Spring Shows: SIFMA AMA; NEAFP
As spring approaches, the first leg of the annual Treasury and cash conference season draws near. Crane Data, money fund providers, and various segments of the cash marketplace are preparing for a number of conferences over the coming months. Below, we review a couple that we'll be speaking at, attending, and/or hosting. First is next week's Crane's Bond Fund Symposium, which we've written about and mentioned. Our second annual bond fund event will be March 22-23 in Los Angeles, and will again focus on ultra-short bond funds. (Feel free to drop by the LA InterContinental Downtown.) In April, Crane Data will be exhibiting (and Peter Crane will be speaking) at the New England AFP 2018 Annual Conference event, which is April 18-20 in Boston. The NEAFP agenda is packed with money market fund content, including speakers from RBC, Fitch, Treasury Strategies, ICD, Goldman, Fidelity and State Street. Also, in May, we'll be speaking at the SIFMA AMA Roundtable. This event, which attracts around 100 brokerage sweep providers and professionals, will be May 6-8 in Phoenix, Arizona. Our Peter Crane will speak on "Money Fund Trends and Statistics" with Brian Ronayne of Federated Investors. Crane will also host a "Panel Discussion - Brokerage Sweep and Bank Deposit Issues <b:>`_," which will feature Sunil Kothapalli of Wells Fargo Advisors, Eric Lansky of StoneCastle Partners, and Ted Hamilton of Promontory Interfinancial. The SIFMA AMA Roundtable involves Brokerage product and sweep professionals and is run in conjunction with the SIFMA Ops Conference. (Contact Crane Data or SIFMA's Charles DeSimone to ask about attending or to see the agenda.)
