Valentine’s date for PWM distributors in Vienna

Complimentary places are still available for PWM readers to attend the sixth in the European Fund Series of afternoon conferences, taking place at the Imperial Hotel in Vienna on 14 February. The event, sponsored by BNP PAM, will focus on key trends in the Central and Eastern European Investment fund industry. There will also be interactive panels on the regulatory framework and future distribution challenges. The keynote speaker will be Daniel Kingsbury, head of new markets at Pioneer Investments. Other speakers include Marek Kulczycki, chief executive officer at Deutsche Bank PBC Poland, Andreas Lessman, head of mutual funds for Austria, Central & Eastern Europe at Sal.Oppenheim, Mathias Bauer, chairman of Raiffeisen Asset Management and Heinz Bednar, chief executive of mutual funds house Erste-Sparinvest. To register, call +44 (0) 207 382 8184, email finance.event@ft.com or visit www.ftbusiness.com.