This session will cover some of the recent trends in the fund industry, as well as regulatory and macro factors which have impacted funds.

Overview

This session will:

  • latest fund statistics and trends.
  • regulatory update.
  • macro factors and impacts.
  • future prospects – looking ahead to the next 12 months.

Speaker

  • Stuart Chandler FCCA, head of funds, BPP CI
    Stuart Chandler (002)

    Stuart is Head of Funds for BPP CI. Prior to BPP, he worked at PWC, Kleinwort Benson, Northern Trust and, most recently, State Street, where he was Assistant Vice President of Client Service, responsible for a range of listed and unlisted private equity funds.

    Stuart’s experience in the fund industry is broad, spanning 10 years in fund accounting, financial reporting, operational and regulatory compliance, corporate secretarial and administration. He has worked for BPP for 6 years, and has led training sessions in the Channel Islands, UK, Ireland, Poland, North America and Kenya. Stuart is also a published author, having written a career guide on becoming an accountant, as well as a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.