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List of sponsors 
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities at this event then please contact:
Christopher White, Sales Manager
Email: chris.white@terrapinn.com
Tel: (65) 63222757
Fax: (65) 62716309
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Event partner
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The DIFC is the world's newest international financial centre. It aims to develop the same stature as New York, London and Hong Kong.
It primarily serves the vast region between Western Europe and East Asia.
Since it opened in September 2004, the DIFC has attracted high calibre firms from around the globe as well as its region. A world-class stock exchange, the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), opened in the DIFC in September 2005.
The DIFC is a 110-acre free zone. It is part of the larger vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, together with the Government of Dubai, to create an environment for progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region.
Sectors
The DIFC focuses on several sectors of financial activity: Banking Services (Investment Banking, Corporate Banking & Private Banking); Capital Markets (Equity, Debt Instruments, Derivatives and Commodity Trading); Asset Management and Fund Registration; Insurance and Re-insurance; Islamic Finance & Professional Service Providers.
Financial institutions may apply for licences in the above sectors. Firms operating in the DIFC are eligible for benefits such as a zero tax rate on profits, 100 per cent foreign ownership, no restrictions on foreign exchange or repatriation of capital, operational support and business continuity facilities.
Financial services in the DIFC are regulated to international standards by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
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Gold sponsor
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Commerzbank Alternative Investment Strategies (COMAS) is the global alternative investments platform of Commerzbank. COMAS offers institutions and retail intermediaries access to a wide variety of alternative investments, including hedge funds, through a flexible and integrated platform. COMAS delivers both flagship funds of funds as well as bespoke portfolio solutions to meet individual client objectives. COMAS combines cutting edge product development capabilities with a sophisticated asset allocation engine and robust institutional risk oversight.
Commerzbank AG is Germany's second largest private sector bank and one of Europe's leading financial institutions. COMAS benefits from the vast resources and institutional risk oversight provided by Commerzbank, as well as from the legal, operational and IT infrastructure necessary to handle the scale and complexity of hedge fund investments.
The COMAS product menu includes:
• Flagship multi-strategy funds of
hedge funds with established track
records
• Specialised single strategy funds of
hedge funds
• Bespoke solutions through
customised portfolio construction
• White labelling
• Structured products
• Managed accounts
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Silver sponsors
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The British Virgin Islands’ progressive and transparent environment makes it one of the leading domiciles for the establishment, operation and regulation of hedge funds and their functionaries.
Its well-developed professional infrastructure, modern regulatory framework and cost-effective corporate regimes have resulted in the registration of more than 4,000 funds and some 700 managers and administrators in the BVI by the end of Q3 2006. Additionally, a strong presence of qualified and experienced legal, accounting and administration practitioners, combined with a fast-track registration and licensing system for the establishment of collective investment funds makes the BVI an attractive destination for investment business.
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Citco Bank is the recognized world leader in providing specialized trading and custody for the international fund holdings. For institutional clients (primarily Banks), Citco Bank offers a unique custody service to alleviate these institutions from the administrative burden of locating, subscribing in and keeping track of investments in international funds for their private banking customers.
These services allow clients to deal in mutual funds and alternative investments in a fully automated environment. Citco’s clients benefit from real-time access to electronic statements including portfolio holdings, pending transactions and access to historical transactions data including corporate actions.
As well as having an automated environment for transactions processing our clients can benefit from increased revenues and efficiencies by using our fully automated trailer fee program. Citco Bank’s online trading and custody platform, specifically designed for high volume transactions, allows Internet access through a single point to all trading and custody functions.
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Custom House Administration & Corporate Services Ltd. offers a full global hedge fund administration service, through its fully integrated offices in Dublin, Chicago and Singapore. The only hedge fund administrator in the world to be awarded a Moody’s Management Quality Rating, Custom House, which is regulated by the Irish Financial Regulator under Section 10 of the Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995, also assists managers in establishing their customized offshore funds. For further information, please visit our website www.customhousegroup.com.
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Equity Fund ServicesÔ is part of the Equity Trust Group, the world's largest trust company. Equity Trust was founded in 1970 in Holland. In 2004 the management of the Equity Trust Group did a management buy out, backed by Candover Plc, the UK based private equity house. In 2005 the trust and fund activities of ABN AMRO were acquired. In 2005 and 2006 some smaller acquisitions were done. We currently employ around 1000 staff in 30 countries in the world.
Equity Fund Services? has build up a portfolio of around $ 15 Bn of hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds and real estate funds for which fund administration and custody is done.
We offer fund services from London, Luxembourg, Jersey, Guernsey, Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Curacao and Malaysia. Equity Fund Services? is flexible on fund size, strategy and service locations.
For more information, check our website www.equityfundservices.com
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Fimat Alternative Investment Solutions group is a global, multi-disciplinary, team-oriented solution-providing organisation dedicated to delivering superior services to alternative investment industry participants including hedge funds, commodity trading advisors (CTA's), fund of hedge funds, family offices, and institutional investors (insurance companies, banks, and pension funds).
Fimat AIS offers a global range of brokerage activities including transaction, clearing, settlement, custody, financing, and reporting for alternative investment portfolios. Asset classes covered include equities, bonds, currencies, commodities, and their related listed and OTC derivative products on a worldwide basis.
The AIS team has established a pro-active sales and trading team focused on customer needs. In addition to our brokerage activities, we provide a dedicated account management team, innovative cross-margining tools between securities and derivative instruments, hedge fund start up services, quantitative information on the hedge fund industry and capital introductions services.
The AIS team is part of Fimat, which employs over 1,900 people in 29 market places, and is a member of 45 derivatives exchanges, and 20 stock exchanges worldwide.
Fimat is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Societe Generale Group, which allows Fimat to provide leverage through the various capabilities of the broader organization.
For more information on Fimat and the AIS team, visit www.fimat.com or contact:
Kirby Daley +(852) 2848 3368
Gregoire Dechy +(852) 2848 3369
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Registration sponsor
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Internet kiosk sponsor
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Associate sponsors
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Speed networking sponsor
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Endorsed by
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The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association® is an independent, not-for-profit global organization committed to education and professionalism in the field of alternative investments. Founded in 2002, the Association is the sponsoring body for the CAIASM designation. Recognized globally, the designation certifies one’s mastery of the concepts, tools and practices essential for understanding alternative investments and promotes adherence to high standards of professional conduct.
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We are an international, not-for-profit organization of hedge fund managers, service providers, and investors. Objectives include education of legislators, the media and investing public about the true facts of hedge fund investing, and in so doing, to improve the image of hedge funds. Contact us at 202-478-2000 ; 202-478-1999 (fax) ; info@thehfa.org or www.thehfa.org.
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Strategic partner
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Eurekahedge is world’s largest independent data provider and research house dedicated to alternative investments. Maintaining coverage of 15,000 funds across all strategies and asset classes, Eurekahedge is the most widely used and quoted alternative research house worldwide.
Eurekahedge has produced a market-leading research data suite from which our hedge fund and Islamic fund indices are derived, an array of region-specific hedge fund, private equity fund, Islamic fund and real estate fund databases and directories, as well as a collection of educational guides for both funds and investors.
Founded in 2001, Eurekahedge has offices in London, New York and Singapore. Eurekahedge also provides hedge fund start-up services, capital introduction and due diligence services.
For more information, please contact Alexander Mearns, Managing Director at alex@eurekahedge.com or +65 6212 0924.
US toll free: 1866 578 4852, UK toll free: 0800 404 8106
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Official broadcaster
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Official newspaper
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The Wall Street Journal Asia is the leader in global business news for Asia, providing indispensable news and analysis of regional and global business developments for an influential audience of business leaders and government decision-makers. In print and on line at WSJ.com, The Journal Asia provides access to the news 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Voted Asia's most "important business reading" in every ABRS study since the survey's inception in 1985, it’s no surprise why the most accomplished business leaders in Asia rely on The Wall Street Journal Asia to understand more about business.
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