Link'n'Learn 2018 Program

What is Link ’n' Learn?

Led by Deloitte’s leading industry experts, Link’n Learn is a series of webinars conducted over the course of the year, specifically designed to keep you up-to-date with today’s critical trends and the latest regulations impacting your business. An hour of your time is all you need to log on and tune in to each informative webinar.

How to join
Our webinars will be held on Thursdays, from 04:00 to 05:00 p.m. GMT (See the equivalent time for your region).

If you wish to attend to these webinars, please email us in order to receive our e-mail invitations with the link to access to these webinars.

You can also connect to the webinar via your smartphone or your tablet.

Missed a session?
The webinars are recorded and these recordings are available online in MP4 format after each session. These will be made available on this page after each session.

Asset Management Due Diligence

Date: 6 December

Agenda:

• What is a Due Diligence
• How to build a Due Diligence Questionnaire
• Due Diligence assessment
• Due Diligence illustrated
• Due Diligence in the context of the Circular 18/698

Speakers:

Daniel Capocci - Director, Strategy & Regulatory, Luxembourg
 

Watch the webinar in full here. 

Money Market Funds in the IM Industry

22nd November 

Agenda

• MMF Regulation at a glance
• Key attention points
• ESMA Publication
• Conclusions and key messages
• Q & A

Speakers:

Fabian De Keyn - Director, Financial Services, Luxembourg

Eoin Kelly - Manager, Financial Services, Ireland

Becki Sharp - Manager, Financial Services, Ireland

Watch webinar in full here.

RPA (Robotics) in the IM Industry

Agenda

• What is RPA? What are the challenges? Why is RPA relevant?
• RPA today / RPA tomorrow
• RPA - what are the challenges and insights form the expert
• RPA applications to the IM industry
• Case studies and video
• Conclusions, what is next?
• Q & A

Speakers:

Nicolas Hennebert - Partner, Financial Services, Luxembourg

Bernard Lecaillion - Director, Financial Services, Luxembourg

Simon Hanrahan - Manager, Financial Services, Ireland

Luke Halpin - Manager, Financial Services, Ireland

Yannick Mettavant - Manger, Audit & Assurance, Luxembourg

Watch the webinar in full here. 

Derivative Financial Instruments

Agenda 

• Definition and use of derivatives
• Classification of derivatives
• Linear instruments
• Swaps
• Non-linear instruments
• Structured products
• Hybrid products
• Recent trends in derivatives markets
• OIS discounting
• Credit Valuation Adjustment
• Illustration: Swap trading in the past and nowadays
• Q & A 

Speakers:

Guillaume Ledure - Senior Manager, Financial Services. Luxembourg.

Fabian De Keyn – Director, Financial Services. Luxembourg. 

Anti Money Laundering

Agenda

• Overview of partial AMLD4 transposition in Luxembourg
• Law of 18 February 2018 partially transposing AMLD4 
• Ongoing AMLD4 transposition:  Beneficial Owners registries  
• Hot topic
• AML Assurance:
  • Expectations of the Third Line of Defence
  • Benefits of IA Assessment
  • Key areas of focus for AML Internal Audit Review
    
• Beneficial Ownership
• Q & A 

Speakers:

Bastien Collette - Director, Advisory & Consulting, Luxembourg

Helene Fosset - Analyst, Advisory & Consulting, Luxembourg

Laura Wadding - Director, Investment Management, Ireland

Sinead Carey - Senior Manager, Advisory & Consulting , Ireland

Watch the webinar in full here 

Regulated PERE Funds

Agenda: 

What’s happening in Lux:

Speakers:

Sandrine Leclercq - Director, Investment Management, Luxembourg

Gérard Lorent - Director, Investment Management, Luxembourg

Arnaud Bon - Director, Investment Management, Luxembourg

Enrique Marchesi - Director, Tax , Luxembourg

Christophe Masset - Partner, Tax , Luxembourg

Brexit

Agenda

• Political and economic developments
• Impact on the asset management industry
• How regulators and firms are responding
• Q&A

Speakers:

Sandrine Leclercq - Director, Investment Management, Luxembourg

Laura Wadding - Director, Financial Services, Dublin

Joy Kershaw - Senior Manager, Financial Services, London

Katherine Davidge - Senior Manager, Financial Services, London

Alex Cole - Manager, Economics, London

Watch the webinar in full here.  

Investment Management Outsourcing

Thursday 14th June

Agenda: 

• Context
• What is outsourcing?
• Outsourcing models
• Outsourcing measures
• Choosing the right outsourcing partner

Speakers:

David Berners - Director, Investment Management, Luxembourg

Philippe Hijazin - Senior Manager, Financial Services, Luxembourg

Watch the webinar in full here.  

Investment Management Funds

Thursday the 31st of May

Agenda:

• Introduction
• General Principles:
  • How an Investment Fund Works 
  • Different Structures
  • Parties Involved
• Regulatory Evolution
• Market Trends and Disruptive Technologies 

Speakers:

Brian Jackson - Partner, Financial Services, Ireland Dublin

Deina Bannon - Senior Manager, Financial Services, Ireland Dublin

Julie Farren - Manager, Financial Services, Ireland Dublin

Paola Draper - Senior Manager, Financial Services, Luxembourg

Watch the webinar in full here. 

PRIIPs and KID

Thursday 17th of May 

Agenda:

• Introduction

• The PRIIPs Framework
• PRIIPs impact
• Current Challenges 
  • Industry reaction and regulatory commentary – performance scenarios
  • Insurance view 
  • AM view 
  • Banking OTC-Structured products

Speakers:

Chris Farkas, Director, Advisory & Consulting, United Kingdom

Florence Buron, Director, Advisory & Consulting, Luxembourg

Heather Robinson, Senior Manager, Advisory & Consulting, United Kingdom

Watch the webinar in full here.  

GDPR

Thursday 12th of March

Agenda 

• Introduction 
• Personal data and personal identifiable data
• Legislations and other sources of guidance
• Myths
• Conclusion

Speakers

Georges Wantz - Director, Tax and Consulting, Financial Services . Deloitte Luxembourg.

Mohammed Saadi - Manager, Risk Advisory . Deloitte Luxembourg.

Watch the webinar in full here. 

Future of Banking: Digital and Regulatory

Thursday 22nd of March 

Agenda

• Introduction 
• PSD2 regulatory context 
• The impact of PSD2 on Banking strategy decisions
• What technology to face those challenges
• Conclusion

Speakers:

Benoit Sauvage - Senior Manager, Strategy and Operations . Deloitte Luxembourg.

Xavier Turquin - Senior Manager, Strategy and Operations . Deloitte Luxembourg.

Andy Fossion -  Consultant, Technology and Enterprise. Deloitte Luxembourg.

Watch the webinar in full here. 

ETF's and Sustainability

Thursday 8th of March

Agenda

• Introduction 
• ETF landscape and future outlook
• How the impact of current legislation is shaping the ETF landscape
• Does the ETF regulatory landscape need to be reformed?
• ETF and latest sustainability trends
• Conclusion

Speakers

Christian MacManus - Partner Audit & Assurance. Deloitte Ireland.

Jack Lee - Director, Audit & Assurance. Deloitte Ireland.

Guillaume Brousse -  Director, Audit & Assurance. Deloitte Luxembourg.

Derina Bannon - Senior Manager, Regulatory. Deloitte Ireland.

Watch the webinar in full here.

Investment Management Tax Outlook 2018

Thursday 15th of February 

Agenda

UK Tax

• Proposed changes in non-UK resident taxation for investors holding UK real property investments;
• New Trust Registration requirements in the UK;

International Tax

• Changes to capital gains tax on Indian securities;
  
• French flat withholding tax on investment income; and
  
• A brief summary of other recent international tax updates/changes.

Irish Tax

• Introduction of iXBRL reporting for Irish funds (likely property funds initially)
  
• New return form for Irish Real Estate Funds expected in 2018
  
• Updated guidance expected on Irish securitisation companies (which are often used in structures with fund vehicles)
  
• Changes to Certificates of Residence by Irish Revenue
  
• Extension of Irish CbCR reporting deadline for FY16 to 28 February
  
• Changes to Investment Limited Partnership legislation expected in 2018
  

Speakers:

Sheelan Shah - Director, Tax. Deloitte London.

Seamus Kennedy - Senior Manager, Tax. Deloitte Ireland.

Sybil Smyth - Tax. Deloitte Ireland.

Watch the webinar in full here. 

Asset Management Regulatory Outlook 2018

Thursday 1st of February

Agenda

• Brief Overview and Introduction of the Deloitte Regulatory Outlook
• Investment Management Overview
• Discussion on :a) MIFiD / PRIIPs outcome on IM and challenges for the PERE world b) GDPR 
• CSSF and ESMA’s Asset Management Priorities for 2018
• AML IV impacts and PPR review
• Central Bank of Ireland Asset Management Priorities for 2018
• Conclusion 

Speakers:

Gérard Lorent - Director, Strategy and Regulatory. Deloitte Luxembourg.

Arnaud Barosi - Director, Financial Services. Deloitte Luxembourg. 

Benoit Sauvage - Senior Manager, Strategy and Regulatory. Deloitte Luxembourg. 

Derina Bannon - Senior Manager, Legal and Regulatory. Deloitte Ireland.

Watch the webinar in full here.