35th IBA Global Challenges and Opportunities for the Asset Management Industry Conference
7 Jun - 9 Jun 2026
Session information
Channelling distribution channels: the who, what, where of investors and how to access them
Monday 8 June (0930 - 1015)
Description
- Where do you see your target market/distribution efforts growing and what are the local regulatory hurdles or considerations that either challenge or ease your growth?
- Distribution of retail funds: Are you seeing a market outside the US for US registered funds? Outside Europe for UCITS? Establishing local fund group or relying on private placement?
- Are investors coming to you or are you approaching them and with what types of investments?
- As an access fund/platform provider, what are the advantages and challenges that you see in your distribution relationships? Are fund managers trending towards access fund models?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Barbara Cronin | Virtus Investment Partners, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
Speakers
| Katherine Carter Stewart | Dechert, London, England |
| Brian Dillon | Dillon Eustace, Dublin, Ireland |
| Debra Franzese | Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, New York, USA |
| Kei Ito | Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Michael Stanton | iCapital, New York, New York, USA |