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1 ALFI LEADING EDGE CONFERENCE New Depositary Rules & other Service Provider related issues RBC Investor & Treasury February 25th,2015

welcome Dear Fund Industry Professionals, ALFI is pleased to announce its next Leading Edge Conference fully dedicated to the new regulations applicable to depositaries and their implications for

2 welcome Dear Fund Industry Professionals, ALFI is pleased to announce its next Leading Edge Conference fully dedicated to the new regulations applicable to depositaries and their implications for other service providers. With CSSF Circular 14/587 just behind us and a number of upcoming local and European regulations, this one day event will combine a thorough legal and regulatory analysis, highly topical research, practical insights and technical discussions that will provide an ideal opportunity for all industry stakeholders to gain a deep insight on what these regulations mean for them in practice. New Depositary Rules and other Service Provider related issues An ALFI Leading Edge Conference Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 At the premises of RBC Investor & Treasury Services S.A., Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg The conference will be a unique opportunity to hear from and exchange views with leading industry experts on: Selection, initial due diligence and ongoing review of service providers by the depositary; Segregation and record keeping of assets; Governance and prevention of conflicts of interests; Depositary/custody delegation and sub-delegation operating models; Liquidity oversight requirements and other controls; The role of the management company in light of the new depositary circular Business as usual? A presentation by the regulator will provide participants a panorama of applicable laws and regulations and a view on the regulator s approach to the matter. Please find the conference programme on the following pages. We are offering our members a very modest attendance fee starting at the early bird rate of EUR 250 for payments made by the 4th February The non-member rate is EUR 550. Please click here to register. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you at the conference. Yours sincerely, Camille Thommes Director General

3 programme a.m Registration & breakfast Welcome & introduction François Drazdik, Head of Administration, ALFI Chairperson s introduction Martin F. Dobbins, Managing Director & Country Head Luxembourg, State Street Bank Luxembourg Setting the scene Panorama of applicable laws and regulations/origin of circular 14/587 - objectives and issues addressed/interactions between the different Luxembourg and EU regulations/upcoming regulations (UCITS V...) Marc-André Bechet, Director Tax & Legal, ALFI Laurent van Burik, Head of Division, Senior Advisor, CSSF Coffee break Selection, initial due diligence and ongoing review on service providers by the depositary Sub-custodians/Prime brokers/collateral agents/monitoring and due diligence requirements for non-custodied assets Setting the scene by: Yvan de Laurentis, Head of Depositary and Fiduciary Services, BNP Paribas Securities Panel discussion: Moderator: Yvan de Laurentis, Head of Depositary and Fiduciary Services, BNP Paribas Securities Séverine Loisel, Head of Depositary Bank, Edmond de Rothschild (Europe) Luxembourg David Claus, Managing Director & Luxembourg Country Executive, The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. Bernd Henninger, Executive Director, EY, Luxembourg Simon Ramos, Partner, Advisory & Consulting - Investment Management Services Deloitte Luxembourg Segregation and record keeping of assets Global sub-custodians/prime broker accounts/derivatives/collateral management/emerging markets Setting the scene by: Claude Niedner, Partner, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Panel discussion: Moderator: Ian Barnes, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A. Anne Sophie Minaldo, Partner, KPMG Luxembourg Société Coopérative Ana Vazquez, Head of Fund Structuring & Domicile, CACEIS Bank Luxembourg David Coast, Director, Credit Suisse (Luxembourg) S.A. Claude Niedner, Partner, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Chairperson s wrap up Buffet lunch

4 programme p.m. Afternoon sessions Chairperson s introduction Sebastien Danloy, CEO, RBC Investor Services Bank S.A Governance and prevention of conflicts of interest Hermann Beythan, Partner, Linklaters LLP, Luxembourg Serge d Orazio, Head of Institutional & Professional Services (Luxembourg), KBL European Private Bankers S.A., Luxembourg Nikolaus Rummler, Managing Director, IPConcept (Luxembourg) S.A Depositary/Custody delegation and sub-delegation operating models Group co-operation models/delegation rules and organisational requirements/practical experiences Moderator: Jean-Christian Six, Partner, Allen & Overy, Luxembourg Isabelle Goethals, Head of Depository, HSBC Bank plc, Luxembourg Branch Joanna Meager, Global Head of Client Operations, RBC Investor & Treasury Services, London Jean-Marc Crepin, Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman, Luxembourg Coffee Break Liquidity oversight requirements and other controls Cash monitoring/subscriptions and redemptions oversight/execution and evaluations controls Moderator: Olivier Carré, Partner, PwC, Luxembourg Ian Headon, Head of Product Development, Depositary Services, EMEA, Northern Trust, Dublin Jean-Pierre Gomez, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, Societe Generale Securities Thierry Portz, Senior Manager, Head of Depositary Bank Control and Oversight, Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A The role of the management company in light of the new depositary circular - business as usual? Moderator: Jacques Elvinger, Partner, Elvinger, Hoss & Prussen Arnaud Bon, Private Equity & Real Estate Leader, SGG Luxembourg Graham Goodhew, Director & Conducting Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à r.l., Luxembourg Revel Wood, CEO, RBS (Luxembourg) S.A Chairperson s closing remark Closing drink

5 sponsors Leading Edge Conference 25/02/ 15 Luxembourg

UK Luxembourg: the global opportunity for asset management

UK Luxembourg: the global opportunity for asset management Dear Sir or Madam, The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, ALFI, has the pleasure of inviting you to join our conference that will take