AFM is keen to support Non-Executive Directors in the sector and, whilst they are welcome to attend all our events, we aim to produce meetings specifically targeted at Board Directors. For more information, or if you are interested in attending these events, please contact Martin Shaw at martin@financialmutuals.org.
NED Conference 2020
Our next NED Conference will be held on Thursday 4 June 2020, 10am-4pm, hosted by AXA IM, 7 Newgate Street, London. Further details will be announced in due course.
NED Conference 2019
The 2019 NED Conference was held on 19 June, kindly hosted by AXA IM. Slides from the event are available below:
Investing in the future – innovations in thematic investing, Matthew Lovatt, AXA IM
Governance workshop (morning), Dr Chris Pierce, Global Governance
Governance workshop (afternoon), Dr Chris Pierce, Global Governance
Practitioner’s view – governance challenges, Steven Parker, Praesta
Regulatory update, Mark Turner, Duff & Phelps
NED Conference 2018
This year’s NED Conference was held on the 5th June 2018 at the offices of AXA Investment Managers UK, London. Delegates were kindly invited to attend a drinks reception, hosted by AXA Investment Managers, immediately following the event. Slides from the conference can be accessed below:
Morning Session Afternoon Session Breakout Session
| Individual presentations: |
| Results of AFM survey on Board leadership, culture and strategy, Anthony Carey, Mazars and Martin Shaw, AFM |
| Board Dynamics – why it matters and practical tips for improving it, Lucy McClements, BP&E Global |
| Sustainable Investing for Financial Mutuals, Shade Duffy, AXA Investment Managers |
| Implementing the Senior Managers & Certification Regime, Robert Wharton, Keystone Law |
| Strategy, Market Development, Risks incl non-quantifiable risks, Steve Dixon and Kathryn Moore, SDA LLP |
| How Solvency II can be useful in the Boardroom, Paul Harwood, Holloway Friendly Society |
NED Conference 2017
Last year’s AFM NED Conference was held on 5 July, at the London offices of Rathbones. Slides from the event are available to download:
| Morning presentations (with links to any extra materials): | Afternoon presentations (with links to any extra materials): |
| Culture: who makes it, who breaks it? Catherine Stalker and Jonathan Hayward, Independent Audit
Ethical leadership, and how the firm deals with ethical dilemmas, Duncan Minty, Thought Leader on Ethics and Insurance The evolving Senior Insurance Managers Regime, Robert Wharton, Keystone Law The right people for the Boardroom, Rupert Gibb, Warren Partners |
‘So Volatility- turn it up to Eleven’, Bryn Jones, Rathbones
Lessons learned from Solvency 2, Graeme Charters, OAC What regulators expect of NEDs, Ian Marshall, Senior Advisor, PRA Trends in corporate governance, Martin Shaw, AFM |
New NED roundtable
Following a successful pilot event in March, LGTVestra is again hosting our next roundtable for new NEDs on 22 September at their offices in London.
NED conference 2016
Our 2016 event was held on 10 May, at etc. venues, Fenchurch Place, London, kindly sponsored by AFM Associate Mercer. The agenda is below, with slides attached:
- Technology, politics and change in the financial sector, John Rowland, Cicero Consulting
- An overview of the legal horizon for NEDs, John Gilbert, M&G consulting/ Hogan Lovells
- Update on AFM, Andy Chapman, Chair and Martin Shaw, AFM
- Trends in reinsurance for smaller mutuals, Andrew Cox, Guy Carpenter
- Cyber Defence, Andrew McQuade, Kyngswoode Consulting (brochure also attached for more information)
- Investment strategy under Solvency 2, Ravi Rastogi, Mercer
- Update for NEDs on how the executive role is changing, Richard Yerbury, Charles Taylor
- Solvency 2 as business as usual, Steve Dixon, Steve Dixon Associates LLP
A summary of feedback from the event will be added to the website shortly.
For more information, contact martin@financialmutuals.org.