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Annual London Funds Conference - A Tale of Two Cities

Tuesday 30^th March , 16:00-20:00

A Tale of Two Cities

London - Brussels 

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

‘A topical, lively, interactive debate forum not to be missed’

Jersey Finance in partnership with the Jersey Funds Association invites you to their

Annual Funds Debate, Tuesday 30th March 2010

The Honourable Artillery Company
City Road, London, EC1Y 2BQ

The draft EU AIFM Directive is without doubt one of the most talked about proposals ever to emerge from the EU Commission, provoking intense debate and generating a huge range of views and opinions.

The proposed legislation is likely to have an enormous impact on hedge funds, private equity funds, property funds and investment trusts as the European Union aims to create a comprehensive supervisory and regulatory framework for alternative investment funds within the EU.

‘Rather than relishing in doomsday scenarios and damning the interference of Brussels, I would urge the industry to engage with constructive input as to how we can make the Directive work’ Charlie McCreevy, Former EU Commissioner, November 2009

The Jersey Finance Annual Funds Debate will explore the aims and objectives of the draft AIFM Directive and provide a forum for debate on the opportunities, challenges, alternatives and risks which this proposal may or may not bring to the market.

Charlie McCreevy, until recently, European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, responsible for the European Union’s policy on the functioning of the internal market of 480 million people across 27 Member States and co author of the draft EU Directive, will deliver a key note speech explaining the reasoning that led to the Directive and what role the industry has to play in the final outcome.

Brendan McMahon, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP, Jersey will examine some of the proposed enhancements to the original draft directive, which for the most part respond to the concerns of the Global alternative asset management industry, potentially avoiding a 'Fortress Europe' and continuing to allow European Institutional investors access to best of breed asset managers located outside Europe.

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PROGRAMME

16.00 Delegate Registration
Refreshments on arrival

16. 30 Welcome and Introduction
Geoff Cook, Chief Executive, Jersey Finance

16.35 ‘The world in economic crisis – an insight into the AIFM Directive’
Charlie McCreevy, Former EU Commissioner

16.50 ‘Behind the EU Mist on AIFM’
Brendan McMahon
Partner, Global Asset Management Private Equity Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP, Jersey, Channel Islands

17.00 Panel and Audience Discussion
Are Investment managers failing to perceive the risks associated with the directive?

Facilitated by Michael Wilson, former Business Editor of Sky News and current Business Analyst for GMTV

The Panel:
• Geoff Cook, Chief Executive, Jersey Finance
• Charlie McCreevy, Former EU Commissioner
• Brendan McMahon, Global Asset Management Private Equity Leader, PWC, Jersey,
• Martin De Forest-Brown, Director of International Finance, States of Jersey

18.00 Closing remarks Richard Thomas, Chairman, Jersey Funds Association

Drinks and Canapé  Reception

20:00 Event ends

MEDIA PARTNERS

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