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The IEA & Marketforce's 9th Annual Conference

The Future of Fund Management

Evolution and innovation in a converging market

10th & 11th March 2008, One Whitehall Place, London

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"IEA's The Future of Fund Management conference has gone from strength to strength over the years and is one of the best quality conferences around."
Alan Brown, Chief Investment Officer, Schroders

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The Future of Fund Management - Programme - 10th March

09:15 -

Introduction to the IEA

09:20 -

Chairman’s opening remarks

SESSION ONE: STRATEGIC FORUM - COMPETING IN A CONVERGING MARKET

09:25 -
Threats and opportunities: peering into the future
Edward Bonham Carter
Chief Executive Officer, Jupiter Asset Management
09:45 -
Scale vs specialisation: exploring the merits of boutique and multi-boutique strategies
Robin Geffen
Chief Investment Officer & Managing Director, Neptune Investment Management
10:05 -
Developing a product portfolio to meet changing investor requirements
Laurent Seyer
Chief Executive Officer, Lyxor Asset Management
10:25 -
Exploiting growth opportunities in Europe and beyond
Steve Cook
Business Advisor, Morse
10:45 -
Panel discussion
11:25 -
Refreshments

SESSION TWO: UNDERSTANDING CHANGING CUSTOMER NEEDS

11:55 -
Examining the evolving investment criteria of the institutional market
Matthew Stemp
Head of UK, UBS Global Asset Management
12:15 -
Identifying and meeting the requirements of the retail investor
Nicola Horlick
Chief Executive Officer, Bramdean Asset Management
12:35 -
Questions

12:45 -

Lunch hosted by Navigant

14:00 -

Introduction to the IEA

Professor Philip Booth, Editorial and Programme Director, Institute of Economic Affairs
, Editorial and Programme Director, Institute of Economic Affairs

SESSION THREE: TRENDS AND INNOVATION IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

14:05 -
Absolute return products: what is driving the paradigm shift and where will it lead?
Alan Burnett
Head of UK Intermediary Sales, Martin Currie Investment Management
14:25 -
The quest for alpha: 130/30 funds and beyond
Peter Baxter
Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Asset Managers
14:45 -
Delivering cost-effective beta: the rise of exchange traded funds
Rory Tobin
Head of iProducts, Europe, iShares
15:05 -
Panel discussion
15:45 -
Refreshments

SESSION FOUR: EXAMINING EVOLVING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

16:15 -
The state of the markets: is higher volatility here to stay?
Haydn Davies
Chief Economist, Barclays Global Investors
16:35 -
Benchmarking and performance measurement in the changing market environment
Jamie Stevenson
Head of Investment Reporting and Performance UK, BNP Paribas Securities Services
16:55 -
CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The changing role of asset allocation and diversification in portfolio construction
Paul Duncan
Global Head of Strategic Solutions, Schroders
17:15 -
Questions