FinanceMalta’s fourth Annual Conference is being held at the Westin Dragonara Resort in St. Julian’s, Malta on 20 May. This day-long annual conference is a unique opportunity for over 200 foreign and local financial services practitioners as well as industry, government, regulators and, importantly, FinanceMalta’s 212 corporate and affiliate company members to discuss developments in international financial regulation, new business opportunities for Malta’s practitioners and the industry’s increasing potential for growth as part of Malta’s new-found status as a financial services jurisdiction.
This year’s Annual Conference platforms the increasing demand for greater visibility by these service providers within the industry to a captive audience of predominantly financial service practitioners. Camilleri Preziosi and the Infomate Group are both headline sponsors of the conference where much interest has been shown, not only in the FinanceMalta conference itself, but also in sponsoring this year’s conference. Due to demand shown by FinanceMalta members, FinanceMalta has introduced exhibition stands to the conference for tahe first time; 9 exhibitors will be exhibiting this year.
Laragh Cassar, partner at Camilleri Preziosi stated: “The decision to sponsor FinanceMalta’s 4th Annual Conference in 2011 was unanimous among the Partners. We believe that FinanceMalta has been doing sterling work to promote Malta as a financial services reality and we feel that we should show our support through sponsorship. We are pleased to have Camilleri Preziosi be associated with FinanceMalta for this event.”
This conference, entitled ‘Malta's Financial Services Industry - Gearing Up To Sustain Growth’ also acts as part of the organisation’s remit to build greater visibility and credibility for Malta as a European Financial Centre (EFC), not only in its targeted international markets but also locally in meeting that overseas demand through the financial services industry.
Joseph Sultana, Managing Director of Informate Group stated: “The Infomate Group is proud to sponsor FinanceMalta’s 4th Annual Conference this year. The financial industry is an industry that demands the highest levels of IT services and support, and these are synonymous with the Infomate Group’s overall offering. Through the broad range of services we offer and our experience in this vertical, both locally and overseas, we are perfectly aligned with FinanceMalta’s initiative to complete the loop, making Malta a winning destination.”
Speakers at this year’s Annual Conference include: Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech, FinanceMalta chairman Kenneth Farrugia, Malta Financial Services Authority chairman Prof. Joe V. Bannister, Karel Van Hulle, Senior Global Economist & Head of Insurance Unit, European Commission, Karen Ward, Chief Economist, HSBC UK, Prof. Eddy Wymeersch, Ex-Chairman of the Committee of European Securities regulators (CESR) and of the European Regional Committee of IOSCO, Prof. Vito Spada, Professor of Banking and Finance at the Università del Salento in Lecce in Italy.
Key topics that will be addressed this year include: A Changing Regulatory Landscape; The Way Forward in Regulation; Financial Crises: a new perspective on how the global economy is emerging from the crises; The World in 2050: Understanding the rise and implications of the growth in the emerging markets; Post the financial crises: regulatory initiatives having an impact on the European funds industry; Solvency II: from Regulation to Supervision; VAT on financial services and insurance: