finnerty Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Stuart E Fross Partner, K&L Gates LLP W Andrew Fry Executive Vice-President, State Street Bank & Trust Paul I Harris Conference Chair Emeritus (Co-Chair) Susan C Livingston Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBH) George O Martinez Executive Director, Fund Administration, JP Morgan Investor Services Kevin Ouellette Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Asset Management Helen Robichaud Managing Director and Senior Counsel, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc Timothy Silva Partner, Wilmer Hale Sunday 15 May 1630 – 1930 Registration David Dillon Conference Co-Chair Partner, Dillon Eustace, Dublin Associate conference sponsor 1800 – 2130 Welcome reception Boston Harbor Hotel Sunday night welcome reception sponsors Programme Monday 16 May 0730 – 1630 Registration 0730 – 0830 Continental breakfast 0830 – 0840 Opening remarks David Dillon 0840 – 0915 Keynote address Bob Pozen Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and Chairman Emeritus, MFS Investment Management, Boston 0915 – 1030 Roundtable discussion among industry leaders on the future of the investment funds industry The discussion includes: • Reflections on how the recent crisis has affected particular organisations • Strategies for responding to regulatory change and investor resistance • Challenges of globalisation as it effects investment and distribution • Designing products to meet investors needs Moderator Theresa Hamacher President, NICSA, Boston Speakers Glenn R Carlson Chief Executive Officer, Brandes Investment Partners, San Diego Nadine S Chakar Head of Global Financial Institutions, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, New York Susan Cote Ernst & Young, Americas Asset Management Leader Financial Services, New York Stuart Dyer Director, Close Asset Management, Head of Intermediary Acquisitions, London Keith Hartstein President and Chief Executive Officer, John Hancock Financial, Boston Mike Niedermeyer Head of the Wells Fargo, Asset Management Group, San Francisco 1030 – 1100 Refreshment break 1100 – 1230 Regulation of Alternative Investment Managers Topics will cover the AIFM Directive and the Frank Dodd Act in the context of: • Scope of the legislation. • What are the key questions which remain outstanding? • How will secondary legislation and implementation affect the impact. of the directive and the Act? • Practical consequences for managers. Moderator Stephen Ross Group General Counsel, Man Group, London Speakers Lorna Bowen Partner, Linklaters, New York Frank Dornseifer Managing Director, Legal and Compliance, German Alternative Investments Association, Frankfurt Michael Newell Norton Rose, London Marc Romano Chief Executive Officer, Schroders New FinanceCapital, London Paul Roth Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York Jerome Wigny Partner, Elvinger Hoss & Prussen, Luxembourg 1230 – 1400 Lunch 1400 – 1515/1515 – 1630 Discussion groups Conference attendees will have the opportunity to participate in small informal groups to discuss current issues in the global investment funds industry. The following topics have been selected for the discussion groups, though this list may be updated in early 2011 to reflect recent developments in the markets: 1400 – 1515/1515 – 1630 (1) Distressed investing (2) Development of distributors’ duty of care (3) The increasing focus on risk management (4) Master class workshop on derivatives (5) Impact of Volcker Rules on private equity/hedge funds (6) Trends in private equity funds (7) Developments in regulation of money market funds (8) Use of UCITS platforms for distribution (9) Meet the regulators Please indicate your preferred groups on the registration form. Sessions will be scheduled on the level of interest in each topic. The organisers reserve the right to change or cancel sessions. Tuesday night gala dinner sponsors GA G& Associates A D V O C AT E S Programme continued Tuesday 17 May 0730 – 1215 Registration 0730 – 0830 Continental breakfast 0830 – 0835 Opening remarks Stephen Etkind 0835 – 1015 Globalisation of fund regulation – trends towards co-ordination and the changing role of regulators • The need for increased co-ordination between regulators • Influence of IOSCO and ESMA and other International supervisory networks and bodies • Challenges of fund regulation in the current political and economic environment • Changing roles of regulators and the approaches taken by different countries Moderator Philip Reed General Counsel, Threadneedle Asset Management, London Speakers Patrice Berge Vincent Head, Asset Management Policy Department, AMF, Paris Mike Deveney Manager, EU and cross-cutting issues team, Conduct Business Unit, Policy Division, FSA, London Jean-Marc Goy Counsel for International Affairs (CSSF), Luxembourg Martina Kelly Senior Regulator, Policy – Investment Funds, Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin David Vaughan Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington DC (invited) Uwe Wewel Head of Investment and Hedge Fund Division, German Ministry of Finance, Berlin 1015 – 1045 Refreshment break Lunch and refreshment break sponsor 1045 – 1215 CONCURRENT SESSIONS CONCURRENT SESSION A Hedge fund session – custody and prime brokerage issues Looking ahead: custody and prime brokerage in the post Lehman and Madoff world • The changing roles of custodians over prime brokers • The security of hedge fund assets • The role of prime brokerage for hedge fund style UCITS • Impact of legislation on business models Moderator Rob O’Connor Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, New York Speakers James F Doyle Executive Director, UBS Investment Bank, New York Michael Huber Vice-President and Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs & Co, New York Nigel Kemp Managing Director, Global Transaction Services, Citicorp, London Brian Ruane CEO, Alternative Investment Services, BNY Mellon, New York Lodewijk Van Setten Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Legal & Compliance, London CONCURRENT SESSION B UCITS IV • Status of implementation in EU member countries • Impact in non-EU member countries • Challenges: Managing the KIID • Opportunities: Management Company passport, Mergers and Master-Feeders Moderator Michèle Eisenhuth Partner, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Speakers Steve R Barr Head of International Legal Group Alliance Bernstein LP, New York Paul Elmlinger Senior Associate General Counsel, International Franklin Templeton Investments, New York Marietta Lienhard Partner, White & Case, Frankfurt Han Ming Ho Partner, Clifford Chance, Singapore Pamela Thompson Partner, Eversheds, London Charles River Boat cruise and tour of Harvard sponsor Wednesday 18 May 0730 – 1115 Registration 0730 – 0830 Continental breakfast 0830 – 0850 Latin American Address Andrés Velasco Former Minister of Finance Chile, Santiago 0850 – 1000 Latin America markets (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) – investing and managing assets in Latin America Moderator Daniel Rodríguez Partner, Rodríguez Rueda SC, Mexico City Speakers Alessia Abello Partner, Posse Herrera & Ruiz, Bogota Bruno Balduccini Partner Pinheiro Neto Advogados, São Paulo Jaime de la Barra Founding Partner and President, Compass Group Chile, Santiago Juan Luis Hernández G Partner, Hernández & Cia Abogados, Lima Andrés Velasco Former Minister of Finance Chile, Santiago 1000 – 1115 ... - tailieumienphi.vn