2024 Agenda
Thursday, December 19
9:15 - 10:00am Welcome to Money Fund University, History & Current State of Money Funds
Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
10:00 - 10:45am The Federal Reserve & Money Markets
Katie Craig, Rates Strategist, Bank of America
10:45 - 11:15am Refreshment Break sponsored by
11:15 - 12:00pm Ratings, Monitoring & Performance
Steven Johnson, Associate Director, Fitch Ratings
Rahul Ghai, Associate, S&P Global
Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
12:00 - 12:30pm Instruments of the Money Markets Intro
Pankaj Vohra, VP Short F-I Strategy, J.P. Morgan Securities
12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch sponsored by
1:30 - 2:00pm Instruments: Repurchase Agreements
Dan Boate, Vice President, J.P. Morgan Securities
2:00 - 2:35pm Instruments: Treasuries & Govt Agencies
Sue Hill, Senior Portfolio Manager, Federated Hermes
Matt Lachance, Director MM Trading, TD Securities
Kyle Lynch, Capital Markets Strategist, FHLB Office of Finance
2:35 - 3:10pm Instruments: Commercial Paper & ABCP
Rob Crowe, Managing Director, Citi Global Markets
Greg Jensen, Money Markets Origination, Citi Global Markets
3:10 - 3:40pm Refreshment Break sponsored by
3:40 - 4:15pm Instruments: CDs, TDs & Bank Debt
Vanessa McMichael, Director, Wells Fargo Securities
4:15 - 5:00pm Credit Analysis & Portfolio Management
Sean Lussier, VP/Senior Portfolio Manager, SSGA
Peter Hajjar, Global Head of Credit Research, SSGA
5:00 - 7:30pm Cocktail Party & Holiday Reception sponsored
8:00 - 9:00am Breakfast sponsored by
9:00 - 9:50am Money Fund Regulations: 2a-7 Basics & History
Stephen Cohen, Partner, Dechert LLP
Jamie Gershkow, Partner, Stradley Ronon
9:50 - 10:40am Money Fund Reforms: Latest 2a-7 Changes
Stephen Cohen, Partner, Dechert LLP
Jon-Luc Dupuy, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
10:40 - 11:10am Refreshment Break sponsored by
11:10 - 11:50am European MMFs & Ultra-Short Funds
Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
John Hunt, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
11:50 - 12:30pm Money Fund Data & Wisdom Demo/Training
Peter Crane, President & Publisher, Crane Data
12:30 - 12:45pm Graduation