THE FUTURE OF THE FINANCIAL CENTRE

January 2002

Dear colleague,

The third annual FINANCE DUBLIN conference is being held at a time when the IFSC continues to expand in depth and width at an undiminished pace. The FINANCE DUBLIN Annual Yearbook for 2002 records the arrival in Dublin of over 30 new cross border financial services companies, compared with the 2001 edition, bringing to 430 the number of international companies operating from the Dublin platform for cross border financial services.

These companies share one thing in common - an awareness of the opportunities being provided to institutions and banks worldwide as a result of globalisation in financial services.

The theme of this year's conference is the opportunity provided by the emerging single financial services market in Europe, which now has gone to the top of the agenda for policy makers in Europe, following the completion of the launch of the euro. Dublin's horizon's stretch far further than the EU however, and any opportunities arising in a European context increasingly must be seen in a one world context. That is why the theme of the conference is: 'Preparing for the emerging financial services markets in Europe and beyond'.

The focus of the conference is practical - to provide practical suggestions that all companies can put to work - an example is the conference's coverage of 'UCITS III', which will be of importance this year to all Dublin fund administration companies, as well as the enforcement of anti money laundering and counter terrorism actions.

This practical focus mirrors the editorial approach of FINANCE DUBLIN, which, along with its sister publication FINANCE, have been recording developments in Ireland's International Financial Services centres since its inception in 1987.

Last year's second annual conference was attended by over 300 delegates, which was addressed by leading figures from the international IFSC community as well as top politicians and regulators.

The topics and speaker line-up at the conference also reflect the suggestions of delegates from last year's conference as well as readers of FINANCE DUBLIN, examples being UCITS III, the development of a reinsurance market in Dublin, and the issue of the new financial regulatory framework in Ireland.

The FINANCE DUBLIN conference is unique in that it is the only forum for the whole of the IFSC and where all the key issues affecting international financial services in Ireland are addressed, from banking to life assurance, funds, asset finance and insurance. It brings together the top decisionmakers in management, regulation and tax policy, and for this reason I look forward to welcoming you to the conference in Dublin on April 9-10th 2002.

Yours sincerely

Ken O’Brien
Publisher

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