Focus on MiFID 2.
In 2018, large central banks may start soaking up liquidity from the market, the ECB may start tightening, while many are trying to guess when the high stock prices will get lower and when inflation and the increase of yields will commence, bringing significant changes on the bond market as well.
08:55 - 09:00
Welcome speech: Zoltán Bán, CEO of Portfolio
09:00 - 09:20
Opportunities and challenges on the global stock market
Speaker: Ann-Katrin Petersen, Vice President, Investment Strategist, Global Economics & Strategy, Allianz Global Investors
09:20 - 09:40
Bond market yields and inflation - Can we say goodbye to zero yields?
Speaker: Ádám Bakos, CFA, Head of fixed income desk, Aegon Hungary Fund Management
09:40 - 10:00
Hungarian small stocks gain explosive popularity - What does BSE count on in 2018?
Speaker: István Máté-Tóth, Deputy CEO of Business Development, Budapest Stock Exchange
10:00 - 10:40
One moment before the last or just scaremongering? What is worth to invest in when everything is expensive? - Panel discussion
Conversation participants:
10:40 - 11:10
Coffee Break
Last year, most of the domestic investment products were able to profit from the stock market rally but what can Hungarian private banks and fund management companies offer to their clients? What do an institutional client and retail client want and how will the service providers be able to comply? In the panel discussion institutional clients will be debating with representatives of asset management companies.
11:10 - 11:30
Overview of the Hungarian investment market: What kind of yields should we prepare for?
Speaker: László Somlai, Head of Sales Department, Erste Private Banking
11:30 - 12:10
Asset management vs. the needs of clients -What do service providers offer and what do clients want?
Conversation participants:
12:10 - 13:10
Lunch break
Financial service providers must face with the impact of blockchain and cryptocurrencies on investment behaviours. Where will it lead that even the greengrocer on the corner is talking about bitcoin? To what extent will cryptocurrencies transform investment habits and how will their fast spaced spreading influence investment psychology?
13:10 - 13:30
Technological innovations in investments
Speaker: Ákos Janza, Managing Director, Application Management & QA, MSCI
13:30 - 13:50
Bitcoin and futures market – Opportunities and risks
Speaker: István Végh, Senior Manager – CEE Region, Saxo Bank
13:50 - 14:30
Impact of blockchain and cryptocurrencies on investment decisions – Panel Discussion
Conversation participants:
Banks, brokerages, fund managers and investment advisers involved in MiFID 2 regulation have not received substantial responses to many of their questions even till today. What are the early experiences in the first couple of months after the enforcement of MiFID 2? What are the advices that international and domestic supervisory bodies can give to the market?
13:10 - 13:30
International routines and best practices
Speaker: Katalin Csilla Szabó, Financial Market Infarstructure Overseer,
13:30 - 13:50
MiFID 2 and the first experiences and challenges on the Hungarian market
Speaker: Gergely Szarka, Senior Investment Product Manager, MKB Bank
13:50 - 14:30
The first impression from the perspective of the market- Panel discussion with the leaders of the financial and investment sector
Conversation participants:
14:30 - 14:50
Coffee Break
14:50 - 15:40
Panel discussion with the most renowned experts on the Hungarian absolute return market
Conversation participants:
Despite the fact that MiFID 2 already entered into force, there are still many questions on the market. What impact will GDPR have on the investment services after it is enforced on 25 May? How will MiFID 2 impact government bonds and their trade? What are the challenges of ex-post cost statements?
14:50 - 15:15
How will GDPR impact the investment services and where is MiFID 2 fitting in the picture?
Speaker: Yvette Farkas LL.M, Lawyer, Farkas Yvette Ügyvédi Iroda
15:15 - 15:40
Government bonds and MiFID 2 – What are the novelties to be prepared for?
Speaker: Zsolt Nagygyörgy, Compliance Officer, Magyar Fejlesztési Bank
15:40 - 15:45
Closing remarks
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Organisation, general questions: Fruzsina Koncsek, Event Organiser, Telefon: 06/1 327 4088, E-mail: koncsek@portfolio.hu
