Podcasts from Irish Funds

In this fireside chat, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks candidly with Enda Brady about her six-year Ordeal in detention in Iran, including her arrest in 2016 and time in solitary confinement, to her eventual return home to her husband and daughter in the UK and the lasting impact on her family.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled ‘Tokenisation in Action’, which was moderated by Nicola Sheridan of PwC and included Valeria Zafar of Kinexys , Madeleine Boys of Ownera, Louise Hogan of A&L Goodbodyand Dovile Silenskyte of WisdomTree.
This panel discussion covers the opportunities, regulatory developments, and operational considerations around fund tokenization in asset management, with a particular focus on money market funds, distribution innovation, and the future potential for private assets.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled ‘Distribution vs Product – the driver of ETF success in Europe’, which was moderated by Michael O’Riardon of Blackwater and included Edward Robbs of Jane Street, Isabell Moessler of SpireBay Financial, Pawel Janus of ETFBook and Steve Palmer, Royal London Asset Management.
This panel discussion covers the rapid growth andevolution of the European ETF market, exploring key themes including product differentiation, liquidity provision, distribution challenges, the rise of retail investors, and the emerging opportunity in active ETFs.We hope you enjoy this episode, and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.

Today we are bringing you the second episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Spring UK Symposium, which took place on the 30th of April in London. This episode features the panel discussion entitled “AIFMD II - Practical Advice for Managers on its Impact and Implementation”, which was moderated by Stephanie Ford of Deloitte and included Derbhil O'Riordan of Dillon Eustace, Daniel Forbes of Waystone and Suzanne Williams of HSBC. This panel discussion covers the key regulatory and market developments shaping the alternative investment fund industry, with a focus on AIFMD2 transposition, liquidity management tools, and product design considerations. 
We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.”

Today we are bringing you the first episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Spring UK Symposium, which took place on the 30th of April in London.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled “Regulatory Priorities 2026”, which was moderated by Adrian Mulryan of Invesco and included Geraldine Brehony of Irish Funds, Ruairí O'Connell of the FCA and Catharine Dwyer of the Central Bank of Ireland

This panel discussion covers how UK and EU financial regulators are collaborating on shared priorities including investor protection, regulatory simplification, and building investment culture across Europe, despite post-Brexit regulatory divergence.
We hope you enjoyed this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon