Robert Rushe, Head of Exchange Traded Products, State Street Corporation

Robert Rushe, head of exchange traded products (ETP) servicing in Ireland, leads State Street’s ETP servicing team and is responsible for the overall ETP product offering for new and existing clients covering exchange traded funds (ETFs), exchange traded notes and exchange traded certificates. Prior to this he was at Bank of Ireland Securities Services, where he was a key member of the team responsible for the creation of Ireland’s first ETF product in 2000. Rushe was responsible for the development of Bank of Ireland Securities Services ETF model over the past 10 years. His experience also includes fixed income investments, Shariah funds, emerging markets funds, synthetic products and multicurrency dealing.

Mark Russell, Fund Manager, Legal & General Property

Mark Russell is fund manager at Legal & General Property, of the growing £750million L&G Managed Pension Fund, which over the past 5 years has delivered top quartile performance and continues to attract long term investment. Mark joined from Prestbury Investment Holdings Ltd where he was responsible for several property portfolios. Prior to this he worked for LGP from 2000 to 2006 with responsibility for investment and asset management on the Linked Life Fund.