Time Slot |
Event |
Speakers |
08:00 |
Registration |
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09:00 |
Opening remarks from the Chair |
Dermot Cahillane, Managing Director, Depfa Bank plc |
09:10 |
The international financial services sector in Ireland - the future
- Overview of the study performed for the IDA on the future of the international financial services sector in Ireland
- The global trends which are likely to have a significant impact on Ireland as a location for international financial services
- Potential opportunities and threats arising from the trends
- Key sources of competitive advantage to exploit the opportunities and recommended actions for the industry |
Derek Moriarty, Consulting Partner, Deloitte
Paul Reck, Tax Partner, Deloitte |
09:40 |
Globalisation of mutual funds - implications for Ireland
- Increased competition from other jurisdictions
- Where do the opportunities lie?
- Global regulation
- Constraints |
David Dillon, Senior Partner, Dillon Eustace |
10:00 |
An overview of some new opportunities for the insurance sector
- EU Reinsurance Directive
- Developments in insurance mediation
- Opportunities arising out of the Deloitte Report |
John Larkin, Partner, Head of Insurance Unit, William Fry and Chairman of An Taoiseach's IFSC Insurance Group |
10:20 |
The challenges of success - Ireland's international banking sector
- How we build on what we have achieved
- The need to reapply and re-tool skills and competencies
- Providing and attracting the new skills to copmpete with markets such as London and Frankfurt
- Competitveness: Ireland is no longer low cost so as we go up the value chain we have to deliver on value |
Walter Brazil, Managing Director, AIB International Financial Services |
10:40 |
Coffee |
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10:55 |
Panel Discussion: - The Development of Ireland's Financial Services Industry
Moderator: William Slattery
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William Slattery, Managing Director, State Street International
Deirdre Lyons, Head of International Financial Services, IDA Ireland
Derek Moriarty, Consulting Partner, Deloitte
Paul Reck, Tax Partner, Deloitte
David Dillon, Senior Partner, Dillon Eustace
John Larkin, Partner, Head of Insurance Unit, William Fry and Chairman of An Taoiseach's IFSC Insurance Group
Walter Brazil, Managing Director, AIB International Financial Services
Dermot Cahillane, Managing Director, Depfa Bank plc |
11:45 |
Panel discussion: the taxation opportunities facing the IFS industry
- The holding company regime
- Capital duty and VAT
- European Court of Justice developments
- Other topics suggested by delegates |
Pat Wall, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Paul McGowan, Taxation Partner - Financial Services, KPMG
Paul Reck, Tax Partner, Deloitte
PJ Henehan, Tax Partner, Financial Services Group, Ernst & Young |
12:30 |
Lunch
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13:40 |
After dinner speech: financial services innovation - a corporate perspective |
Peter Lynch, Chief Financial Officer, Eircom |
14:00 |
Opening remarks from the chair |
Mary Fulton, Partner, Deloitte |
14:05 |
Case study: Pioneer Alternative Investments (PAI)
- Pioneer Alternative Investments Dublin - a platform for success
- Growth of non-traditional funds business in Dublin
- Overview of the PAI business
- Success of Dublin based operation |
Alberto La Rocca, Chief Executive Officer, Pioneer Alternative Investments |
14:25 |
Pan-European pensions roadmap
- EU demographic timebomb - pensions underfunding
- EU Commission initiatives
- Pan-European pensions directive
- Asset pooling and administration |
Pat Wall, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
14:45 |
Case study: Susquehanna International Group (SIG) (Ireland)
- SIG-Ireland as a gateway to Europe
- History of SIG
- The firm's philosophy and culture
- Factors that were important in deciding to locate in Ireland
- Commencement of operations in Ireland
- Growth of the business
- Current business activities
- The future for SIG and Ireland as a financial centre |
Ben Conte, Managing Director, Susquehanna International Group (SIG) |
15:05 |
Euro-zone electronic bond and repo markets - an opportunity for Ireland
- Trends in European primary and secondary fixed income markets
- Opportunities in electronic bond and repo trading and impact on Irish bond market
- Future development and outlook |
Frank Gast, Manager, BearingPoint Financial Services |
15:25 |
Coffee |
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15:45 |
Developing regulation to make the best of the opportunities
- The future of financial regulation: principles or rules issues for the Irish financial services sector
- EU legislative developments, the wider international context and the potential impact on Irish financial services
- The impact of EU legislative development on international players in particular
- Within this context, the approach to supervision and regulation by the Financial Regulator |
Liam O'Reilly, Chief Executive, Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority |
16:05 |
Panel Discussion: What the financial services industry wants from regulators and how can Ireland's competitive advantage as an innovative and responsive regulatory jurisdiction be maintained?
Speaker: Rachel Panagiodes
- Consolidation of the Irish financial services legislation - an international life company's perspective
- An opportunity to build on
- The need for change
- A structure for the future
- Competitive issues and the international audiences
- Don't forget the detail.
Speaker: James Deeny
The new Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel
- Responsibilities of the Industry Panel defined by legislation
- Strengthens the financial services representative structure
- How different to the Practitioner Panel in the UK?
- Close relationship with IFSRA.
- Work programme for 2005
Speaker: Aileen O'Donoghue
Panelists: Damian Neylin, Enda Twomey, Liam O'Reilly
Chair: Mary Fulton
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Mary Fulton, Partner, Deloitte
Liam O'Reilly, Chief Executive, Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority
Rachel Panagiodis, Managing Director, Hansard Europe Limited
Aileen O'Donoghue, Director, Financial Services Ireland
Damian Neylin, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Chairman of the Inter-Association Network
Enda Twomey, Deputy Chief Executive, Irish Bankers’ Federation
James L Deeny, Former head of HSBC Ireland & Senior Advisor, Invest Northern Ireland |
17:00 |
Reception |
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