Living with Covid: Moving to "End Game" and the implications for markets

Event Details

Free


Date and Time

Tue, 25 January 2022

13:00 - 14:00


Location

Online Via Zoom

Event Details

Free


Date and Time

Tue, 25 January 2022

13:00 - 14:00


Location

Online Via Zoom

Event details
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The global economy faces renewed challenges with the velocity of the Omicron variant on the consumer activity, the health system, and growth expectations. But does the new variant actually bring the world closer to the end of COVID's extreme impact, and what implications will this have for both international asset markets and the domestic Irish economy?

The Professional Diploma in Applied Alternative Investments provides an opportunity for professionals working in international financial services to develop their expertise in the growing alternative assets market.

 

Increasingly, alternative assets which includes hedge funds, commodities, private equity, structured products and real asset investments such as infrastructure investments are becoming mainstream investments which are predicted to grow.

 

You will find further information about this programme here.

The event will be held over Zoom. Please ensure you have access to Zoom in advance of the event taking place. Zoom is available on all PCs, laptops, tablets and Apple or Android devices. The link to join the event will be emailed to registered members on the day of the event.

The registration for the event will close once we reach capacity or at 2pm the day before the event. 

There is 1 CPD hour available for the following designations:

  • QFA (relevant to Saving & Investment category only)

  • APA (relevant to Saving & Investment category only)

  • Grandfathers (relevant to Saving & Investment category only)

  • Registered Stockbroker (relevant to Saving & Investment category only)

  • Professional Banker

  • Accredited Funds Professional

Kevin McConnell

Kevin, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is an external specialist consultant in the banking and investment sectors with over 25 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 mid-tier to top tier M&A transactions providing stress testing/due diligence consultancy, and transaction advisory. He was a member of Committee on Collective Investment Governance (CCIG) of Central Bank of Ireland (2014) which supported the development of CP86.

He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of the Certified Investment Fund Director Institute. He developed and delivers the post graduate programs in Alternative Assets at IOB (UCD), in Wealth Management in the Masters in Finance at Trinity College Dublin, and on the Certified Bank Director program in Ireland and UK.

Kevin is also deputy chair of the Irish platform one of the largest CLO originators in Europe and is chief executive of GEM Strategic, a specialist consultancy firm.

Kevin McConnell