EUROPEAN FUND SERIES frankfurt

The shifting dynamics of the German funds market place will be debated during the latest stage of the PWM roadshow, which visits Frankfurt on the afternoon of June 18. The keynote speaker at the German language event, to be held at the Japan Tower, has been confirmed as Stefan Seip, director general of BVI, the German funds association. Panel discussions on subjects including the variety of product wrappers available for distributors and the roles played in the market by German and foreign fund managers will include contributions from high level speakers, including Christian Hille, head of certificates distribution at DWS, Christoph Hott, chief investment officer of leading private bank Sal. Oppenheim, Martin Theisinger, head of German distribution at Fortis Investments and Dresdner Bank’s global wealth management boss, Anton Simonet. Complimentary passes for the conference, which is supported by BNP Paribas Investment Partners, are still available. To register, telephone +44 (0) 207 775 6653, email finance.event@ft.com or visit www.ftglobalevents.com/efs2008/frankfurt Mr Seip’s organisation has been running a very high profile campaign, pointing out the unfair advantages which investment banks have over its fund manager membership.