NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon, a
global leader in investment management and investment services,
will feature Steve Forbes, chairman
and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, as the keynote speaker at its
annual ETF symposium. The symposium for exchange-traded funds is
scheduled for October 20 to October
22 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Hotel in Dana Point,
CA.
Forbes' topic for the event will be Navigating the Economy
for Business Growth and Success.
The symposium will focus on important issues in the ETF
marketplace including the emergence of non-transparent active ETFs,
the validity of fixed income ETFs, market liquidity and the impact
of new regulations.
Among the industry thought leaders scheduled to present at the
event are Deborah Fhur, co-founder of ETFGI, and Kathleen Moriarity, partner of Kaye Scholer.
This is the fourth year of the symposium, which highlights best
practices and strategies for registered investment advisors,
sponsors, investors and other participants in the ETF Industry.
"The ETF Symposium is designed for registered investment
advisors and other financial professionals who use, or are
interested in using, ETFs as part of their investment strategy,"
said Steve Cook, business executive,
structured product services, for BNY Mellon. Cook, who will
moderate the opening panel at the symposium and provide an overview
of the ETF marketplace, added, "We also believe the symposium will
help investment professionals gain insight into the way their peers
view a range of topics such as balancing active and passive
strategies and how ETFs can provide efficient access to a wide
range of asset classes."
For more information on the event, visit
www.bnymellon.com/etf.
BNY Mellon has a long history supporting the unique servicing
needs of ETFs and has played a leading role in the development of
procedures and systems integral to some of the first and most
innovative products of the ETF industry. As of June 30, 2015, BNY Mellon supports 35 issuers
offering 593 separate ETFs in the U.S., Europe and Asia with a total of $301.6 billion in net assets.
BNY Mellon's Asset Servicing business supports institutional
investors in today's fast-evolving markets, safeguarding assets and
enhancing the management and administration of client investments
through services that process, monitor and measure data from around
the world. We leverage our global footprint and local expertise to
deliver insight and solutions across every stage of the investment
lifecycle.
BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping
its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout
the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for
institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon
delivers informed investment management and investment services in
35 countries and more than 100 markets. As of June 30, 2015, BNY Mellon had $28.6 trillion in assets under custody and/or
administration, and $1.7 trillion in
assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of
contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage,
service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the
corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:
BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com.
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Contact:
Mike Dunn
+1 212 922 7859
mike.g.dunn@bnymellon.com
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