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 About Man Investments
Man Investments provides access for private and institutional investors worldwide to alternative investment strategies through a range of innovative products and solutions designed to deliver long-term investment performance. Man Investments has a 20-year record in this field, supported by strong product development and structuring skills as well as an extensive investor service and global distribution network. Further information on Man Investments can be found at www.maninvestments.com. Man Investments is part of Man Group plc which is one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers and a UK publicly listed company in the FTSE 100 index. |
Thames River Capital is a fully integrated performance focused investment management firm founded in 1998 by a group of senior industry executives to capitalise on opportunities presented by managers and professional investors moving away from the perceived constraints of large companies. Recent hires have come from Credit Suisse and Blackrock
Thames River Capital has developed a strong reputation for its range and skills in managing long/short, global fixed, property and multi manager investment products. Assets under management, including Thames River Capital's affiliates Nevsky Capital LLP and Thames River Multi Capital LLP, have grown strongly to $12.4 billion.
Thames River Capital has recently established an office in Dubai regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority
Awards sponsors
 BMA is Pakistan’s Premier Investment Group. A full service investment house, BMA provides world-class integrated financial services to clients locally and globally. BMA’s areas of business consist of Capital Markets, Corporate Finance & Advisory, Asset Management, Private Equity, Financial Products Distribution, and Retail Brokerage. BMA Capital is the leader in privatisation advisory in Pakistan, and among Pakistan’s leading capital markets brokers. BMA Funds is a pioneer in Pakistan’s asset management industry, having launched the first ever open end off-shore country fund, the BMA Pakistan Opportunities Fund (BPOF). BMA & Abraaj launched the US$300 million Abraaj BMA Pakistan Buyout Fund, Pakistan’s first PE fund. For more information please visit: www.bmacapital.com
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. www.citco.com
 Deutsche Asset Management is one of the world's largest investment management organizations, with approximately USD 761 billion in assets under management globally (as of June 30, 2007). With over 5,500 employees worldwide, Deutsche Asset Management’s team of world-class investment professionals is dedicated to serving clients around the clock and across the globe. Over 700 investment professionals strive to deliver out-performance and to develop new products to meet clients' future investment needs. Through its dedicated sales and client service teams, Deutsche Asset Management offers investment management services and advice to not-for-profit organizations, corporate and public pension funds, insurance companies, and local government authorities (among others).
 Passport Capital is a global hedge fund based in San Francisco with $4 billion in assets under management. The firm’s investment process uses a combination of macroeconomic analysis to develop major themes and rigorous fundamental research on individual companies to create global portfolios. Passport Capital’s clients include high net-worth investors, pension funds, corporations, foundations as well as other institutional investors. The Passport Investment Team focuses on the following industry sectors: Basic Materials, Energy, India, Global Consumer, Capital Markets, Internet/Technology, Healthcare/Biotechnology and Subprime Mortgage CDS. As appropriate, the firm makes available to its limited partners co-investment opportunities. www.passportcapital.com
 Thames River Capital is a fully integrated performance focused investment management firm founded in 1998 by a group of senior industry executives to capitalise on opportunities presented by managers and professional investors moving away from the perceived constraints of large companies. Recent hires have come from Credit Suisse and Blackrock Thames River Capital has developed a strong reputation for its range and skills in managing long/short, global fixed, property and multi manager investment products. Assets under management, including Thames River Capital's affiliates Nevsky Capital LLP and Thames River Multi Capital LLP, have grown strongly to $12.4 billion.
Thames River Capital has recently established an office in Dubai regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority. www.thamesriver.co.uk
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