With less than 2 months to go, we're ramping up preparations for the 11th Annual Crane's European Money Fund Symposium, which will take place Sept. 22-23 at the Hilton Dublin in Dublin, Ireland. The latest agenda is now available and registrations are still being taken for our European money market mutual fund event. We provide more details on the show below, and feel free to contact us for more information. Our 2024 European Symposium event in London attracted over 210 money fund professionals, sponsors and speakers. Given the continued growth in money fund assets, trends like tokenization and expectations for another round of regulatory changes in Europe, we expect our show in Dublin to once again be the largest gathering of money market professionals outside the U.S. (Note: For those attending, please make your hotel reservations ASAP. Our discounted rate expires August 1 and we expect our block of rooms to sell out shortly.)
"European Money Fund Symposium offers European, global and 'offshore' money market portfolio managers, investors, issuers, dealers and service providers a concentrated and affordable educational experience, and an excellent and informal networking venue," says Crane Data President Peter Crane. "Our mission is to deliver the best possible conference content at an affordable price to money market fund professionals," he adds.
Registration for European Money Fund Symposium is $1,000 USD. EMFS will be held at the Hilton Dublin. Hotel rooms must be booked before August 1 to receive our discounted rate of E269. Visit www.craneeurosymposium.com to register, and contact us to request the PDF brochure. (Let us know too if you'd like information on sponsorships or speaking in future years too.)
The EMFS agenda features sessions conducted by many of the leading authorities on money funds in Europe and worldwide. The Day One Agenda for Crane's European Money Fund Symposium includes: "Welcome to European Money Fund Symposium" with Peter Crane of Crane Data; followed by an "Irish Funds Update: MMFs in Ireland & the EU" with Pat Lardner of Irish Funds; "Tokenized Money Funds & Tech Issues" with Brenden Carroll of Dechert LLP and Cristiano Ventricelli of Moody's Ratings; and, "Senior Portfolio Manager Perspectives," featuring Ketan Shah of Legal & General Inv. Mgmt., Joe McConnell of ` J.P. Morgan Asset Mgmt <b:>`_. and Dan Singer of J.P. Morgan Securities.
The afternoon will consist of: "Sterling & U.K. Money Fund Issues" with Harm Carstens of DWS Investment, Douglas McPhail of Morgan Stanley I.M. and Michelle Randall of Invesco; "Euro, ESG & French Standard Money Funds" with David Callahan of Lombard Odier I.M., Marc Fleury of BNP Paribas A.M. and Vanessa Robert of Moody's; "U.S. Money Fund & USD Market Update," with Peter Crane of Crane Data, Deborah Cunningham of Federated Hermes and Pia McCusker of State Street Investment Mgmt.; and lastly, "Asian & Continental European Money Markets" with Minyue Wang of Fitch Ratings, Michael Mango of S&P Global Ratings a and Rudolf Siebel of BVI.
The Day Two Agenda includes: "IMMFA Update: The State of MMFs in Europe" with Veronica Iommi of IMMFA and Alastair Sewell of Aviva Investors (and Chair of IMMFA); "Repo, Alternative Repo & Trading Platforms" with David Skingle of Barclays, Cassandra Jones of State Street and Joseph Russo of GLMX; and, "Money Fund Reforms in Europe & The UK" with Dennis Gepp of Federated, John Hunt of Sullivan & Worcester LLP and Barry O'Connor of Matheson LLP.
The afternoon of day 2 will include: "Dealer & Issuer Supply Roundtable" with Stewart Cutler of Barclays, Kieran Davis of TD Securities and Marianne Medora of Groupe BPCE/Natixis; "Fund Servicers in Ireland & Strategist Update" with Rachel Thornton of Northern Trust and Ronald Man of BofA Securities; "Ultra-Short Bond Funds, ETF MMFs & Alt-Cash" with Valerio Lupini of Fitch Ratings and Rustam Muradov of J.P. Morgan A.M.; and, a "Recap & European Money Fund Data Update" with Peter Crane of Crane Data.
Also, we're making plans for our next Crane's Money Fund University, which will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 18-19, 2025. Money Fund University covers the history of money funds, interest rates, regulations (Rule 2a-7), ratings, rankings, money market instruments such as commercial paper, CDs and Treasuries, and portfolio construction and credit analysis. We also include segments on offshore money funds and ultra-short bond funds. Money Fund University's comprehensive program is good for both beginners and experienced professionals looking for a refresher.
Mark your calendars too for our next Bond Fund Symposium, which will be held in Boston, Mass., on March 19-20, 2026. (Click here to see last year's agenda.) Bond Fund Symposium is the only conference devoted entirely to bond mutual funds, bringing together bond fund managers, marketers, and professionals with fixed-income issuers, investors and service providers. The majority of the content is aimed at the growing ultra-short and conservative ultra-short bond fund marketplace.
Finally, Crane Data is making preliminary preparations for our next big show, Money Fund Symposium, which is scheduled for June 24-26, 2026 in Jersey City, N.J. The agenda will be released late this fall and registrations will open soon.
Money Fund Symposium attracts money fund managers, marketers and servicers, cash investors, money market securities dealers, issuers, and regulators for 2 1/2 days of sessions, socializing and networking. Visit the MF Symposium website at www.moneyfundsymposium.com for more details. Registration is $1000, and discounted hotel reservations will be available. We hope you'll join us next summer in Jersey City! (E-mail us at info@cranedata.com to request the full brochure.)
Let us know if you'd like more details on any of our events, and we hope to see you in Dublin in September, in Pittsburgh in December, in Boston in March 2026 or in Jersey City in June 2026. Thanks to all of our speakers and sponsors and for your support!
