IBA Annual Conference Rome 2018
7 Oct - 12 Oct 2018
Session Room L, Level -1
Session information
Hot topics and burning regulatory developments for investment funds
Thursday 11 October (1615 - 1730)
Session Room L, Level -1
Committee(s)
Asset Management and Investment Funds Committee
(Lead)
Description
The panel will discuss the legal and regulatory developments which investment funds need to consider and act upon in 2018, 2019 and beyond. These will notably comprise Brexit, the money market funds (MMF) Reform, packaged retail investment products (PRIPS), marketing rules and restrictions and the different EU Commission proposals, notably on the Employment and Support Allowance (ESAs) review, environmental, social and governance (ESG) and for removing barriers for cross-border distribution.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Jacques Elvinger | Elvinger Hoss Prussen société anonyme, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Speakers
| Laura Butler | |
| Caroline Clemetson | Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Felipe Cousino | Alessandri Abogados, Santiago, Chile; IBA Council MemberColegio de Abogados de Chile |
| Lynn McGrade | Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Yasuzo Takeno |