The dynamics of world finance and financial centres

The looming Brexit on March 29th, global capital and FS markets, and the opportunities for financial and professional services firms arising formed the agenda of The Financial Centres Summit, Dublin, 2018 (FCSDublin, 2018), which was attended by over 300 delegates, and heard from over 60 speakers on October 2nd and 3rd 2018 at Dublin Castle, Ireland.

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FCSDublin 2019 will be held on October 15th and 16th 2019, when the themes and topics that emerged at FCSDublin 2018 will be developed.

Inspiring figures addressed the themes of product development, risk management, technology, and the product and jurisdictional platforms of the future in 13 sessions that heard over 60 globally distinguished experts in global capital markets, portfolio management, funds, banking, credit, and aviation finance. The Summit addressed burning issues such as Brexit, fintech regulation, investment fund strategy, legal business oppportunities, clearing and derivatives, aircraft leasing strategies, and the outlook for key financial centres and financial services sectors.

The Summit presented opportunities for delegates to mix at the social events at the Summit starting with a Welcome Reception on the evening of October 2nd in Castle Hall, Dublin Castle. This followed the Summit’s Masterclass Workshop, with 'Blockchain' as its theme, that kicked off the Summit examining applications up and running in areas including derivatives contracts, and insurance, moderated by Prof Michael Mainelli, chairman of Z-Yen, publisher of the influential Global Financial Centres Index.

See the FCSDublin Speaker lineup here: