As Luxembourg prepares to host the ALFI Asset Management Conference, the agenda signals a gathering shaped by regulatory recalibration, geopolitical uncertainty and accelerating technological change.
Capital Pioneer will be on site, with editor Beth Ure and capital markets correspondent Evy Williams reporting live from the event (on 24 and 25 March).
The opening session sets the tone: a fireside chat with Evert Van Walsum, ESMA’s head of investor protection and sustainable finance.
With Europe’s rulebook in flux, from the implementation of MiCA to the next phase of sustainable finance standards, Van Walsum’s remarks are likely to offer rare clarity on supervisory priorities at a moment when digital asset markets and AI‑driven investment tools are testing the limits of existing frameworks.
Economic resilience will also be under scrutiny. DWS’s global head of economics, Martin Moryson, will outline a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2026 and beyond, as shifting power blocs, rising public debt and AI‑enabled productivity gains reshape global capital flows.
Technology’s strategic role in asset management is set to feature prominently.
Mistral AI’s Guillaume Bour will argue for “sovereign AI” models that allow financial institutions to innovate without ceding control of sensitive data, an issue of growing relevance as firms deploy AI for portfolio construction, regulatory intelligence and risk management.
The FundTech pitches later in the morning, including on‑chain fund administration and enterprise tokenisation, will provide a window into how digital asset infrastructure is maturing.
Regulators remain central throughout the day, with interventions from Luxembourg’s finance minister, Gilles Roth, and the CSSF’s Laurent van Burik.
Panels on UK regulatory direction, ETF innovation and the strategic pressures on mid‑sized managers round out a programme that blends policy insight with market‑driven debate.
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