With just 2 weeks to go until Crane's Money Fund Symposium, which will be held in Atlanta, June 21-23, we are also starting preparations for our 9th Annual European Money Fund Symposium. The preliminary agenda has been released and registrations are now being taken for this year's European event, which will take place Sept. 25-26 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. We provide more details on both shows below, and feel free to contact us for more information. (Note: If you haven't registered yet for the U.S. Money Fund Symposium, you can still do so via www.moneyfundsymposium.com. We look forward to seeing many of you in Atlanta in 2 weeks, or in Edinburgh this fall!)
Our 2022 European Symposium event in Paris attracted over 160 money fund professionals, sponsors and speakers. Given the return of live events, rising rates and expectations for another round of regulatory changes in Europe, we expect our show in Edinburgh 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 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 Radisson Blu Hotel. Hotel rooms must be booked before August 18 to receive our discounted rate of E320. Visit www.craneeurosymposium.com to register, and contact us to request the PDF brochure. (Let us know too if you'd like information on speaking or sponsorships.)
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: "Welcome to European Money Fund Symposium" with Peter Crane of Crane Data; followed by a "Global, Irish & European Money Fund Overview" with Corrado Camera of ICI Global and Irish Funds' President Pat Lardner; "Sterling, U.K. & Scottish MMF Issues" with Harm Carstens of DWS Investments, Paul Mueller of Invesco and Aman Samra of Abrdn; and, "Senior Portfolio Manager Perspectives," featuring Joe McConnell of J.P. Morgan AM and Douglas McPhail of Morgan Stanley I.M., and moderated by Dan Singer of J.P. Morgan Securities.
The afternoon will consist of: "U.S. Money Fund & European USD Update," with Peter Crane of Crane Data and Deborah Cunningham of Federated Hermes; "ESG & Euro Money Fund Update & Issues" with James Vincent of Goldman Sachs AM, David Callahan of Lombard Odier I.M. and Marc Fleury of BNP Paribas A.M.; "French & European MMF Overview" with Vanessa Robert of Moody's Investors Service and Rudolf Siebel of BVI; and lastly, "Chinese Money Funds & Asian Markets" with Andrew Paranthoiene of S&P Global Ratings and Minyue Wang of Fitch Ratings.
The Day Two Agenda includes: "IMMFA Update: The State of MMFs in Europe" with Veronica Iommi of IMMFA; "Ultra-Short Bond Funds & Standard MMFs" with Abis Soetan of Fitch Ratings, Mhammed Belfaida of Aviva Investors and Neil Hutchison of J.P. Morgan Asset Mgmt.; and, "Money Fund Reforms: Latest US & Pending EU" with Brenden Carroll of Dechert LLP, Dennis Gepp of Federated Hermes (UK) and John Hunt of Sullivan & Worcester LLP.
The afternoon of day 2 will include: "Strategists Speak: ECB & Repo in Europe" with Soniya Sadeesh of Deutsche Bank and Cassandra Jones of State Street; "Dealer & Issuer Supply Roundtable" with George MacKenzie of Rabobank, Marianne Medora of Groupe BPCE/Natixis, Shane O'Neill of BRED Banque Populaire and Kieran Davis of TD Securities; and, "Offshore Information & Data" with Peter Crane and Tom Cullum of Bloomberg.
Also, with just two weeks to go, Crane Data is making final preparations for our big show, Money Fund Symposium, which is June 21-23, 2023 at The Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The agenda is all set and registrations are still being taken.
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 is $1000, and discounted hotel reservations may still be available. We hope you'll join us in Atlanta! (E-mail us at info@cranedata.com to request the full brochure.)
Also, mark your calendars for our next Crane's Money Fund University, which will be held in Jersey City, NJ, Dec. 18-19, 2023. 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.
Finally, our next Bond Fund Symposium will be held in Philadelphia, Pa., on March 25-26, 2024. (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. Let us know if you'd like more details on any of our events, and we hope to see you in in Atlanta soon, in Edinburgh in September, in Jersey City in December or in Philadelphia in March 2024. Thanks to all of our speakers and sponsors and for your patience and support over the past two rough years!
