Overview
Agenda
Date: 20 August 2024
Venue: UBS Forum St. Peter, St. Peterstrasse 19, 8001 Zürich
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Overview
Grow Your Financial Knowledge with ICMA Future Leaders: Swiss government bonds, bills, & more – How the Swiss Federal Treasury works.
Members joined us in Zurich for a presentation by Daniel Wittwer, Vice Director of the Swiss Federal Treasury. Daniel presented how the Swiss Confederation handles their Asset Liability Management (ALM) and capital market funding and provided valuable insights into the Federal Treasury’s nation-scale financial management.
This event provided the opportunity to:
- Learn from specialists: Daniel Wittwer will share his expertise and knowledge on strategic financial management.
- Expand Your Network: Connect with like-minded young professionals and industry leaders.
- Help Advance Your Career: Equip yourself with valuable insights that can give you an edge in the competitive financial sector.
The formal speeches were followed by a networking reception.
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| 17:30 | Registration | |
| 17:50 |
Welcome remarks Benjamin Heck, Chair, ICMA Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
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| 17:55 | IFL update Charlotte Müller, Chief Economist Europe, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd Ingo Stössel, Credit analyst and specialist in the Swiss franc bond market, UBS |
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| 18:00 | Keynote and Q&A Daniel Wittwer, Vice Director, Federal Treasury |
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| 18:30 | Networking reception at neighbouring bar: Atelier bar, Talacker 16, Zurich | |
| 19:30 | Event close |
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| Overview of the latest developments in the sustainable bond markets: an ICMA and BofA Securities training workshop (by invitation only) Organised by: ICMA and BofA Securities Time: 08:30 - 16:30 SGT, Tuesday, June 27 Venue: The Westin Singapore ICMA and BofA Securities will hold a one-day training workshop aimed at regulators, issuers, investors and other market participants from the APAC region on June 27 at the Westin Singapore. The workshop will cover a comprehensive range of topics including: an overview of the Principles, financing themes such as climate transition, blue and biodiversity, overview of the EU/ASEAN taxonomies, an update on external reviews, disclosures and reporting as well as a case study on sustainability-linked bond issuance. Presenters will include representatives from ICMA, IFC, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, BofA Securities, RAM Sustainability and Dentons Hong Kong. |
| Roundtable on Singapore GFIT Taxonomy (invitation only) Organised by ICMA Time: 10:00-11:30 SGT, Tuesday, 27 June 2023 Venue: Singapore |
| Roundtable on global and Asian transition finance (invitation only) Organised by ICMA Time: 15:30-17:00 SGT, Tuesday, 27 June 2023 Venue: Singapore |
Dynamics and developments in the international sustainable bond markets – Implications for the MENA region
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