| EU Fund Jurisdictions: Forum & Think Tank

In 2020, IFI Global and Catalina Consulting launched a Forum and Think Tank to examine how Brexit, Covid-19 and the economic crisis would impact the development of the EU’s cross-border fund hubs.

The Forum met for four 3-hour sessions from October 2020 to December 2020 via Zoom. The Think Tank, using data from IFI Global’s research department, explored topics and circulated papers on subjects that were discussed at the Forum meetings.

The first Forum of the new year takes place at 11.00 on the 12th January 2021 and will address;

EU-UK regulatory divergence: ESG. What do different approaches to ESG regulation mean for the UK & Europe?

Focusing primarily on Ireland and Luxembourg, the Forum and Think Tank examines how the fund industry in these jurisdictions will be altered by Brexit, the pandemic and related regulatory and tax changes including BEPS. It includes the presentation of industry research, specialist panel discussions, expert commentary, curated networking and white papers and covers:

No deal Brexit nor Equivalence: what it means for managers and service providers
Portfolio management: possible changes to delegation rules post Brexit
Risk management: the impact of Covid-19 through to liquidity risk issues
Fund governance: how Covid-19, ESG etc will change governance practices
Post Brexit regulations: Fortress Europe, EU ‘export centre’ reforms, substance etc
EU-UK: how a post Brexit UK impacts Ireland and Luxembourg

Attendance is open to corporate subscribers and invited guests. Individual sponsorships are available.

Tuesday 12th January 2021 seminar, 11.00 London

EU-UK regulatory divergence: ESG. What do different approaches to ESG regulation mean for the UK & Europe?

Join Karena Vaughan, CEO Catalina Consulting and Simon Osborn, CEO IFI Global, in discussion with an outstanding panel of industry experts, as we discuss the ESG opportunities for the UK and Ireland post-Brexit.

The discussion will also reflect on the broader possibilities for the island of Ireland that may arise from greater North/South collaboration and the growing importance of ESG in building competitive advantage.

Panellists include:

Tracy Tookey, Group Head of Risk & Compliance, Centaur

Stephen Carson, Partner, A&L Goodbody

Dewi John, Head of Research , UK & Ireland, Refinitiv Lipper

The seminar is open to anyone from the Funds, Fintech or Sustainability industries, and is kindly sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland.

Watch the recording now.