The Good & The Bad for the Capital Markets/ Irish Economic Outlook H2 2024
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Wed, 28 August 2024
13:00 - 14:00
Location
Your event Zoom link is available via IOB Learn, but will also be emailed to you before 11am on the morning of your event.
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Wed, 28 August 2024
13:00 - 14:00
Location
Your event Zoom link is available via IOB Learn, but will also be emailed to you before 11am on the morning of your event.
This event is designed to help participants in the funds industry understand the main recent impacts to the financial markets and how well positioned the Irish economy is?
After an exceptionally strong stock market performance since October 2023, driven by the falling interest rate outlook and an AI euphoria, how will the upcoming US Election, continued geopolitical uncertainty, and the inflation battle impact the main financial markets for the remainder of 2024? How well positioned is the Irish economy facing into the ever-changing global backdrop and a falling rate cycle?
It will also introduce core topics covered on the IOB curriculum including the Professional Certificate in Capital Markets, Investment and Funds, Professional Diploma in Applied Alternative Investments and Complex Financial Instruments programmes. The event will be on interest to Funds Service and Banking professionals, Finance advisors, Asset Managers, Accountants, Lawyers, Compliance Professionals, Fund Professionals & Financial Controlling staff.
There is 1 CPD hour available for the following designations:
APA (all categories except ethics)
QFA (all categories except ethics)
RS (all categories except ethics)
LCI- Licentiate Compliance Institute
CIFD- Certified Investment Fund Director
AMP- Asset Management Professional
AFP- Accredited Funds Professional
CB- Chartered Banker
PB- Professional Banker
WMP- Wealth Management Professional
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.
