The Monaco Fund Forum is the largest European asset management gathering and always a place to catch up with clients, prospects and friends.

This year we are represented with a team of eleven in Monaco, including our chairman.

I opened the distribution summit on Monday with our new research study on the professional fund buyer landscape, “Building Bridges”, around the needs of the new global professional fund buyer and asset holder.

After me was the chairwoman of Interbrand, Rita Clifton, presenting her top global brands survey and case studies around the tangible importance of brand in any industry, asset management included.

It was followed by a number of panels throughout the morning with advisors and selectors, and then the discussion became more product specific in the afternoon.

Stay tuned for a research summary of the day and the most important themes on asset holders’ minds.