Comarch will once again take part in the 9th Annual Transfer Agency and Fund Operations Forum, taking place on February 23rd-26th  2010 in Luxembourg.

The event is the only established conference in Europe, which deals specifically with the transfer Agency industry. ITAS will gather 220 senior attendees. This year’s keynotes will include:

• Dominic Sheridan, Director, Head of Global Fund Services (F&C INVESTMENTS)
• William Gilson, Managing Director (AVIVA INVESTORS)
• Mike Morecroft, Head of European Transfer Agency (INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD)
• Graham Goodhew, Director, JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT
• Paul O'Neil, Managing Director, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES
• Piotr Swistun, Internal Markets & Services DG, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• Marco Zwick, Directing Officer, SCHRODERS

The meetings will focus on the following issues:

• Gauging Impacts Of The Credit Crunch On The Funds Industry. What Next For The Funds & TA World?
• UCITS IV – Assessing The Progress Achieved To Date & The Countdown To July 2011
• Merging Funds: Exploring New And Alternative Fund Structures And The Resulting Challenges For Distribution And Processing
• How Can Distributors Become Involved In The Automation Effort?
• Automated Fund Trading – Where To Next And What The TA Needs To Know?
• The Future Role Of Platforms And How They Are Morphing Into More Than Execution Engines
• Is Outsourcing A More Relevant Strategy In The New Economic Paradigm?
• Hosted Fund Services – Democratization Or Proliferation?
• Spotlight On Asia: Identifying The Hurdles And Solutions For Global Fund Servicing And Distribution
• Assessing The Impact Of TARGET2 Securities On Transfer Agents
• Understanding The Processing And Administrative Challenges Posed By SICAVs

You are cordially invited to discuss the IT aspects of the above topics with Malgorzata Bartyzel, Key Account Manager at Comarch.

Further information can be found on the conference website.

17 February 2010