With just 2 months to go, we're ramping up preparations for our 12th Annual European Money Fund Symposium, which will take place Sept. 24-25 at the Pullman Hotel in Paris, France. The latest agenda is available and registrations are still being taken for our European money market mutual fund event. We provide more details on the show below. Our 2025 European Symposium event in Dublin attracted almost 200 money fund professionals, sponsors and speakers. Given the continued growth in money fund assets, trends like tokenization and expectations for another round of regulatory changes in Europe, we expect our show in Paris to once again be the largest gathering of money market professionals outside the U.S.
"European Money Fund Symposium offers European, global and 'offshore' money market portfolio managers, investors, issuers, dealers and service providers a concentrated and affordable educational experience, and an excellent and informal networking venue," says Crane Data President Peter Crane. "Our mission is to deliver the best possible conference content and experience at an affordable price to money market fund professionals," he adds.
Registration for European Money Fund Symposium is $1,000 USD. EMFS will be held at the Hotel Pullman Paris La Defense. Hotel rooms must be booked before August 3 to receive our discounted rate of E250. Visit www.craneeurosymposium.com to register, and contact us to request the PDF brochure. (Let us know too if you'd like information on sponsorships or speaking in future years too.)
The EMFS agenda features sessions conducted by many of the leading authorities on money funds in Europe and worldwide. The Day One Agenda for Crane's European Money Fund Symposium includes: "IMMFA Update: The State of MMFs in Europe" with Veronica Iommi of IMMFA and Alastair Sewell of Aviva Investors; "French Money Fund & Money Market Outlook" with Vanessa Robert of Moody's Ratings, Marc Fleury of BNP Paribas AM and Olivier Gayno of HSBC Asset Management; and, "Senior Portfolio Manager Perspectives," with moderator Dan Singer of J.P. Morgan Securities, Andrew Daly of Northern Trust Asset Management and Johan du Plessis of J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
The afternoon will consist of: "Sterling & U.K. Money Fund Issues" with Harm Carstens of DWS Investment and Paul Mueller of Invesco; "Euro & ESG Money Funds; Step CP Overview" with Florian Helly of Lombard Odier Investment Management and Amandine Maes of the European Money Markets Institute; "Repo, Trading Platforms & Money Market Portals," with David Skingle of Barclays and Darren Wilson of State Street; and lastly, "Ultra-Short Bond Funds, ETF MMFs & Alt-Cash" with Warren Clayton-Howe of Invesco, Neil Hutchison of J.P. Morgan AM and Sara Malinowsky of Fitch Ratings.
The Day Two Agenda includes: "Continental & European Money Market Funds" with Corrado Camera of ICI Global, Michael Mango of S&P Global Ratings and Rudolf Siebel of BVI; "Tokenized Money Funds & Tech Issues" with Brenden Carroll of Dechert LLP, Sam Jacob of BNY and Rachel Thornton of Northern Trust; and, "U.S. Money Fund & USD Market Update" with Peter Crane of Crane Data and Rob Sabatino of UBS Asset Management.
The afternoon of day 2 will include: "Asian & Chinese Money Fund Update" with Minyue Wang of Fitch Ratings; "Dealer & Issuer Supply; CP & ABCP Roundtable" with Stewart Cutler of Barclays, Kieran Davis of Nearwater Capital and Marianne Medora of Groupe BPCE/Natixis; "Strategists Speak: Euro MM Update" with Rohan Khanna of Barclays and Sphia Salim of BofA Securities; and a "Regulatory Review & Potential Reforms" with Dennis Gepp of Federated Hermes and John Hunt of Sullivan & Worcester LLP.
Also, we're making plans for our next "basic training" event, Crane's Money Fund University, which will be held in Greenwich, Conn., Dec. 17-18, 2026. Money Fund University covers the history of money funds, interest rates, regulations (Rule 2a-7), ratings, rankings, money market instruments such as commercial paper, CDs and Treasuries, and portfolio construction and credit analysis. We also include segments on offshore money funds and ultra-short bond funds. Money Fund University's comprehensive program is good for both beginners and experienced professionals looking for a refresher.
Mark your calendars too for our next Bond Fund Symposium, which will be held in Philadelphia on March 22-23, 2027. (Click here to see last year's agenda.) Bond Fund Symposium is the only conference devoted entirely to bond mutual funds, bringing together bond fund managers, marketers, and professionals with fixed-income issuers, investors and service providers. The majority of the content is aimed at the growing ultra-short and conservative ultra-short bond fund marketplace.
Finally, Crane Data will begin preparations this fall for our next big show, Money Fund Symposium, which is scheduled for June 23-25, 2027 in Philadelphia, Pa. The 2027 MFS agenda will be released late this year and registration will open in the fall.
Money Fund Symposium attracts money fund managers, marketers and servicers, cash investors, money market securities dealers, issuers, and regulators for 2 1/2 days of sessions, socializing and networking. Visit the MF Symposium website at www.moneyfundsymposium.com for more details. Registration for MFS'27 will be $1,200. (E-mail us at info@cranedata.com to request the full brochure.)
Let us know if you'd like more details on any of our events, and we hope to see you in Paris in September, in Greenwich in December, or in Philadelphia in March or June 2027. Thanks to all of our speakers, sponsors and attendees for your support!
