Crane Data is ramping up preparations for its big show, Money Fund Symposium, which will take place June 24-26, 2026 at The Hyatt Regency Jersey City, in Jersey City, NJ. The full agenda for the largest gathering of money market fund managers and cash investors in the world is now available and registrations are still being taken. Crane's Money Fund Symposium attracts money fund managers, marketers and servicers, cash investors, money market securities dealers, issuers, and regulators. (We had over 680 attendees last year and expect a similarly robust crowd this year.) We review the details on MFS, as well as Crane Data's other 2026 conferences, below.
Our Money Fund Symposium lineup kicks off on Wednesday, June 24 with a "Keynote: Money Funds Stay Hot (& Cool) in '26" featuring Chris Tufts of J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The rest of the Day 1 Agenda includes: "World Cup of MMF Markets: Ireland vs. France" with Joseph Madrid of Invesco and Alastair Sewell of Aviva Investors & Chair, IMMFA; "Repo Developments: RRP, FICC & Platforms," with Joseph Abate of SMBC, Travis Keltner of State Street and Dina Marchioni of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and, a "Major Money Fund Issues 2026" panel with moderator Peter Crane of Crane Data, Deborah Cunningham of Federated Hermes, Rob Sabatino of UBS Asset Management and John Tobin of BNY Investments Dreyfus. The evening's reception is sponsored by J.P. Morgan.
Day 2 of Money Fund Symposium 2026 begins with "Stablecoin Reserves & Tokenized Money Funds," with moderator Brenden Carroll of Dechert LLP, Adam Ackermann of Paxos, Teresa Ho of J.P. Morgan Securities and Rob Zambarano of Ripple; followed by a "Senior Portfolio Manager Perspectives" panel with moderator Robert Callagy of Moody's Ratings, Todd Bean of State Street Investment Management, Doris Grillo of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Nafis Smith of Vanguard. Next up is "Treasury & Government Money Fund Issues," with Mike Bird of Allspring Global Investments, Geoff Gibbs of DWS Group and Tom Katzenbach of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The morning continues with a "Muni & Tax Exempt Money Fund Update," featuring David Elmquist of J.P. Morgan Securities, Cameron Ullyatt of Charles Schwab Investment Management and John Vetter of Fidelity Investments.
The Afternoon of Day 2 (after a Dreyfus-sponsored lunch) features the segments: "Money & Market Update: New York Fed's View" with John Williams of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; "Treasury Clearing Issues, Impact on Repo, T-Bills" with Mark Cabana of BofA Securities, Laura Klimpel of DTCC and Nathaniel Wuerffel of BNY; "Money Market & Ultra-Short ETFs" with Bob Cousart of BlackRock, Jon-Luc Dupuy of K&L Gates LLP and Jerome Schneider of PIMCO; and "Dealer's Choice: Supply, New Securities & CP" with moderator Dan LaRocco of Northern Trust, Rob Crowe of Citi Global Markets, Stewart Cutler of Barclays and Tyan Yun of J.P. Morgan Securities. (The Day 2 reception is sponsored by Barclays.)
The third day of the Symposium features the sessions: "Strategists Speak '26: Rates, More Repo, Supply" with Sam Earl of Barclays, Gennadiy Goldberg of TD Securities and Ian Lyngen of BMO Capital Markets; "Ultra-Shorts, LGIPs, SMAs & Alt-Cash Options" with Peter Gargiulo of Fitch Ratings, Marty Margolis of Public Funds Investment Institute and Jeffrey Rowe of PFM Asset Management; "Investors, Portals & Distribution Topics" with Ed Baldry of Tradeweb ICD Portal and Vanessa McMichael of Wells Fargo Securities; and, "State of the Money Fund Industry" with Peter Crane of Crane Data and Michael Masih of S&P Global Ratings.
Visit the Money Fund Symposium website at www.cranesmfsymposium.com for more information. Registration is $1,000, but unfortunately our hotel block is now sold out. (Rooms are still available nearby, in downtown Manhattan, or at Newark Airport. But you're on your own!) We hope you'll join us in Jersey City in June! E-mail us at info@cranedata.com to request the full brochure.
Mark your calendars for our next European Money Fund Symposium, which is scheduled for Sept. 24-25, 2026, in Paris, France. European Money Fund Symposium offers "offshore" money fund portfolio managers, and money market investors, issuers, dealers and service providers a concentrated and affordable educational experience, as well as an excellent and informal networking venue. Our mission is to deliver the best possible conference content and experience at an affordable price. Attendee registrations for our 2026 European Money Fund Symposium are $1,000 (USD).
Finally, mark your calendars for our next Crane's Money Fund University, which is scheduled for Dec. 17-18 in Greenwich, Conn., and for our next Bond Fund Symposium, which is tentatively scheduled for March 18-19, 2027 in Philadelphia, Pa. Let us know if you'd like more details on any of our events, and we hope to see you in Jersey City in June, in Paris in September or in Greenwich in December 2026. Thanks again for your patience and support and we hope to see you next month!
