AIMA & KPMG invite you to join us for this interactive half day roundtable event that will encourage the sharing of ideas and business best practices. These informal peer to peer discussions are the perfect opportunity for you to gain practical insights and privately discuss some of the most pressing issues impacting the industry.

Agenda:

8:30 | Registration and light breakfast

9:00 | Welcome and introduction: Jack Inglis, CEO, AIMA

9.10 | Introduction & Presentation: Focus on Technology and Digitisation

9.25 | Roundtable discussion topics

• How is technology changing your business operations and investment strategy?  Will Managers survive without embracing new technologies and change?
• Is your firm witnessing a move towards digitisation? What are the main drivers of this digitisation?
• Do you envisage the implementation of blockchain technology in the medium term in any operational aspect of your business?
• What are the practical and/or regulatory challenges you foresee in implementing new technology and digital tools?
• How can firms best prepare for increased digitisation going forward?

10.05 | Coffee break & networking

10.30 | Introduction & Presentation: Tax Strategy – Brexit

10.45 | Roundtable discussion

• Post-Brexit structuring and UCITS for alternative funds - what are UK asset managers doing and what tax issues are they encountering?

11.15 | Introduction & Presentation: Tax Strategy – Catherine Houts, U.S. Tax Director, KPMG Cayman Islands

11.30 | Roundtable discussion

• An interactive discussion on the U.S. tax reform passed into law December 2017 and other areas of U.S. tax that are impacting the asset management industry

12.00 | Closing remarks & depart

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