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The Impact of the RDR
Marketforce's Inaugural Conference: Join the UK’s top retail investment providers to discuss winning strategies for the post-RDR world
28th March 2012, One Whitehall Place, London
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Speakers include:
Barry O’Dwyer
Deputy Chief Executive, UK & Europe, Prudential
Barry O’Dwyer
Deputy Chief Executive, UK & Europe, Prudential
Biography
As Managing Director of Retail Life and Pensions at Prudential, Barry O'Dwyer is responsible for the P&L performance of what has consistently been the UK's highest-margin retail life company. His remit covers investment bonds, pensions and retirement income products in the UK and Europe.
Barry joined Prudential in January 2009 from HBOS Financial Services where he was responsible for investment, pension and protection products through the Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Clerical Medical Brands.
Prior to that, Barry was Managing Director of Marketing at Standard Life during a period of significant change for that company, which involved a complete overhaul of its product strategy.
Barry is an Actuary with over 20 years of experience of the financial services industry.
Tony Stenning
Managing Director, UK Retail Business, BlackRock
Tony Stenning
Managing Director, UK Retail Business, BlackRock
Biography
Tony’s service with the firm dates back to 2000, including his years with Mercury Asset Management and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Tony plays an active role with a number of industry bodies, frequently engaging with regulatory authorities and government on a range of industry issues/ initiatives. In addition to heading the UK Retail business Tony is also a member of the Leadership Committee and Chairs the board of BlackRock Fund Managers Limited. Tony is also a regular speaker on various industry topics.
Prior to joining BlackRock, Tony spent several years in private client fund management with a particular focus upon collective investment schemes. Mr Stenning holds a BA (Hons) in Economics and is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
Neil Denton
Regional Manager, Standard Life
Neil Denton
Regional Manager, Standard Life
Biography
Neil has over 20 years’ experience with Standard Life and has held a range of IFA relationship management and business development roles.
For the past eight years, as a Regional Manager, Neil has focused on key regional intermediary partners to develop their client and service offerings. Prior to becoming a Regional Manager, Neil was aligned to large national accounts such as AWD/Chase de Vere and RBS Group.
Neil is currently a senior member of Standard Life's RDR project team, highlighting the views of advisers and the challenges they face. Neil entered Financial Services straight from Manchester University and after two years with C. T. Bowering joined Standard Life.
Away from work Neil is a Vice President of Wimbledon Rugby Football Club, who he played for from 1988-1998.
Ian Ackerley
Director of Investments, Barclays
Ross Anderson
RDR Programme Manager, Aviva
Ed Dymott
Head of Commercial, Fidelity Worldwide Investment
Ed Dymott
Head of Commercial, Fidelity Worldwide Investment
Biography
Ed Dymott is Head of Commercial at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. He is responsible for the longer term business planning for the UK Business and represents both Fidelity's, and our client's, commercial interests in regulatory issues. Ed is also responsible for managing the commercial relationships that Fidelity has with the Fund Groups who use its UK Platform.
Ed joined FIL in September 2000, the year Fidelity FundsNetwork launched, and has held several roles specifically within that part of the business. He was also responsible for developing a number of key adviser propositions. Ed has since worked in a number of Commercial and Strategy functions, the most recent being Head of UK Fund Partners.
Ed holds a BEng in Automotive Engineering from Loughborough University and an Executive MBA from Cass Business School.
Conference overview:
With the deadline for the Retail Distribution Review fast approaching, there remain unanswered questions around the design and implementation of the new status quo. As advisers are still exploring the best charging and business models for their organisations, life companies and fund managers are reconfiguring their business models to adapt to the changing landscape.
Building on the long-standing success of our The Future of Distribution in Financial Services and Future of Life and Long-Term Savings conferences, Marketforce are proud to present The Impact of the RDR. This event will bring together to senior executives from fund managers, life companies, IFAs, private banks, IT providers and industry commentators to examine the implications of incoming regulation on the retail investment market.
To ensure a profitable and compliant business post-2012, discuss how your organisation will respond to the RDR and benchmark different strategies with your peers join us this March.
This event has been accredited by the CII and can be included as part of your CII CPD requirement should you consider it relevant to your professional development needs.
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