Section 1
ASSESSING THE MERITS OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & EVALUATING VALUE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
Roundtable debate: This house believes independent research holds no extra value
over traditional research
Moderator:
- Confirmed: Elizabeth Pfeuti, Equity Capital Markets Reporter, Financial News
Panellists:
- Confirmed: Jeremy Armitage, Head of Research, State Street Global Markets
- Confirmed: Alexander Gancz, Head of Bespoke Research, Société Générale
- Confirmed: Julien Nebenzahl, Chief Executive Officer, DayByDay
- Confirmed: Nick Hill, Business Development Manager, Financiele Diensten Amsterdam
Section 2
EXPERT DEBATE: HOW INDEPENDENT IS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH?
This debate addresses whether differing levels of independence exist within independent investment research and why this matters to the fund management community
Moderator:
- Confirmed: Chido Tagarira, Publisher, Clear Path Analysis
Panellists:
- Confirmed: Andrew Milligan, Head of Global Strategy, Standard Life Investments
- Confirmed: Lothar Mentel, Chief Investment Officer, Octopus Investments
Section 3
EXAMINING THE TRUE VALUE OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & BROKERAGE AS WELL AS THE PAYMENT STRUCTURE
White paper: What are the true value-add services of independent research and brokerage?
- Confirmed: Bryan Rudd, Senior Investment Manager, Cannon Asset Managers
White paper: How does Independent Research actually get paid for?
- Confirmed: Peter Twist, Chief Executive Officer, IND-X Securities
Section 4
EXPERT DEBATE: EVALUATING THE FINE LINE BETWEEN INSIDER TRADING AND EXPERT NETWORKS
This debate will evaluate the true role of expert networks and the perceived risk of insider trading that is occasionally associated with independent research
Moderator:
- Confirmed: Chido Tagarira, Publisher, Clear Path Analysis
Panellists:
- Confirmed: Adam Steiner, Chief Executive Officer, SVG Investment Managers
- Confirmed: Gunnar Miller, Global Co-Head of Research, Head of European Research, RCM- Allianz Global
Section 5
SPECIAL WHITE PAPER: GETTING THE IDEA ACROSS
- Confirmed: Henk Slotboom, Founder, The Idea Driven Equities Analyses Company