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James McGovern
Managing Director & CEO
Arrow Hedge Partners
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Gary Ostoich
President and COO
Salida Capital
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David Vickerman
Partner
Lightwater Partners
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Neil Paragiri
Managing Director,
Head of North America
Harcourt Alternative
Investments
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Jim Twiss
VP of Market
Regulation Policy
Investment Industry Regulatory
Organization of Canada
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Tristam Lett
Managing Director,
Alpha Beta Strategies
Integra Capital Management 
 
 
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Martin Gagnon
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Innocap
 
 
 
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Jeff Pentland
Principal
TD Capital
 
 
 

Meet our sponsors...

                                       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. 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.

ITG Canada Corp. (member IDA, CIPF) (ITGC) is a leading provider of technology-based equity trading services and transaction research to institutional investors and brokers. ITGC helps clients access liquidity, execute trades more efficiently and make better trading decisions in the pursuit of best execution. The Firm specializes in automated cross-border execution through smart order routing. The company is based in Toronto and has Affiliates with offices located in the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. ITGC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investment Technology Group Inc., a NYSE listed company (Ticker: ITG). For additional information please visit www.itg.com

Bloomberg Tradebook has grown into a global agency broker in over 60 Equity, Options and Futures markets. In addition, we have recently launched our new FX marketplace.  We are used by institutional traders, broker-dealers, hedge fund managers, market-makers and portfolio managers worldwide providing them with a comprehensive front-to-back execution, clearing and settlement solution for equities, futures, options and FX instruments.

 Butterfield Fund Services (BFS) provides a broad range of administration services to alternative investment vehicles through operations centers located in; Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and The Bahamas. BFS proudly acts as administrator for a number of the world’s leading investment management groups including; hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, private equity funds, insurance companies, and family offices. Establishing and administering alternative funds is an increasingly complex process requiring a broad range of specialized capabilities. With our professionally qualified and experienced staff, industry proven computer systems, and international capabilities, BFS is well positioned to meet the unique requirements of sophisticated investment managers worldwide. Butterfield Fund Services employs over 250 staff and is supported by more than 1,500 colleagues within the Butterfield Bank Group. Assets under administration exceed US$86 billion with full administration services being provided to over 900 funds, employing a highly diverse universe of investment strategies.


 Close Brothers (Cayman) Limited (“Close”) is a subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc, which is headquartered in London.
 
Close Brothers Group plc is an independent merchant bank in the UK and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.  Its total assets exceed GBP5.5 billion.  Founded in 1878, Close today employs more than 2,600 people in its offices in the Cayman Islands, France, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Spain, South Africa, Germany and the UK.
 
Close offers a full array of financial services with its core business lines being fund administration, fiduciary services, trust and corporate, offshore bank representation and asset management.  Clients also have access to banking and custody services through the Close network.
 
The Close financial services team provides a considerable depth of experience in the offshore financial services industry.  This combined with industry leading technology means that clients receive unparalleled quality of service.

Visit www.closebrothers.com.ky for more information.


Eurex is one of the world's leading derivatives exchanges offering a broad range of Euro and U.S.-Dollar-denominated international benchmark products. We operate the most liquid fixed income markets in the world, featuring open and low-cost electronic access.

With the acquisition of International Securities Exchange (ISE), the world’s largest equity options exchange, Eurex significantly expanded its liquidity network into the U.S. and into U.S. Dollar products.

On a combined basis, Eurex and ISE are the global market leader in individual equity and equity index derivatives. Currently, we distribute our products to approximately 560 direct exchange members who trade more than 13 Mio. contracts on a daily basis.

Aside from operating a fully electronic trading platform, Eurex provides an automated and integrated Clearing House. Eurex Clearing AG offers central counterparty services for instruments traded on different exchanges, eliminating the individual counterparty risk. With this structure, Eurex participants benefit from a high-quality, cost-efficient and comprehensive value chain of trading and clearing services via a single electronic system.

For more information please visit www.eurexchange.com or mail to info.usa@eurexchange.com.

A Name You Can Trust - Consolidated Fund Services (CFS) is a full service fund administrator who provides a suite of core services to both hedge funds and partnerships in Bermuda and various other offshore jurisdictions. These services include accounting, shareholder and transfer agency services, corporate services and maintenance of corporate records. Our suite of core services has been designed for a Fund that is just starting out or a well established Fund. Our main focus is to provide excellent customer service in reporting all information on an accurate and timely basis and providing investors with an independent valuation.

Eurex, the international futures and options exchange, offers global electronic access to a broad range of international benchmark derivatives and operates the most liquid fixed income markets. With market participants connected from 700 locations worldwide and an average daily trading volume of more than seven million contracts,  

Nova Scotia, Canada is a strategic destination for front, middle and back office operations for international financial services firms.

The province’s educated and loyal workforce; advantageous time zone; proximity to key markets; and collaborative business environment position Nova Scotia to meet the needs of financial services companies.

KPMG’s 2008 Competitive Alternatives Report once again ranked Canada and Nova Scotia as leading cost-competitive locations among the G7 nations. Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI) and its partners have expertise and incentive programs for companies looking to increase their competitiveness and grow their bottom line by relocating or expanding in the province.

Eurex, the international futures and options exchange, offers global electronic access to a broad range of international benchmark derivatives and operates the most liquid fixed income markets. With market participants connected from 700 locations worldwide and an average daily trading volume of more than seven million contracts,  

Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., provides financial information, analysis, advice, and credit ratings globally. Standard & Poor's Index Services, a leading provider of equity indices, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet the widest array of investor needs. The S&P/Citigroup Global Equity Index is the comprehensive index series that covers more than 10,300 companies in 53 countries. The S&P Global 1200, an investable index for the world, combines seven indices: the S&P 500 for the US, the S&P Europe 350, the S&P/TOPIX 150 for Japan, the S&P/TSX 60 for Canada, the S&P/ASX 50 for Australia, the S&P Asia 50 and the S&P Latin America 40.

Eurex, the international futures and options exchange, offers global

SGGG Portfolio Systems was created to provide Canadian hedge fund managers with efficient, intuitive and cost effective tools for managing their portfolios. The product includes functionality for real-time position monitoring, trade capture, portfolio rebalancing, risk measurement, compliance checking and profit attribution. It has been developed specifically for Canadian hedge funds and is supported by a team with unrivalled experience in providing services and systems to over two hundred hedge funds in Canada and internationally.


 

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conference details
      
Pre-conference workshop:
October 14th, 8am - 4:30pm
 
Conference:
Day 1
October 15th, 9am - 5:30pm
 
Day 2
October 16th, 9am - 5:30pm
 
 
 
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