Claw back credibility

Italy’s leading fund industry practitioners, including representatives of major fund houses, private and retail banks, promotori networks, pension funds and foundations, together with well-known institutional consultants, will gather in Milan for the third annual European Fund Series – Italy conference, on October 17. The Italian language event, sponsored by BNP Paribas Asset Management and held at the Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan’s Piazza della Repubblica, will focus on hot topics in the Italian fund industry, both on the retail and institutional side. Individual presentations and panel discussions will address what advisory platforms major banking players are setting up to win back Italian investors’ credibility in the managed savings area. Moreover, discussions will be held on new Ucits III funds, such as 130/30 products, “fondi flessibili” and other absolute return instruments such as hedge funds. The impact of MiFID on open architecture and the use of structured products will also be key topics. Speakers on these issues include Franco Baronio, managing director of the retail area at Banco Popolare, Mario Cuccia, managing director at Allianz, Giorgio Girelli, CEO of Banca Generali and Pietro Giuliani, president at Azimut. On the institutional side, the multi-manager platforms for institutional investors and the opportunities opened up by the pension fund reforms will be the topics discussed by Maurizio Agazzi, managing director at pension fund Cometa, Francis Candylaftis, CEO at Eurizon Capital and Davide Tinelli, financial director at Compagnia di San Paolo bank foundation. Complimentary places for the afternoon event are still available to PWM readers. To register, call +44 (0) 207 382 8184, email finance.event@ft.com or visit www.ftbusiness.com

Franco Baronio, Banco Popolare