With just 2 weeks to go until Crane's Money Fund Symposium, which will be held in Minneapolis, June 20-22, we are also starting preparations for our 8th Annual European Money Fund Symposium. It'll be the third straight year that we're trying to host the event in Paris, but it looks like the third time will be the charm. The preliminary agenda has been released and registrations are now being taken for this year's European event, which will take place Sept. 27-28 at the Renaissance Paris La Defense in Paris, France. 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 Minneapolis in 2 weeks, or in Paris this fall!)
Our 2019 European Symposium event in Dublin attracted over 110 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 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 at an affordable price to money market fund professionals," he adds.
Registration for our 2022 Crane's European Money Fund Symposium is $1,000 USD. EMFS will be held at the The Renaissane Paris La Defense. Hotel rooms must be booked before August 5 to receive the discounted rate of E259. Visit www.euromfs.com to register, and contact us to request the PDF brochure. (Let us know too if you'd like information on speaking or sponsorship pricing.)
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 "French Money Market Fund Update" with Vanessa Robert of Moody's Investors Service and French MMF Portfolio Manager (pending); an "IMMFA Update: The State of MMFs in Europe" with Kim Hochfeld of SSGA and Veronica Iommi of IMMFA; and, "Senior Portfolio Manager Perspectives," featuring Neil Hutchison of J.P. Morgan AM, Peter Yi of Northern Trust AM, and an Additional Speaker TBD.
The afternoon will consist of: "Euro Money Funds & European Issues," moderated by Dan Singer of J.P. Morgan Securities and featuring David Callahan of Lombard Odier and Joe McConnell, from J.P. Morgan Asset Management; "U.S. Money Fund & European USD Update" with Peter Crane, Deborah Cunningham of Federated Hermes and Rob Sabatino of UBS Asset Management; "U.K. & Sterling MMF Issues with Dennis Gepp of Federated Hermes and Michelle Randall of Invesco; and lastly, "Ultra‐Short Bond Funds in Europea" with Abis Soetan of Fitch Ratings and Mhammed Belfaida of Aviva Investors."
The Day Two Agenda includes: "European MM Reforms: Here We Go Again" with John Aherne of William Fry and John Hunt of Sullivan & Worcester LLP; "Money Market Funds in Ireland" with Patrick Rooney of Irish Funds; and, "Strategists Speak: Euro, ECB & Neu CP Update" with Giuseppe Maraffino of Barclays and Shane O'Neill of BRED Banque Populair.
The second day's afternoon will include: "Dealer Update & Issuance Outlook" with Stewart Cutler of Barclays; Kieran Davis of TD Securities and Marianne Medora of Groupe BPCE/Natixis; "Chinese Money Funds & Asian Markets" with Andrew Paranthoiene of S&P Global and Minyue Wang of Fitch Ratings; and, last on the day 2 agenda, "Portals & Offshore Information & Data" with Peter Crane and Joe Knight of FIS Global.
Also, with just two weeks to go, Crane Data is making final preparations for our big show, Money Fund Symposium, which is June 20-22, 2022 at The Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, in Minneapolis, Minn. (Note that we're starting on the Juneteenth Holiday. Our apologies but we're unable to move the dates.) 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 $750, and discounted hotel reservations may still be available. We hope you'll join us in Minneapolis! (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 Boston, Mass., Dec. 15-16, 2022. 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 also be held in Boston, Mass., on March 23-24, 2023. (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 Minneapolis soon, in Paris in September, or in Boston in December or in March 2023. Thanks to all of our speakers and sponsors and for your patience and support over the past two rough years!
