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With global growth strategies still firmly on the agenda in the face of heightened market volatility and cross-border regulatory differences, the role of optimal technology and data is firmly in the spotlight to ease the pressures faced by fund and asset managers. With investors also demanding a wider array of investment options, investment groups are needing to assess how to navigate and streamline governance and reporting procedures with questions asked if an internal management or outsourced approach is the best fit for their company.

The fifth annual Fund Technology & Data, North America report brings together North American based fund and asset management professionals to address the challenges in building a comprehensive technology and data platform across the front, middle and back office.

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Exploring the infinite ways in which technology is shaping investment management

SECTION 1

IMPROVING CLIENT REPORTING & COMMUNICATION

1.1 INTERVIEW: How technology can solve for complexity in the foreign exchange (FX) market Moderator:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Panelists:

Ron Klipstein, Head, FX E-Commerce, Northern Trust

1.2 ROUNDTABLE: What new forms of communicating with clients are being utilized to keep up with the era of the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Moderator:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Panelists:

John Utter, Head Institutional Client Service, RBC Global Asset Management

SECTION 2

INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

2.1 Interview: What challenges need to be overcome to create industry standards and what will the benefits be for investment managers and clients?

Moderator:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Panelists:

Marty Burns, Chief Industry Operations Officer, Investment Company Institute

2.2 INTERVIEW: How can firms manage the sharp increase in margin calls that the new BCBS/IOSCO requirements are projected to trigger?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Laura Martin, Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

2.3 INTERVIEW: Should asset managers build, buy or outsource technology platforms to manage margins for collateralized trading?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Invited: Christopher Scarpati, Partner, Capital Markets Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers

2.4 INTERVIEW: How are firms adapting to the New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Rules?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Henry Jiang, Chief Information Security Officer & Managing Director, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

2.5 INTERVIEW: No excuses: Investments advisors must invest in technology or suffer the consequences

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Matt Gunderson, Director of Business Development, Personal Capital

SECTION 3

PREPARING FOR DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY

3.1 INTERVIEW: What does Artificial Intelligence (AI) bring to the table for the asset management?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Head of North American Media, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Paul Fahey, Head of Insurance Solutions, Americas, Northern Trust

3.2 INTERVIEW: How far away are we from seeing blockchain technology in the asset management industry and what are some of the potential effects?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

John R. Burnett, Managing Director, Emerging Technologies Center, State Street Corporation

SECTION 4

SYSTEMS RELIABILITY

4.1 INTERVIEW: Exploring the frameworks asset management firms need to consider when implementing a data quality management strategy

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Julia Bardmesser, Head of Data Quality Management - Americas, Deutsch Bank

Paul Fahey

Head of Insurance Solutions, Americas, Northern Trust

John Utter

Head Institutional Client Service, RBC Global Asset Management

Marty Burns

Chief Industry Operations Officer, Investment Company Institute

Christopher Scarpati

Partner, Capital Markets Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers

John R. Burnett

Managing Director, Emerging Technologies Center, State Street Corporation

Julia Bardmesser

Head of Data Quality Management - Americas, Deutsch Bank

Laura Martin

Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

Henry Jiang

Chief Information Security Officer & Managing Director, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Matt Gunderson

Director of Business Development, Personal Capital

Ron Klipstein

Head, FX E-Commerce, Northern Trust

Northern Trust is a leading provider of asset servicing and asset management services worldwide. With $6.7 trillion in assets under custody and $942 billion in assets under management, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients – from corporate plans and public and government entities to not-for-profits and sovereign wealth funds.

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Participating in or moderating a roundtable with other industry leaders

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