2021 Agenda
Please check back in April 2021 for an updated agenda.
Thursday, October 21
9:00 - 9:15am Welcome to European Money Fund Symposium
Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
9:15 - 10:00am French & Continental Money Fund Update
Vanessa Robert, VP/Sr Credit Off, Moody’s Investors Service
Alastair Sewell, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
10:00 - 10:50am IMMFA Update: The State of MMFs in Europe
Kim Hochfeld, MD, State Street Global Advisors & Chair, IMMFA
Veronica Iommi, Secretary General, IMMFA
10:50 - 11:20am Coffee sponsored by
11:20 - 12:10pm Senior Portfolio Manager Perspectives
Moderator: Kieran Davis, Co-Head of STIR, BGC Partners
Neil Hutchison, Portfolio Manager, J.P. Morgan Asset Mgmt.
Jim O’Connor, Senior Portfolio Mgr, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies
Peter Yi, Director Short Duration PM Northern Trust AM
12:10 - 1:10pm Lunch sponsored by
1:10 - 2:00pm Euro Money Funds & European Issues
David Callahan, Head of Money Markets, Lombard Odier I.M.
Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
Joe McConnell, Portfolio Manager, J.P. Morgan Asset Mgmt
2:00 - 2:50pm U.S. Money Fund & European USD Update
Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
Deborah Cunningham, MM CIO, Federated Hermes
Rob Sabatino, Head of Global Liq PM, UBS Asset Mgmt
2:50 - 3:20pm Refreshment Break sponsored by
3:20 - 4:10pm U.K. & Sterling MMF Issues
Dennis Gepp, CIO & MD, Federated Hermes (UK) LLP
Paul Mueller, Senior Portfolio Manager, Invesco
4:10 - 5:00pm Ultra-Short Bond Funds in Europe
Emelyne Uchiyama, Associate Director, S&P Global Ratings
Abis Soetan, Director, Fitch Ratings
Rahul Ghosh, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service
5:00 - 6:00pm Reception sponsored by
8:00 - 9:00am Coffee sponsored by
9:00 - 9:50am European MM Reforms: Finishing Touches
John Aherne, Partner Asset Mgmt & Funds, William Fry
John Hunt, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
9:50 - 10:45am Money Market Funds in Ireland
Patrick Rooney, Reg. Affairs Mgmt., Irish Funds
10:45 - 11:15am Coffee sponsored by
11:15 - 12:00pm Strategists Speak: Negative Rates, Repo Issues
Sphia Salim, Strategist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Matt Peabody, VP Funding and Collateral, State Street
12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch sponsored by
1:00 - 1:50pm Dealer Update & Issuance Outlook
Moderator: Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
Marianne Medora, Head IR, Americas, Groupe BPCE/Natixis
Jean-Luc Sinniger, Director Money Mkts, Citi Global Mkts.
Dan Singer, ECP Trader, J.P. Morgan Securities
1:50 - 2:40pm Chinese Money Funds & Asian Markets
Andrew Paranthoiene, Director, Standard & Poor’s
Minyue Wang, Analyst, Fitch Ratings
2:40 - 3:10pm Refreshment Break sponsored by
3:10 - 4:00pm Portals & Offshore Information & Data
Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
Friday, October 22







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