Podcasts from Irish Funds

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, which took place on the 23rd of May in Dublin.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled “Regulatory Update 2024”, which was moderated by Umar Ahmed of Irish Funds and includes Patricia Dunne of the Central Bank of Ireland and Antonio Barattelli of ESMA.

The panel discusses the macroprudential framework, UCITS eligible assets directive, capital markets, and the key relationship between market players and regulators to ensure stability and growth.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from our annual conference coming soon.

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, which took place on the 23rd of May in Dublin.

This episode features a Keynote Address from Michael McGrath TD, Ireland’s Minister for Finance.

In his address, Minister McGrath discusses close collaboration in the industry and how it has been the hallmark of success in Ireland. He also discusses Ireland’s reputation for a well-regulated environment, the industry’s competitiveness and its role in developing Capital Markets Union.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from our annual conference coming soon.

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, which took place on the 23rd of May in Dublin.

This episode features a Keynote Address from Derville Rowland, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.

In her address, Derville discusses the global factors that are shaping the asset management industry currently, and the roles and actions required at both a political and public policy level in Europe to address the structural challenges Europe is facing.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from our annual conference coming soon.

Today we are bringing you the first episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, which took place on the 23rd of May in Dublin.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled “Business Leaders Perspectives”, which was moderated by Clive Bellows of Northern Trust, Ann Prendergast of SSGA, Francesca McDonagh of Universal Investment, and Mike Hughes of Citi.

The panel discusses the upcoming UK election and how political events can have market impacts. The panel also discuss the topics of Artificial intelligence, distribution and workplace culture all from a leadership perceptive.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from our Annual Conference coming soon.

In today’s episode, we are bringing you a recording of the latest Irish Funds webinar, entitled “ELTIF 2.0 - A New Irish Regime” which took place on the 26th of March.

Introduced by Geraldine Brehony of Irish Funds, the panel was moderated by Aaron Mulcahy, of Maples Group, and featured Nicholas Blake-Knox of Walkers (Ireland), Jonathan Dent, of the Central Bank of Ireland,

The Central Bank of Ireland have now published the final ELTIF chapter within their updated AIF Rulebook. During this webinar, the panel provided perspectives of what this means for the Irish ELTIF, as well as a European CMU view provided by the European Commission.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts coming soon.

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled “Success Stories in Distribution”, which was moderated by Dominik Kremer of Haven Green, Jayne Rogers of Rathbones Plc, Richard Kelly of LGIM, Nick Emmins an Independent Non-Executive Director, and Lindsay Gold of Baillie Gifford Europe

The panel discusses key trends, how to navigate the regulatory environment, and what it takes to successfully distribute investment funds from their personal experiences. The panel also provide predictions on what to look out for in 2024 and beyond.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts coming soon.

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled “The Future of ETFs”, which was moderated by Tom Eckett of ETF stream, and features Isabell Moessler Culpan of 21 Shares, Michael John Lytle of Tabula Investment Management, Paul Young of Vanguard and Martin Bednall of Jacobi Asset Management.

The panel discusses the investment needs of the next generation of investors, focusing on ETFs versus mutual funds and the factors influencing these choices. The panel also discusses the potential for incentivising ETF investments in Europe and the comparisons between EU and US regulatory approaches.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.

In today’s episode, we are bringing you a recording of our first webinar of 2024, entitled “The Evolving Expectations of Internal Audit in the Irish Funds Industry” which took place on the 31st of January.

The panel discussion was moderated by Kian Caulwell of Mazars, and featured Niall O'Farrell of Carne, Gillian Bloomfield of Bank of New York Mellon and Parag Agarwal of Mediolanum Irish Operations.

During this webinar, the panel discussed challenges associated with leading an effective internal audit function and reviewed key internal audit areas to focus on during 2024.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts coming soon.

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled “ESG and the Future of Sustainable Investments”, which was moderated by Shane Coman of Nexus Assurance and includes Stephanie Kelly of GreenWheel, George Latham of WHEB and Sinthuja Yogarajah of Federated Hermes.

The panel discusses regulation, with a focus on both SFDR and SDR and the changes involved, and they reflect on how their investments to date have resulted in positive outcomes.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.

Hi, it’s Gillian here from Irish Funds.

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 30th in London.

This episode features a panel discussion entitled “Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Funds Industry”, which was moderated by Barry Scannell of William Fry, and includes Maria Knight of Goldman Sachs, Shany Venon of BNP Paribas and Jack White of Citi.

The panel discusses the latest trends with AI in the funds industry and the practical applications of the technology, alongside some live interaction with Chat GPT.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.