Principal sponsor     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.

Strategic partner   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.  Sector Focus The DIFC focuses on several sectors of financial activity: Banking and Brokerage Services; Financial Markets; Wealth Management; Re-insurance and Captives; Islamic Finance; and 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). For information, please visit www.difc.ae   Platinum sponsors     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. www.comasfunds.com       Natixis Global Asset Management is a global asset management firm with assets under management in excess of US$ 835 billion as of June 30, 2007. We provide multiple disciplines and solutions for the investment needs of a broad range of clients. Natixis Global Associates, our worldwide distribution company, provides a full spectrum of equity, fixed-income and alternative investment strategies of specialized investment managers in the U.S, Europe and Asia. Our multi-manager (boutique) approach provides diversification by investment discipline, asset class, investment philosophy and style. www.globalam.natixis.com     Gold plus sponsor   SAIL Advisors Limited (“SAIL”) is one of Asia's leading funds of hedge funds manager with total assets under management of USD 2.4 billion (as of Jul 31, 2007), offering global and Asian focused funds of hedge funds products.  As part of the Search Investment Group, which has over 30 years’ experience in alternative investments, SAIL was established in 2003 to provide asset management services for the Search Investment Group and other professional/institutional investors.   With over 40 professionals based in Hong Kong, SAIL has strong expertise in the funds of hedge funds business and broad connections within the hedge fund community. www.sailfunds.com   Gold sponsors     East Capital has since its foundation 10 years ago solely focused on Eastern Europe, closely monitoring the awakening and the development of the post Soviet economies. With a solid understanding of these economies, their current development stages and the transition process East Capital has through a pioneer thinking and frontier investments lead the way in investing in Eastern Europe. Today East Capital manages €4.7 billion in public- and private equity as well as real estate through a variety of funds. Staffed with highly qualified specialists and with local investment capabilities East Capital stands well equipped to take advantage of the opportunities in the region. www.eastcapital.com   We are a growing Nordic bank and finance institution that offers a wide selection of investment and savings related services, including asset management, investment banking, banking and brokerage. Our product selection covers e.g. FIM Funds, fund asset management, capital-protected structured products, discretionary asset management and investment research services. Glitnir group’s main market area is Northern Europe. The group also has operations in various countries outside Europe. In Finland, our head office is located in Helsinki and we have regional offices in all the main cities across the country. For more information on our services at www.glitnir.fi   RREEF Hedge Funds is dedicated to helping clients realize the potential value in hedge funds. Since the mid-1990s, RREEF Hedge Funds has worked to develop disciplined investment management and risk control processes with a focus of achieving attractive risk-adjusted returns. With offices in New York, London, Zurich, Bahrain, Tokyo and Singapore, RREEF Hedge Funds serves the investment needs of institutions and high-net-worth investors. www.rreef.com   Silver 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. www.bmacapital.com     The British Virgin Islands’ progressive and transparent environment makes it one of the leading domiciles for the establishment, operation and regulation of investment business and its 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. The BVI International Finance Centre (IFC) is a dedicated Government unit with the remit to enhance and promote the reputation of the BVI as a premier international business centre. Working in partnership with the private sector, the IFC provides assistance and advice to those seeking to utilise the facilities of the BVI as a hub for financial services. www.bviibc.com    Bulltick Capital Markets is an investment bank and institutional securities company specializing in Latin America. The company’s client base is comprised of major financial institutions and qualified investors in Latin America, as well as of the international financial community with investment interests in the region. Headquartered in the United States since 1999, Bulltick Capital Markets maintains a geographic footprint that extends across Latin America with full-service offices in Miami, New York, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina; and a dedicated team of more than 150 professionals. Bulltick provides diversified financial products based on its local know-how and international expertise, through its strong local presence, clearing agreements and global relationships. Bulltick LLC, an affiliated company of Bulltick Capital Markets, is member of the FINRA, SEC, NFA and SIPC.  www.bulltick.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     Founded in 1984, EFG-Hermes is the premier investment bank in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and is recognized as the region’s market leader in securities brokerage, asset management, investment banking, private equity and research. It serves a full range of clients from governments and companies to institutional and individual investors. The firm’s team is currently around 700 people from 18 nationalities. They  serve clients from 13 offices in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Qatar.  www.efg-hermes.com     ICAP is the world’s premier voice and electronic interdealer broker, delivering specialist intermediary broking services to trading professionals in the wholesale financial markets. The group covers a broad range of OTC (over-the-counter) financial products and services in Energy, Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, Credit, Equity markets, and is the source of global market information and commentary for professionals in the international financial markets. ICAP has an average daily transaction volume in excess of $1.5 trillion, more than 50% of which is electronic. From pre- to post-trade, ICAP sets new standards for both voice and electronic broking. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information, visit www.icap.com   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    Lyxor Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Société Générale Group, thrives since 1998 to provide the best of financial investment solutions to its clients. Lyxor has established itself as a leading niche player by offering its expertise in three major investment universes: tracker funds (ETFs), structured funds and alternative investment funds. Lyxor gained its prominence with its unique Hedge Fund Platform which provides independent valuation, risk monitoring and weekly liquidity. Lyxor is also one of the top players in the European ETF industry and is regularly awarded for its excellence and innovation in the structured fund market. Lyxor Asset Management has enjoyed a strong and steady growth since its creation in 1998.It currently manages over $ 106.8 billion in assets for international clients. http://public.lyxor.com/en/

Platinum is headquartered in London, with affiliates in Zurich, Lugano, Stockholm, Dubai, Hong Kong, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles and Stamford. Platinum Capital Management Ltd, Authorised and Regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), markets and distributes structured products, funds of hedge funds, and single strategy hedge funds globally. Platinum Trading Management Ltd, has global responsibility for fund selection, asset allocation and ongoing investment management decisions for Platinum funds, except in the United States where investment decisions are made and implemented by Platinum Capital Management (USA) LLC, which is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) as an investment adviser under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Platinum’s expertise in the research, development and implementation of unique alternative investment products and services derives from the hundreds of years of aggregate investment experience of Platinum professionals. Platinum is a member of many prominent industry associations, including AIMA, GARP and HFA. A number of Platinum funds are registered with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and are components of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Hedge Fund Index. They were among the first hedge funds approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. www.platinumfunds.net Private Advisors is an independent, global, hedge fund and private equity investment firm with a primarily institutional investor base.  The firm’s experience investing in both hedge fund and private equity managers gives it an edge in accessing and assessing managers, and provides unique data points to strengthen its forward-looking, research driven approach to investing.  This, and a focus on fundamentally-driven strategies and managers, have led to a successful long-term track record in both hedge fund and private equity investing, having preserved capital and achieved positive absolute returns over several full economic cycles.  Private Advisors offers diversified multi-strategy hedge fund of fund capabilities, as well as significant strategy-specific experience in equity long/short, distressed, and direct lending. www.privateadvisors.com/ SGAM Alternative Investments (SGAM AI), 100% subsidiary of Société Générale Asset Management, manages €61.6 bn of assets* in the largest scope of alternative investments: hedge funds, structured products, private equity and real estate. SGAM AI Hedge Fund Group is a major provider of hedge fund-of-funds, multi-strategy and single strategy hedge funds with €9.2 bn AuM*. Headquartered in Paris, the division has more than 127employees* including offices in New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Playing to the strengths of the Société Générale Group, derivative expertise and strong risk management characterise SGAM AI Hedge Funds Group’s funds and services.  Furthermore, the company prides itself on its innovation and is a leader in the development of products such as Portable Alpha, liquid Treasury plus funds, ‘Premium’ funds and hybrid hedge funds in traditional mutual fund format. Contact: hedgefunds@sgam.com - www.sgam-ai.com The Sturgeon Investments Ltd is an investment management company, which specialises in seizing opportunities in Frontier Emerging Markets. We define these markets as specific regions/sectors, which lie outside the traditional financial market space. By leveraging our special and in depth knowledge of specific regions/sectors we aim to promote investment vehicles aimed at exploiting these niche areas. Currently the Sturgeon Investments Ltd provides, through extensive local research and quantitative analysis, investment management services focusing on Central Asia to the The Sturgeon Fund and the Sturgeon Property Fund. www.thesturgeon.com Providing Brazilian expertise with global standards to worldwide investors: Unibanco is a Brazilian financial conglomerate listed in the NYSE and Bovespa with over 80 years of history. Unibanco Asset Management (UAM) is the investment management company of the group and one of the largest and most recognized companies in Brazil. Among other facts, UAM created the first equity mutual fund in Brazil, pioneered in managing Pension Funds' money and was first in the FoHF business. UAM is an expert in Brazilian Risk managing more than US$ 47 billion in over 500 mandates for equity funds, macro hedge-funds, FoHFs and others. www.unibanco.com Masterclass leader    Frontier Capital Management LLP is based in London and was founded in 2004 to deliver a unique, highly diversified multi-asset fund to the investment community. This type of multi asset approach was previously only available to ultra high net worth and institutional investors. The Frontier Investment proposition combines leading academic research with asset management industry expertise.  Frontier is an independent, privately owned and entrepreneurial business.  The Frontier team has in excess of 100 years of collective investment expertise and in addition draws upon a highly experienced Asset Allocation Committee. www.frontiercm.com

Exhibitors               Baring Asset Management is a global investment management firm with offices, clients and business lines spanning the world's major markets. We provide asset management services in developed and emerging equity and bond markets on behalf of institutional, retail and private clients worldwide. Since the foundation of Barings Bank in 1762, the common thread linking our past to our present has been our ability to help clients benefit from changes in the markets. This tradition continues today as we invest client assets using the proprietary insights generated by over 100 investment professionals. Today, Baring Asset Management operates as a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). www.barings.com    Bloomberg is a global, multimedia financial markets news and information company. Financial professionals rely on Bloomberg for pricing, data, analytics and communications. The information is relayed via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service; a single package that delivers the latest information direct to the desktop. Bloomberg also produces a news service, radio and TV channels, and internet sites. www.bloomberg.com       The CSX is a well established and internationally recognized stock exchange located in one of the world’s largest financial services centers. With over 1,500 current listings, the CSX provides a specialized and well-regulated listing and trading facility for mutual funds, hedge funds, structured debt securities, Islamic products, Eurobonds, preferred shares, depositary receipts and derivative warrants. A CSX listing is an inexpensive, efficient and effective way to add credibility, marketing value and a higher profile to a fund offering. Advantages to listing a fund on the CSX include: * listing rules that are tailored to accommodate the latest structures and products, do not impose unnecessarily onerous conditions and restrictions and are not bound by the EU Prospectus Directive; * UK HMRC recognized status under which UK resident investors can receive interest and dividend payments tax free; and * a listing process that is streamlined and cost competitive. www.csx.com.ky   As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Advanced Execution Services (AES®) is Credit Suisse's award-winning suite of algorithmic trading strategies, tools, and analytics for global equity trading, futures trading and foreign exchange. With our current set of tools you can: work orders on multiple liquidity pools, increase productivity by automating trading and improve execution performance. AES helps more than a thousand institutions and hedge funds reduce market impact, improve performance versus benchmarks, and add consistency to their trading processes. The AES team is dedicated to a philosophy of constant improvement and constant innovation. Perhaps that's why AES has been recognized over and over as the leader in algorithmic trading. For more information go to www.credit-suisse.com     DTCC Deriv/SERV LLC provides automated matching and confirmation for OTC derivatives contracts, including credit, equity and interest rate derivatives. According to major market participants, over 90% of credit derivatives traded globally are electronically confirmed through Deriv/SERV. Its family of services help market participants increase efficiency and reduce operational risk. Deriv/SERV’s Trade Information Warehouse, launched in November 2006, is the market’s first and only comprehensive trade database and centralized electronic infrastructure for post-trade processing of OTC derivatives contracts over their lifecycles, from confirmation through to final settlement. With the largest community of users for post-trade processing in the OTC derivatives market, DTCC Deriv/SERV customers include over 1050 global dealers and buy-side firms in 31 countries. DTTC’s derivative services are offered through DTCC Deriv/SERV LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. www.dtcc.com    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   OGIER is one of the world’s leading providers of offshore legal and fiduciary services, with offices in nine jurisdictions. Our Investment Funds Team provides offshore legal and fiduciary advice on fund formation, structures, regulation, de-registration, termination and ongoing advice to investment funds and managers. In working with Ogier you get access to: • Over 700 professional and support staff • BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey legal advice • Offices in 9 jurisdictions around the world • Leading lawyers, recommended by Legal 500 and Chambers • Award winning advice: – Top Offshore Law Firm 2006 and 2007 (Alpha Awards) – Offshore Law Firm of the Year 2007 (The Lawyer Awards) – Offshore Law Firm of the Year 2007 (Citywealth Magic Circle Awards) – Top Offshore Law Firm Q1,Q2 & Q3 2007(FactSet Global Law Firm League Tables) www.ogier.com     Orion Holding Overseas S.A. (”Orion Holding”) is a fast-developing holding company whose principal business is the operations of financial services. Headquartered in UAE and with member companies in Switzerland, Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and recently Syria; Orion Holding offers a wide range of financial solutions geared towards addressing the needs of large corporations, institutional investors and private clients. Its collection of companies has expertise in Multi Asset-Class Brokerage, Quality Asset Management, Focused Financial IT Solutions and Corporate Finance. We are a team of entrepreneurs, whose vision range of services and business principles are geared towards a new breed of Middle Eastern decision makers. We stand out from the crowd because we combine traditional values and standards of professionalism with modern innovation and entrepreneurial attitude. www.orionholding.com     PerTrac Financial Solutions was founded in 1996 with the goal of creating a comprehensive suite of software solutions for investment professionals. The company’s flagship product, the PerTrac Analytical Platform, rapidly became the world’s leading asset allocation and investment analysis software. Now an industry standard, PerTrac is used by more than 1,700 clients in 50 countries, including banks, brokerage firms, consultants, plan sponsors, family offices, investment managers and funds of funds. PerTrac CMS, which was part of its January 2006 acquisition of Whittaker Garnier, is another major component of the PerTrac Suite. It is the investment industry's leading tool for managing the client relationships and workflow associated with capital raising, investor relations, and investment management, used by nearly 300 alternative investment firms around the world. In June 2007, PerTrac announced the beta release of PerTrac Portfolio Manager, a unique software application designed to help funds of funds and institutional investors create, monitor and manage multi-manager portfolios of alternative investments. Developed with leading hedge funds of funds firms in both the US and Europe, PerTrac Portfolio Manager is a key element of the PerTrac Suite. PerTrac Financial Solutions is headquartered in New York with offices in London, Hong Kong, Reno, Memphis and Tokyo. For additional information on the full suite of PerTrac products, please visit www.pertrac.com    The Superfund Group of investment companies. Providing managed futures funds for institutional and private investors, with a 11+ year track record and USD 1.6 billion in assets under management. The first Superfund fund was launched in 1996 by Christian Baha. With over 50,000 investors and 370 employees, the SUPERFUND group of investment companies are among the world’s premier managed futures fund providers. Superfund managed futures funds have received more than 40 international awards. From inception to the end of August, 2007 Superfund Q-AG, averaged returns of +16.6 % per annum or +481.4 % in total (performance is always stated net). www.superfund.com     Value Star Asset Management Ltd is an exempted company with limited liability incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 30 March 2005. China Today Growth Fund is a long-short equity fund with a focus of Greater China markets including H-shares, A-shares, B-shares and stocks listed in other international markets such as NYSE, NASDAQ etc. CTG Fund was launched in November 2005. By 28 September 2007, the fund has achieved annualized return, net of fees, of 71.54% with Sharpe Ratio of 4.33. The maximum monthly drawdown was –1.2% in May 2006. For more information please visit: www.valuestarasset.com

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