Falling inflation - what's next for Capital Markets and the Irish economy?
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Tue, 22 August 2023
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Free
Date and Time
Tue, 22 August 2023
13:00 - 14:00
Location
Online via Zoom- Zoom link will only be available on IOB Learn
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Funds Service and Banking professionals, Finance advisors, Asset Managers, Accountants, Lawyers, Compliance Professionals, Fund Professionals & Financial Controlling staff. Inflation, Interest Rate, outlook for the Irish Economy As we enter a critical point for financial markets, well past peak inflation, but with a slowing global economy and a stressed banking sector, what are the key areas which the funds sector needs to focus for the next major movements in asset prices. In addition, as the Irish economy weathers the international storm, what are the prospects for the next year? This presentation, sponsored by the IOB, is designed to help participants in the funds industry understand the main drives of financial market performance from 2023 into 2024, and introduce core topics which are covered in the IOB curriculum in the Professional Certificate in Capital Markets, Investment and Funds and the Professional Diploma in Applied Alternative Investments
There is 1 CPD hour available for the following designations:
-APA (all except ethics)
-QFA (all except ethics)
-CBD
-CB
-PB
-LCI
-RPP
-RRP
-WMP
Kevin McConnell
CFA, CEO GEM Strategic
Kevin, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is an external specialist consultant in the banking and investment sectors with over 30 years of experience in financial markets. Working with banks, regulators and investors in Credit, Capital, Stress Testing and Strategy, Kevin has experience in over a dozen regulatory jurisdictions across Europe, US and Emerging markets.
He has worked through a range of top tier M&A transactions providing stress testing/due diligence consultancy, and transaction advisory. He was a member of the Committee on Collective Investment Governance (CCIG) of Central Bank of Ireland (2014) which supported the development of CP86. Kevin has presented and provided training at European Central Bank, and has delivered expert programs to European and Middle Eastern based regulators on Bank Capital, Credit and IFRS9.
He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Certified Investment Fund Director Institute for seven years, delivering programs in Investment Management to board directors, and is a Senior Associate of Faculty, Institute of Banking (IOB) Executive Education- Certified Bank Director Program since 2012. He has designed and delivers the Structured Finance/Credit program for the Msc in Finance in Michael Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin, the Graduate Diploma in Alternative Investment, the Professional Certificate in Capital Market Investment & Funds program for the Institute of Banking (IOB-UCD), and the Asset Management/Sustainable Finance program on the Msc. in Finance, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) for over a decade.
Kevin has also delivered programs on Bank Capital, Investments and Credit, in association with the IOB and Cambridge University. Kevin is also an adjunct Professor of Finance with TCD, and Examiner for the Certified Financial Planner examination for Financial Planning & Standards Board in Ireland.
Kevin is also deputy chair of the Irish platform of one of the largest CLO originators in Europe, sits on a range of investment fund boards and is chief executive of GEM Strategic, a specialist banking and investment consultancy firm.
