This podcast is taken from an Irish Funds webinar from 16 June 2022 which provided a general update on data and reporting developments relating to the EU sustainable finance framework, in addition to addressing key aspects of implementation from an Irish funds industry perspective. The update covers:

Moderator: Cathal McGlinchey, Chair ESG SD Working Group, Head of Financial Reporting Solutions, KPMG

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Recorded from a live webinar held on 4th April 2022, this episode provides a general update on regulatory developments relating to the EU sustainable finance framework and addresses a number of key aspects of implementation from an Irish funds industry perspective, including: 

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Moderator: Patrick Rooney, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Irish Funds

This discussion is from the Irish Funds webinar held on 3 March 2022, entitled “Transfer Agency – Kill the Fax”. An expert panel looks at the reasons why Transfer Agencies are still accepting faxes in 2022 and how the industry is planning to deal with this long-standing issue.

Moderator: Alicia Carroll, Citi

Panellists:

· Stephen Florence, Fenergo

· Ronan Doyle, RBC Investor & Treasury Services

· Henning Swabey, Calastone

This discussion is from the Irish Funds webinar held on 9 February 2022, entitled “Crypto – are we at the dawn of a new asset class?” Panellists explore the emergence of crypto as a new asset class, the pros and cons of including crypto in a multi-asset strategy and how regulators are approaching this new development.

Moderator: Deborah Hutton, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

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Recorded live at the Irish Funds 8th Annual UK Symposium which took place in London on 11th November 2021, this episode features the Regulator's Panel Discussion. 

Moderator: Eve Finn, LGIM

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Recorded live at the Irish Funds 8th Annual UK Symposium which took place in London on 11th November 2021, this episode features a keynote address from Jonathan Lipkin, Director, Policy, Strategy and Research with The Investment Association. 

To mark the inaugural European Retirement Week from 29 November 2021, the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) and Irish Funds hosted a joint webinar with a panel of experts looking at the future of European pensions, and how they are tackling sustainability and incorporating stewardship as fiduciary investors on behalf of clients.

Moderator: Jerry Moriarty, IAPF

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Closing Remarks: Pat Lardner, Irish Funds

Recorded live at the Irish Funds 8th Annual UK Symposium which took place in London on 11th November 2021, this episode features a panel discussion entitled ESG – What do investors want? 

Moderator: Paul Stillabower, RBC Investor & Treasury Services

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Recorded live at the Irish Funds 8th Annual UK Symposium which took place in London on 11th November 2021, this episode features a keynote address from Olivier Etienne of HSBC, Jersey, who outlines the impact of an adult diagnosis of autism and how he is using this to educate his colleagues and create a more inclusive and understanding workplace for him and others with this condition. 

This podcast is taken from FinTech Working Group Speaker Series webinar from Friday, 22 October entitled “Effectual Innovation – changing how we innovate.”

Some businesses have the vision but fail to execute. Others can execute but lack the vision. What is the solution? The session is about how organisations can adopt the principles of effectual innovation to re-invent their value positions, architectures, and offerings. Effectual innovation is about starting small, bootstrapping existing resources, but aiming big to create an organic shift in mindset, skill-set, behaviour, and ultimately culture.

Introductions: Ciaran Fennessy, Citi

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