Podcasts from Irish Funds

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 Speakers: Maxime de Gui...

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 Panellists: Gerry Cross, Central Bank of Ireland Jonathan Lipkin, The Investment Association Nick Miller, FCA

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 Panellists: Peter Branner, AP...

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 Panellists: Andrew Alabaster, BlackRock Teni Ekundare, FAIRR Sonali Siriwardena, Morgan Stanley

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, archi...

This podcast episode is taken from a webinar held in conduction with AIMA on Thursday, 21 October entitled "The ILP - Ireland's New Closed Ended Private Funds Structure"  The discussion covers Ireland's new private fund structure - the Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) how it compares to other onshore Limited Partnership structures in Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as other trends in the...

This episode is taken from a webinar held on the 30th September and features industry leaders sharing their experiences to date in planning for a smooth return to the office, raising some key operational challenges they are seeing and also sharing some insights on potential technology innovations to assist with the process. Speakers include: Karen Killalea, Head of Employment Team, Maples Group Au...

This episode is taken from the FinTech Speaker Series webinar that was held on Friday, 17 September, which discussed the emergence of digital assets. The presenter is Lory Kehoe, an adjunct assistant professor in Technology Trends with Trinity College Dublin and Director, Digital Assets & Blockchain with BNY Mellon. Introductions from Ciaran Fennessy, Citi and Q&A led by Michael Cartoscell...

As the lifting of restrictions across many countries gathers pace, this podcast will take a forwards look to potential economic developments over the second half of 2021, while posing the question if now is a good time to launch an Irish-domiciled fund. The discussion will briefly cover the options and features available to asset managers from both a UCITS and alternative perspective (including th...

This podcast episode is a panel discussion from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference on Wednesday 19 May and is entitled Generating Dividends through Diversity and Inclusion. The discussion is moderated by Diane MacFarlane, JP Morgan and features contributions from Stephen Hogan, Exogeny, Andrew Keating, CRH and Jayne Styles of the Diversity Project.

This episode features a panel discussion from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference 2021 entitled “Embedding FinTech – no longer just a buzzword”, first aired on 20 May. Moderated by Paud O’Keefe, BNP Paribas, this features Marie Measures, SANNE and Alain Mandy of Wellington Management.

Keynote address from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference featuring Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union. First aired 20 May 2021.

Keynote address from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference featuring Derville Rowland, Director General Financial Conduct at the Central Bank of Ireland. First aired 19 May 2021.

This episode features a panel discussion from the Irish Funds Online Annual Conference entitled “ESG – from green shoots to full bloom” which first aired on Thursday 20 May.  Moderated by Johnny Mattimore of First Derivatives, the panel features a discussion with Dr Tara Shine, of Change by Degrees, Sean MacHale of Bank of Ireland, Joanne McEnteggart , IQ EQ and Anna Driggs of ICI Global.&nbs...

At the recent Irish Funds Online Annual Conference, we featured a number of Keynote Addresses from high-profile international industry figures. In this podcast episode, we are delighted to welcome Shundrawn Thomas, President of Northern Trust Asset Management. Shundrawn discusses the drivers of accelerated developments over the past 18 months in asset management and is also joined by Pat Lardner,...

At the recent Irish Funds Online Annual Conference, we featured a number of Keynote Addresses from high-profile international industry figures. This podcast episode features Ron O’Hanley chairman and chief executive officer of State Street Corporation, who have a significant presence in Ireland in both Dublin and Kilkenny. Indeed, this year State Street are celebrating their 25th anniversary in Ir...

Umar Ahmed, Head of EU Affairs, discusses current trends in EU retail investment policy in the second Irish Funds EU Policy Podcast

Addressing the human aspects of digital transformation. A conversation with John Herlihy, Former VP LinkedIn & Former VP Google and Dr Mark Esposito of Harvard University. Moderated by Olwyn Alexander, Global Asset and Wealth Management Leader, PwC. This is the first in a series of episodes taken from the live sessions that took place at the Irish Funds Online Annual Global Funds Conference on...

This podcast is taken from a webinar held on 22 April 2021 which discusses the advantages and appeal of the Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) as an AIFMD-compliant, EU domiciled common law partnership which will help to position Ireland as a leading centre for closed-ended AIFs, especially in the private funds and sustainable finance space. The panel will outline the formation of the ILP...

Umar Ahmed, Head of EU Affairs, discusses the upcoming AIFMD review in the first Irish Funds EU Policy Podcast

This episode is taken from a panel discussion recorded during the Irish Funds North American Digital Seminar, 11 March 2021. Moderator: Nick Blake-Knox , Partner, Walkers Panellists: Stephane Janin , Head of Global Regulatory Development, AXA Gavin Byrnes , Head of Alternative Products, UBS Juan A. Lois,  Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management Anna Dragesic , Head of Global Credit P...

This episode is taken from a panel discussion recorded during the Irish Funds North American Digital Seminar, 11 March 2021. Moderator: Lisa Kealy , Chair, Irish Funds, Partner, EY Panellists: Andrew D'Souza , Partner, International Investor Services, Lord Abbett Florian Schneider , Head of Cross-Border Product, Amundi Jeffrey Baccash , Global Head of ETF Solutions, BNP Paribas

This podcast discusses the advantages and appeal of the Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) as an AIFMD-compliant, EU domiciled common law partnership which will help to position Ireland as a leading centre for closed-ended AIFs, especially in the private funds and sustainable finance space. The panel outlines the formation of the ILP and from a structural, fund administration and depositar...