29th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds 

13-15 May 2018, New York, USA

A conference presented by the IBA Investment Funds Committee

At this year’s Conference, after a keynote speech from a representative of a prominent industry association, General Counsel of significant asset management houses will discuss their current concerns and priorities. The consideration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria by investment managers in their portfolio management activities will be discussed after a presentation on the European Union policy on financing sustainable growth. The Conference will also explore current issues in private funds and new regulations, such as the money market fund reform and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

One morning will be dedicated to digital fund distribution, cyber-security and crypto-currency funds and the Conference will close with a discussion on Brexit and the traditional regulator roundtable.