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35th IBA Global Challenges and Opportunities for the Asset Management Industry Conference

7 Jun - 9 Jun 2026

Session information

Channelling distribution channels: the who, what, where of investors and how to access them

Monday 8 June (0930 - 1015)

Description

Where do you see your target market/distribution efforts growing and what are the local regulatory hurdles or considerations that either challenge or ease your growth?
Distribution of retail funds: Are you seeing a market outside the US for US registered funds? Outside Europe for UCITS? Establishing local fund group or relying on private placement?
Are investors coming to you or are you approaching them and with what types of investments?
As an access fund/platform provider, what are the advantages and challenges that you see in your distribution relationships? Are Fund managers trending towards Access fund models?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Barbara Cronin	Virtus Investment Partners, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Speakers

Katherine Carter Stewart	Dechert, London, England
Brian Dillon	Dillon Eustace, Dublin, Ireland
Kei Ito	Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Japan
Michael Stanton	iCapital, New York, New York, USA

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