Programme - CorpActions

CorpActions 2024

An agenda which will be continually updated with the finer discussion detail as we progress towards November 13th with our final speakers, content detail updates and more welcome surprises. Join us. There's never been a better time to meet the industry and engage with the forum.

					                8.30
					                 Registration Opens

Morning refreshment and pastries

Meet the exhibitors including product demonstrations and begin networking with your peers from across Europe

					                8.50
					                Chair's Welcome

Lesley Gomm, MD, Global Head Custody Asset Servicing and Head of EMEA Custody Operations, J.P. Morgan

					                9.00
					                Chair's Opening: An Insider's View Of The Asset Servicing Industry

- A review of the asset services industry from the 1980s to the present. How it has developed and the direction of travel.

Lesley Gomm, MD, Global Head Custody Asset Servicing and Head of EMEA Custody Operations, J.P. Morgan

					                9.30
					                Best Practices In Corporate Actions Automation 
				                  

A discussion about how to address some of the major challenges facing Corporate Actions Operations groups. What options are available to improve your process in the most efficient and effective way?

What are the core issues and challenges currently facing the asset servicing sector?

What is the long-term case for industry standardisation from issuer to investor?

How can financial institutions modernise their systems to minimise cost and risk currently associated with asset servicing?

A review of current best in class working practices and innovatory developments. Includes a focus upon a project of middle office outsourcing.

Adam Stern, CEO and Founder, Ibacas Consultancy
Steven Edwards, EMEA Corporate Actions Manager, Invesco
Kaysar Abdin, Executive Director - Global Technology Head for Asset Servicing, Morgan Stanley
John Kirkpatrick, Vice President, Product Management, Broadridge
Valere Behira, Global Head of Custody Services, Societe Generale Securities Services

					                10.15
					                The Opportunities for Enhancing Investor Performance in Asset Servicing

While the focus on risk management, resilience, and automation tends to preoccupy management in asset servicing, there is a growing focus on the level of active participation in corporate events by retail and institutional investors. There are clear benefits to further digitization of the end-to-end (E2E) lifecycle in asset servicing. The panel will discuss how technology and stronger digital agendas can simplify and streamline tools for institutional and retail customer experiences. Additionally, they will explore the role of a stronger digitization agenda and emerging tools like machine learning and AI in enhancing operating and investment performance for investors.

Giles Elliott, Global Head of Business Development, TCS BaNCS
Alan Lawman, Product Specialist, TCS BaNCS
Aneet Shah, SVP, Global Head of Custody Product, State Street
Vikram Maheshwary, SVP, Asset Servicing, Northern Trust
Rebekah Button, SVP, Custody Product Manager, Asset Servicing, Citi

					                11.00
					                Networking  Break with Vendor Demonstrations 

					                  Meet the exhibitors  and network with your peers
				                  

					                11.30
					                Corporate Actions From An ETF Perspective

Relevance of Corporate Actions from an ETF / Index trader perspective
Typical challenges encountered and its impact
Ultumus caters to this community what has been their experience.
As service provider, what possible solutions are there and how would it be beneficial
Delivery options
A word of caution

Yogita Mehta, Commercial Product Director, Corporate Actions, SIX
Bernie Thurston, CEO, Ultumus, a Six company
Virginie O'Shea, Founder, MD of Firebrand Research (moderator)
Isabell Moessler, Founder & CEO, IMC Consult

					                12.15
					                Asset Servicing: It's not just about Corporate  Actions

Hear from our panellists as they discuss existing and new demands of Asset Servicing. Traditionally orientated around Corporate Actions, there have been shifts in demand relating to other issuer lead or issuer impacting activities. Operational models not only need to pivot to respond to a wider service model but also need to cater for new personas requiring support.

George Harris, (moderator) Senior Director, Data Management Solutions, FIS
Naren Patel, Head of Broker Dealer & Investment Bank (Sell Side) Business Development, FIS
Martin Lawrence, Chief Customer Officer, ValueExchange
Michael Collier, Executive Director, Product Management, JP Morgan

					                13.00
					                Networking Lunch 
 Meet the exhibitors and network with your peers

				                  

					                2.00
					                Afternoon Keynote: Navigating Complexities: Embracing Innovation With Standardization

The discussion will focus on the evolving landscape of corporate actions with industry insights exploring the current initiatives, modernization efforts, and the challenges institutions face as they adapt to new technologies and regulatory changes.

Martin Lawrence, Chief Customer Officer, ValueExchange (Moderator)
Colin Parry, CEO, ISSA
Will Stevens, Executive Director, JP Morgan
Jigna Parmar, EMEA Head of Corporate Action Sales, S&P Global Market Intelligence

					                2.45
					                Regulatory Driven Change, Standards And Tax

A review regarding the state of play or various regulatory initiatives, both in play and looming. An outline of the areas covered is given below and a fuller precis will be added in due course.

Some of the areas covered will include: EU Withholding Tax and the implications for corporate actions of FASTER; T+1; SWIFT standards developments; SRD1-SRD3; ESMA Market Standardisation; ESG.

Constanze Gruen, Founder and MD, Experta Gruen UG (Moderator)
Sabine Dittrich, Head of the EU Financial Regulation practice of Slaughter and May
Michael Collier, Executive Director, Product Management, JP Morgan
Mari Fumagalli. Head of Asset Servicing Global Product and Regulatory Solutions, BNP Paribas Security Services.
Karin Deridder, Head of Standards Development, SWIFT

					                3.30
					                Networking Break - Afternoon Refreshments, Pastries and Reception With Sponsors

					                4.00
					                Never in isolation: How Asset Servicing should be thought of in the context of overall capital markets lifecycle

George Harris, (moderator) Senior Director, Data Management Solutions, FIS
Colin Parry, CEO, ISSA

					                4.40
					                Final session: Building  The Business Case For Asset Services Change - (with Whitepaper)

Securing funding for Asset Services change initiatives is a complex process. Finding benefits that can be measured in monetary terms is challenging.

The panel will discuss the process of putting together a Business Case and provide real world experience of how these challenges can be overcome.

Lesley Gomm, MD, Global Head Custody Asset Servicing and Head of EMEA Custody Operations, J.P. Morgan
Adam Stern, CEO and Founder, Ibacas Consultancy
John Kirkpatrick, Vice President, Product Management, Broadridge
Others TBC

There will be a Whitepaper handout with this session