Internatl. Fund & Asset Management Training Days 2019 · What arethe current strategic...

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Training Program Update 10.1.19

Internatl. Fund & Asset Management

Training Days 2019Brussels, 23 / 24 May 2019

Compliance / Operations / Business Management Trainings

for Fund & Asset Management Professionals

Level 4: professional level Open class; exam optional


Are you working in the Swiss Funds- and Asset Management

Industry? Do you hear statements like these from your

colleagues and clients…

“I’m not concerned by PRIIPs because we are a Swiss bank and

even less with MiFID II because we don’t have any EU-clients.”

(Head of Compliance, Bern); “I only distribute my funds using

reverse solicitation.” (Head of Business Development, Pfäffikon

SZ); “We don’t have any presence in Europe so European

regulation doesn’t really concern me.” (Board Member, Zurich); “All

these bureaucrats in Brussel do is damage the industry by creating

ever more disturbances for the business” (CIO, St. Gallen)

… and you are reading this in the news?

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BRUSSELS

DRAFT Program 23.5.2018

Meeting point 09h30: Cafeteria Tout Bon; 68, Rue du Luxembourg, Brussels (opposite to Swiss Mission)

10h00: Swiss Mission to the European Union: exchange of view on Swiss / EU-relations with Ambassador Urs Bucher and Attaché RA Dr.

Esther Widmer; Urs Bucher (ex head of mission in Tokyo) became 2017 the new ambassador extraordinary and head of the

mission of Switzerland to the European Union (incl. Euratom) in Brussels; moderation: Dr. Peter Spinnler, Fund Academy, Zurich /

Geneva

12h00: Lunch at BIP Brussels Info Point, Rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Bruxelles

14h00: EU Commission / current fund related projects at EU level by (…); (A) update on CMU and regulatory developments in asset

management at EU level, ELTIFs and “Investment Funds 2.0” and the bridge to the real economy: loan origination by funds and

shadow banking; (B) ESG / Governance, transparency and “Value for Money“; further topics -> (C) EU personal pension product

(PEPP), beneficial ownership in the fund business; further relevant topics to be discussed (…)

roundtable discussion, Q&A sessions; moderation: Patrick Schmucki, KPMG, Dublin

18h30: Welcome apéro / official dinner with leading representatives of the local fund industry, regulators, etc. in the Stanhope Hotel, Salon

Wellington; dinner key notes by (…)

(…)

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09h00: Meet with EFAMA – politics, markets, products, statistics: Vincent Ingham, Director Regulatory Policy

at BIP Brussels Info Point, Rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Bruxelles

10h30: EU institutions: understand the EU political process by Victoria Liebig, Nordea; at BIP Brussels Info Point, Rue

Royale 2-4, 1000 Bruxelles

12h15 Lunch : Resto on Top Floor of Musical Instruments Museum, Hofberg 2 Montagne de la Cour, B-1000 Brussels

14h00: EU Third Countries regimes and their significance for Switzerland; potential easing in cross border distribution /

service provisions in the UCITS und AIF industry; further topics tbd (…); short BREXIT update; roundtable

discussion, Q&A sessions; with Simon Hirsbrunner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Brussels, a.o., moderation: (…)

15h15: Management of Regulation and financial regulatory risks – part of strategical thinking by Chris Muyldermans,

counsel of regulatory affairs, KBC group NV, Brussels

16h15: Visit to Parlamentarium – the EU parlament visitor’s center (foto shooting)

17h30: End of IFAMO Brussel’s Days

BRUSSELS

DRAFT Program 24.5.2019

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Course overview

Are you working in the Funds- and Asset Management industry and concerned with questions like:

What are current best practices in the industry?

How can I secure market access for my products and services?

What are the current strategic opportunities in Europe and what factors are influencing them?

What about Management of regulation and financial regulatory risks: What are the most pressing regulatory risks and how are they

impacting my firm inside and outside of the European Union?

If you want to exchange ideas with your peers and discuss current challenges in the industry, develop innovative approaches and discuss

them with international experts, the Level 4 International Fund and Asset Management Officer is the right choice for you.

Who can attend

Senior fund- and asset management industry professionals (completed Level 3 or equivalent trainings and several years of industry

experience) from the following areas: Legal & Compliance, Risk Management, Product Management, Business Development, Fund

Administration, Asset Management, Audit, Regulators (attendance will be limited to 10-12 participants). The working groups (2-3

participants per group) will consist of industry professionals with similar backgrounds, functions or interests which will facilitate the

exchange of knowledge, experience and opinions.

The groups can expect to get in close touch with leading experts, policy makers, decision makers and influencers within their fields which

represents a unique opportunity to obtain feedback on the work prepared by the group. This course provides professional training at an

advanced level, offering a practical and meaningful supplement to internal training and educational programs.

Course culture

The majority of the course is devoted to the direct exchange of knowledge and experience: For this purpose, the class has access to more

than a dozen experts, all of them leading representatives from the fund industry, academia, authorities and associations. The

dissemination, processing and expansion of knowledge takes place primarily in the learning groups and in the plenary sessions devoted to

specialist debates. Course participants should prepare as thoroughly as possible for these expert debates, organizing the various

questions and theories, raising other pertinent issues, questioning the issues at hand, drawing conclusions, formulating other theories,

presenting premises, defining and supporting their own negotiating positions, setting priorities and outlining a joint discussion structure

(e.g. allocating roles).

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The course is structured in 3 sequences: 1) Preparation, 2) Field Work and 3) Finalising / Business Transfer

Sequence 1: Participants can choose between given subject blocks and are organised in small groups. The groups will be

responsible for their topic and its presentation in Brussels and will prepare accordingly in coordination with the course

management. Once the detailed topic has been agreed with the course management (coordination), the groups will prepare the

following documents:

a) An intro presentation (for example Power Point) of 3-4 pages outlining the topic; the presentation should contain 3-5

of the team's personal reflections or analysis, being based on established quotes, specific questions, a dilemma or a

paradox you have found during the research, followed by your personal message and interpretation. It should further

contain at least 3 to 5 links (including interpretations) to professional literature (please ensure quotes are correct)

and/or press articles (accurately stating the relevant sources);

b) a questionnaire for the panel discussion with the experts (to structure the expert discussion after the intro

presentation); and

c) a list of literature (including specialist press articles and other reading materials).

In sequence 2 participants are moderating the different topics and will thus lead the presentations with the following structure:

a) intro by experts, b) group presentation, c) panel discussion and d) Q&A sessions with final remarks by experts. To each topic

the experts in Brussels will have both a introductory- and closing statements. Apart from the learning sequences, there will be

opportunities to network, for example during a gala dinner at the end of the first day that will be attended by all of the experts as

well as further special guests.

In sequence 3 the different groups are asked to prepare a final report (two pages) where a) the key learnings and b) the

possible transfer of the learning sequences into their daily business are summarised. The final report should be submitted to

the course management 4 weeks after completion of the two days in Brussels and will be disseminated to all the participants. In

order to pass the course full attendance of all sequences will be required.

How is the course structured? (1/2)

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Key deadlines

Course participants are asked to consider the following key deadlines:

Completing the course with final exam (optional)

To complete the course, participants must write a final essay / thesis, which is to be submitted to Fund Academy at latest 90

days after having visited the second “city” required (on a USB stick and in hard copy). It may be written in English, German or

French. A candidate may re-sit the exam twice. In terms of length, an essay / thesis should be between a minimum of 14,000

and a maximum of 15,000 characters (including spaces; about 5 to 6 A4 pages). The requested formal structure of the essay /

thesis "my story" - would be: 1/3 my intro: description and argumentation, essential questions on the chosen topic, 1/3 my

conclusions, 1/3 my transfer, i.e. the practical benefits for my business and transfer into my day-to-day business world (see sep.

IFAMO-Exam structure 2019).

How is the course structured? (2/2)

31.03.19 Registration deadline

30.04.19 Topic outlines to be communicated to course management by groups

17.05.19 Complete documentation (see page 6) to be submitted to course management

23./24.05.19 Presentations and roundtables in Brussels

30.06.19 Submission of final reports to course management

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Course management

International Fund Business School / Fund Academy Zürich, Genève, Luxembourg

Dr. Rainer Landert (supervisory and examination board: please see sep. documents by request)

Diplomas / Certificates

a) Diploma Intl. Fund & Asset Management Officer FA (level 4), min. 2 cities within 2 years required

b) Certificates for physical presence (no exam required), for one or more cities available

Training costs*

a) SFAMO-Alumni: CHF 1’800 per city / exam costs (min 2 cities): CHF 1’800 (exam optional)

b) All others: CHF 2’400 per city / exam costs (min 2 cities): CHF 1’800 (exam optional)

*) includes all meals/drinks, aperos, lunches, gala dinners, local transportation; excl. travel, accommodation and VAT CH

Registrations or Brussels

31.03 2019 - (a min. of 10-12 participants per city required)

Disclaimer

Fund Academy AG cannot be held responsible for any personal injury, damage to property, or theft in respect of the courses.

Participants must take out appropriate insurance cover themselves; this applies in particular also for stays abroad.

General information

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What do I need to attend?

Please fill out the attached application form.

Also, submit your CV and a brief letter of motivation (max. one page) lining out the following:

About yourself

Current professional activities

Current professional challenges or projects, problems or dilemmas and explanation how they relate to

an industry-wide issue

About your motivations

What goals do you want to achieve by signing up to this course?

How will you know when you have achieved your goal(s)? What results will you see?

What help do you need to achieve these goals?

Explain your selection of the three topic areas (Product Management, Regulatory, Strategic

Management).

This information will be considered by the course management to form the project groups.

Application deadline:

31.03.2019

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Personal details:

Last name / first name:

Business address:

Business tel.:

email address:

Date and signature:

*) discount level 2

Registration (application form)

Send to: Fund Academy AG, Sihlstr. 99, 8001 Zurich

or by fax: +41 (0)44 211 01 03

In partnership with:

My SFAMO AlumniClass of:

………….….…..

Brussels / EU23./24.5.2019

I will attend the training session

2019 in Brussels:

EU regulation: Please let us know

about your most favourite topics(please state priorities 1-3; 1=highest priority):

EU regulation A:

…………………………………..

EU regulation B

…………………………………..

EU regulation C

…………………………………..

Requested information:

Pls attach the following:

- CV

- Letter of motivation

(see page 9)

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Experts in previous IFAMOs City Trainings

Brussels (2010 / 2014 / 2017)

Ambassador Jacques de Wattewyl (2011), Head of the mission of Switzerland to the European Union with Minister Claude

Wild; Ambassador Roberto Balzaretti (2014), Head of the mission of Switzerland to the European Union with Matthias

Heer, First Secretary; Ambassador Urs Bucher (2017), Head of the mission of Switzerland to the European Union; Sabine

Monauni, Ambassador to the Liechtenstein Mission to the European Union (2017); Ulf Linder, DG for Financial Stablity,

Fin. Services and CMU at the European Commission (2017); Franck Conrad and Ms Katarina Melichercikova, policy

officers with DG Internal Market and Services – European Commission (2014); Dr. Claus Tollmann and Esther Wandel

(2009 and 2010), European Commission; Hugo Lasat, President of BEAMA; Peter de Proft, Director General of EFAMA;

Jarkko Syyrilä, Deputy Director Generel of EFAMA; Bernard Delbecque Director of Economics and Research of EFAMA;

Vincent Ingham, Senior Legal Counsel of EFAMA; Andreas Stepnitzka, Senior Legal Counsel of EFAMA, among others.

Dublin (2017 / 2018)

Gerard Scully, Director of International Primary Markets, Irish Stock Exchange, Gerry Sugrue, VP of IPM Business Development, Irish

Stock Exchange, Philip Lovegrove, Partner, Matheson, Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Head of Exchange Traded Products Servicing, State Street

Global Services, Kieran Daly, Director, Ernst & Young, Oliver Gilvarry, Principal Officer, Financial Service Unit, Department of

Finance, Sean Tuffy, Head of market and regulatory intelligence, Citi, Joe Beashel, Partner Matheson, Tara Doyle, Chairperson of

Irish Funds, Marie-Claude Meylan, Ambassador, Kieran Fox, Director of Business Development at Irish Funds, Gavin Nangle, Head

of Asset Manager Solutions, State Street Global Services, Ian Headon, Senior Vice President Depositary, Norther Trust, Paul

Heffernan, Head of Cross Border Sales Europe, HSBC Securities Services, John McGrane, Director General, British Irish Chamber of

Commerce, Mark Browne, Partner, Dechert, Daithi O’Ceallaigh, Director General, The Institute of International European Affairs,

Brian Daly, Partner, KPMG, Cormac Dinan, Director, Deloitte, Daire Lawlor, Head of Business Integration and Consultancy Services

Group at State Street

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Where we are!

the Stanhope Hotel

Salon Wellington

Musical Instruments Museum-Restaurant Roof Top

Rue Montagne de la Cour 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgien

BIP Brussels Info Point, Rue

Royale 2-4, 1000 BruxellesMission of Switzerland to the European Union

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Impressions from

Classes of 2009-2019 (1/3)

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Impressions from

Classes of 2009–2019 (2/3)

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Impressions from

Classes of 2009–2019 (3/3)

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