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CIFA Events > Programme | 3 september 2010

Monday 14 April 2003

8.30

Registration

9.00

Welcome speech by the conference Chairman

Richard Smouha, Founding member of CIFA

9.05

Message from Mr François Gilliéron, Chief Operating Officer, Geneva Financial Center

9.15

Message from Mr Robert Kuster, Chief Economic Development Officer, Department of Economic Affairs, State of Geneva

9.25

Message from the Swiss Federal Council

9.35

The Convention of Independent Financial Advisors: its objectives

Jean-Pierre Diserens, Founding member of the CIFA

9.45

Switzerland and the taxation of savings in Europe?

Prof. Dr. Franz A. Blankart, Former Secretary of State, Limited Partner of Mirabaud & Co

10.15

Coffee break

10.45

Independent Financial Advisors in Europe: " how many definitions exist? " ; a review of the current position and future challenges

Who are the Independent Financial Advisors in Europe: how they style themselves and their activities in Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain?
What is their role and their market share?

Vincent J. Derudder, General Secretary, Fédération Européenne des Conseils et Intermédiaires Financiers (FECIF), Brussels

Michael Fawcett, Chief Executive, European Financial Planning Association (EFPA), Rotterdam

Andrew Peat, Director, Fédération Européenne des Conseils et Intermédiaires Financiers (FECIF), Brussels

12.00

Lunch
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14.00

The partnership between banks and Independent Financial Advisors in the 21st Century: challenges and ways to cooperate

Patrick Odier, Partner, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

14.30

Money laundering, corruption, terrorism: what are the new forms of organised crime? How to help the courts to combat them?

Claude Nicati, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, Bern

15.00

Coffee break

15.30

PANEL DISCUSSION

How to strengthen the role of Independent Financial Advisors in view of the globalisation of risks, regulations and financial players?
Panel led by Jean-Baptiste Zufferey, Professor, University of Fribourg, Deputy Chairman of the Federal Banking Commission (CFB), Member of the Consultative Committee of the CIFA

Strengths and weaknesses of the IFAs in today’s financial world?
What are the risks and opportunities at the eve of the 21st century?
Know your customer rules (KYC) and requirements
IFAs and banks: true partnership or hidden competition?
What outlook for the relation between the three key players: IFAs, banks, investors?
Why does the profession of IFA have a great future despite or due to the concentration of ever more powerful global players in the banking sector?
How political authorities treat, defend or put the IFAs under pressure?
How to face the constraints of national and supra-national regulations?
What do IFAs expect from banks and governments?
New rules and regulations: will they change the way IFAs work?
Higher ethical and best practice standards, closer cooperations on the European and international level

Panel:

Maurice Baudet, General Manager, Association Suisse des Gérants de fortune (ASG), Zurich

Pierre Bollon, Director General, Association Française de la Gestion Financière (AFG-ASFFI), Paris

Pierre Christodoulidis, Chairman, Groupement Suisse des Conseils en Gestion Indépendants, Geneva, Vice-President of the CIFA

Olivier Collin, Chairman, Chambre des Indépendants du Patrimoine, Paris

Angela Knight, Chief Executive, Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS), London

Jean-Pierre Lagane, Senior Vice-President, Head of Independent Asset Managers Department, Crédit Agricole Indosuez (Suisse) SA, Geneva

Aldo Varenna, National Councillor , Head of International Relations, Associazione Nazionale Promotori Finanziari (ANASF), Milan

17.00

How to ensure the prosperity of the activity of IFAs?

Principles and recommendations

Ray Soudah, Chairman, Millenium Associates, Zug

17.45

End of the first day

19.30

Welcome wine at the Château de Coppet

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20.00

Dinner at the Château de Coppet

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Tuesday 15 April 2003

8.30

Registration

THEMATIC WORKING GROUPS

9.00-10.30

11.00-12.30

Independence, compliance, tools and methods

Achieving independence in conformity to banks’ code of ethics and regulatory requirements

Eric Bouchez, Consultant, Geneva

Jacques Rondeleux, Financial Tradeware Plc, London

Arnaud Pellissier Tanon, Maître de conférences, Paris University I

B1	Financial Products for Independent Financial Advisors Need of financial products for professional portfolio management From fund selection to portfolio construction Regulatory changes in fund distribution Fabrice Vallat, CFA, Executive Vice-President, Clariden Bank, Zurich

Required professional qualifications and training for IFAs

What are the requirements in some European countries?
What minimum framework basis should be established in Europe?
Self regulation or state control?

Rainer Juretzek, Chairman, €uropean Financial Planning Association €FPA Germany, Bad-Homburg

Corruption and fraudulent misuse of public funds: how to protect yourself?

Practices of corruption
Obligations from the OECD treaty
Due diligence measures to be taken by IFAs
The control of politically exposed persons: theory and practice

Philippe Lévy, Chairman, Transparency Switzerland, Bern, Member of the Consultative Committee of the CIFA

Daniel Thelesklaf, Partner, TvT Compliance, Zurich

A3	Methods of remuneration The future of reallowances Rémy Obermann, Executive Vice-President, Head of Independent Asset Managers Department, Pictet & Cie, Geneva

B3	Concepts of insurance or shareholders’ equity? Which formula best protects the interests of the client-investor? Michel Ackermann, Director, Hubble Insurance Risk Management SA, Geneva

European tax harmonization, challenges, consequences, further considerations. Workshop includes tangible approach

Alexandre de Planta, Member of Management, External Asset Managers Dept, Crédit Lyonnais (Suisse) S.A.

Eric Breuillé, Member of Management, Financial Planning, Crédit Lyonnais (Suisse) S.A.

B4	Which performing tools and services to propose to the financial intermediaries of today? Dominique Blanchard, First Vice President, BCV External Asset Management, Lausanne

12.30

Lunch