Euromoney - The Netherlands conference

woensdag 09 maart 2016

Join us in Amsterdam this March for the first Euromoney Netherlands Conference. Can the export-driven economy survive an emerging market slowdown and overall sluggish global growth? And how will European and international financial regulatory changes impact the strength of the Netherlands’ financial centre? Gather with senior policymakers, issuers and institutional investors to discuss the important issues, challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

The conference aims to highlight the robustness of the Dutch financial system and its resilience after the Eurozone crisis amidst a global low growth environment. An important theme running throughout the event will be sustainable and responsible finance and investment. Just some of the topics for discussion include:

The global low rates, low growth environment: opportunities and risks for the Netherlands
Regulatory change: the impact on Dutch banks and financial markets, and how they adapt
The growth of the Dutch covered bond market
The financing of Dutch industry: Efficient funding of a global reach
Maximising the Dutch investor base and its privileged status
Capital Markets Union and the Dutch financial centre
Capitalising on the trend for going ‘green’ as pioneers of sustainability in finance
Dutch public sector issuers and the ECB purchase programme

Yvonne Bakkum, our Managing Director will join the panel "Dutch Pensions and Investment Management: Crunch Time 2016".

Event Details:

When: 9 March 2016

Where: Mariott Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

For more information on the conference visit http://www.euromoneyconferences.com/netherlands.html

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