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2. Deutsche Börse ETF-Forum

Maneuvering through the crisis on ETFs - True strengh facing difficult economic environment

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Thursday, 10 September 2009, starting at 2 p.m. at the Neue Börse

The coarse reality of the financial crisis will show us which financial instruments really are of any value. ETFs have proven their potential under difficult circumstances as they excel by their high level of transparency, low costs and continuous availability. Particularly important during a crisis: ETFs are “separate assets” and therefore pose no or only little issuer risks. With the purchase of one single ETF investors are given access to entire markets and different investment strategies. In doing so, you will navigate quickly and safely through times of trouble.

On the 2nd ETF Forum on 10 September Deutsche Börse brought together asset managers, portfolio managers and private investors as well as representatives of all 13 ETF issuers. In workshops and panel discussions they provided for prospects on the commercial vehicle of the future and exchange views on which investment strategies have proven the safest when navigating through the tough times of the financial crisis.

Thank you for your interest.

Target group:

Asset managers and consultants, portfolio managers, private banking consultants and bank analysts, Landesbanks, savings banks, pension funds and insurances

Program
Time PresentationWorkshop

1.30 p.m.

Registration

2.00 p.m.

Welcoming speech
Frank Gerstenschläger
Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Börse AG
Podcast (28 MB, German only)

2.15 p.m.

Keynote Speech: Values in the course of time
Anselm Bilgri
Author and Advisor
Podcast (34 MB, German only)

2.45 p.m.

Magic bullet ETFs?
Current assuptions for the development of the ETF market
Dr. Hartmut Graf
Head of Issuer Data & Analytics, Deutsche Börse Indices
Podcast (16 MB, German only)

3.00 p.m.

refreshment break

3.10 p.m.

The financial crisis as structural change and its effect on the ETF business
Dr. Dirk Klee
CEO iShares Barclays Global Investors (Deutschland) AG
Presentation (German only)
Podcast (22 MB, German only)

New product developments in the ETF market
Michael John Lytle
Director of Marketing, Source
Presentation (German only)



Hans Günther Bonk
Founding partner of Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

End of Workshop 1: 3.50 p.m.

3.30 p.m.Eight years of ETFs in Europe – Overkill or yet not enough?
Thomas Meyer zu Drewer
Country Head Germany & Austria Exchange Traded Funds
Lyxor International Asset Management
Presentation (German only)
Podcast (11 MB, German only)
3.50 p.m.Application of ETFs in Wealth Management
Dr. Christian Gast
Head UBS ETFs
UBS Global Asset Management
Presentation (German only)
Podcast (9 MB, German only)

ETF, ETC & ETN: differences and similarities
Nikolaus Barth
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Private Investor Products/Equity Derivatives Sales Germany & Austria
Presentation (German only)


End of Workshop 2: 4.00 p.m.

4.10 p.m.Portfolio strategies with ETFs
Thomas Merz
Senior Portfolio Manager
Credit Suisse
Presentation (German only)
Podcast (10 MB, German only)
4.30 p.m.coffee break
4.50 p.m.

Active management with passive products

  • Functionality of short and leverage ETFs
  • Alternative investment with ETFs: Commodity, hedge funds and volatility ETFs

Thorsten Michalik
Head of db x-trackers
Presentation (German only)
Podcast (12 MB, German only)

Is the economic recovery permanent? Investment strategies using ETFs in the present macro-economic environment.
Nigel Longley
Director ETF Securities
Presentation (German only)


End of Workshop 3: 5.30 p.m.

5.10 p.m.Investment behaviour over the changing course of time
Andreas Fehrenbach
CEO ETFlab Investment GmbH
Presentation (German only)
Podcast (10 MB, German only)
5.30 p.m.Asset class ‘commodities’ and ‘commodity ETFs’ – what they promise and what they (don't) keep.
Eugen Weinberg
Head of Commmodity Research
Commerzbank AG
Levente Kulcsar
Head of Institutional Sales ComStage
Commerzbank AG
Presentation (German only)
Podcast (12 MB, German only)

Demand and reality: How have strategy ETFs proved their worth in times of crisis?
Bruno Schmidt-Voss
Invesco Asset Management
Presentation (German only)



Dr. Stefan Schulz
UniCredit Research
Presentation (German only)


End of Workshop 4: 6.10 p.m.

5.50 p.m.EasyETF – a unique business model
Tobias Löschmann
BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Senior Client Relationship Manager
Presentation (German only)
Podcast (8 MB, German only)
6.10 p.m.refreshment break

6.30 p.m.

Panel discussion: Maneuvering through the crisis on ETFs – True strength facing difficult economic
Presentation: Katja Dofel (n-tv)

Panel participants: Claus Hecher, Thomas Meyer zu Drewer, Andreas Fehrenbach, Thorsten Michalik, Thomas Timmermann, Chris Plomitzer (Market Maker), Frank Pöpsel (Chefredakteur Focus Money), Katja Dofel (n-tv)

7.15 p.m.

Dinner Buffet & Get Together

Media partner:

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Börsen-Zeitung

www.boersen-zeitung.de

ETF Magazin

ETF Magazin

Focus Money

Focus Money

www.focus.de/finanzen

 

Contact Person
Deutsche Börse ETF-Forum 2009
E-Mail: etf-forum2009@deutsche-boerse.com
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