We're ramping up preparations for our 10th Annual Crane's European Money Fund Symposium, which will take place Sept. 19-20 at the Hilton London Tower Bridge in London, England. The latest agenda is now available and registrations are now being taken for our European money market mutual fund event. We provide more details on the show below, and feel free to contact us for more information. Our 2023 European Symposium event in Edinburgh attracted over 150 money fund professionals, sponsors and speakers. Given the return attractive rates and expectations for another round of regulatory changes in Europe, we expect our show in London 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 Hilton London Tower Bridge. Hotel rooms must be booked before August 14 to receive our discounted rate of L329. 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 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: "Welcome to European Money Fund Symposium" with Peter Crane of Crane Data; followed by an "IMMFA Update: The State of MMFs in Europe" with Veronica Iommi of IMMFA and Alastair Sewell of Aviva Investors; "Online Trading Portals & Corporate Investors" with Sam Jacob of BNY Mellon and Paul Przybylski of JPMAM; and, "Senior Portfolio Manager Perspectives," featuring Ketan Shah of Legal & General Inv. Mgmt. and Douglas McPhail of Morgan Stanley I.M., and moderated by Dan Singer of J.P. Morgan Securities.
The afternoon will consist of: "Sterling & U.K. Money Fund Issues" with Harm Carstens of DWS Investment, Paul Mueller of Invesco and Aman Samra of Abrdn; "Euro, ESG & French Standard Money Funds" with David Callahan of Lombard Odier I.M., Marc Fleury of BNP Paribas A.M. and Vanessa Robert of Moody's Ratings; "U.S. Money Fund & European USD Update," with Peter Crane of Crane Data and Deborah Cunningham of Federated Hermes; and lastly, "Ultra-Short Bond Funds & Beyond Short MMFs" with Valerio Lupini of Fitch Ratings, Josh Bramwell of Aviva and Rustam Muradov of J.P. Morgan A.M.
The Day Two Agenda includes: "Strategists Speak: Rates, Risks & Hot Topics" with Soniya Sadeesh of Deutsche Bank and Ronald Man of BofA Securities; "Global, Continental & Brussels Overview" with Dennis Gepp of Federated Hermes, Corrado Camera of ICI Global and Rudolf Siebel of BVI; and, "Money Fund Reforms: Latest US & Pending EU" with Brenden Carroll of Dechert LLP and John Hunt of Sullivan & Worcester LLP.
The afternoon of day 2 will include: "Repo Developments & Platforms in Europe" with Cassandra Jones of State Street and Andy Turvey of GLMX; "Dealer & Issuer Supply Roundtable" with George MacKenzie of Rabobank, Marianne Medora of Groupe BPCE/Natixis, Stewart Cutler of Barclays and Kieran Davis of TD Securities; and, "Chinese Money Funds & Asian Markets" with Michael Mango of S&P Global Ratings and Minyue Wang of Fitch Ratings.
Also, we're starting to make plans for our next Crane's Money Fund University, which will be held in Providence, R.I., Dec. 19-20, 2024. 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 for our next Bond Fund Symposium, which will be held in Newport Beach, Calif., on March 27-28, 2025. (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 is making preliminary preparations for our next big show, Money Fund Symposium, which is scheduled for June 23-25, 2025 in Boston, Mass. The agenda will be released later this fall and registrations will open late this summer.
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 will be available. We hope you'll join us next summer in Boston! (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 London in September, in Providence in December, in Newport Beach in March 2025 or in Boston in June 2025. Thanks to all of our speakers and sponsors and for your support!
