1. Disruptive Change in the Diamond Industry
Compliance, Financing & Derivatives
Mumbai January 2015

4. Disruptive change for the better
There have been no successful financial products launched for diamonds.
Financial community sees huge potential for diamonds, but various impediments have to be resolved
Fear of the ‘Closed Shop’ has to be removed
Creating efficient platforms will encourage successful financial products which will allow the industry to grow
This growth will generate new clients and new sources of liquidity
There is a huge opportunity to be taken to grow the ‘cake’ rather than squabble over the size of the slice of cake.

5. polishedprices – ‘The importance of Bench Mark Pricing’ Emma Muller- co founder of polishedprices.
Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX)- Ilya Polner CEO of SDiX
Swiss Global Management (Julius Baer)- ‘Diamond Funds’, Stephan Mueller responsible for the launch of Julius Baer’s gold ETF and Chairman of SFMA ETF Equity Group
Consultant for RBS Markets, Geoffrey Wyatt, ‘Regulating Investable Diamond Linked Products’

6. Key demands for the industry to create these opportunities are
Transparency
Meeting regulatory requirements – Geoffrey Wyatt, previously Head of ABN Amro Business Development of Structural Products.
The industry to embrace change.

7. Afternoon sessions: Diamond Funds & Derivatives
Stephan Mueller – Swiss Glbal Asset Management
Charles Wyndham – Polishedprices
Developing new diamond sales channel: Commodity trading & Finance
Linus Koh – Head of Product Development SDiX
Alain Vanvenborre – Chairman SDiX
Ilya Polner – CEO SDiX
ETF requirements & compliance
Geoffrey Wyatt
Dilip Mehta – Rosy Blue
Pranay Narvekar – Pharo Beam Consulting