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Pre-conference Global Investment Outlook Briefing Day:
1st December 8:00am - 5:30pm
 
 
 
 

Conference:
Main Day 1
2nd December 8am - 5:30pm

HEDGE FUNDS STATE OF PLAY

ALIGNING INVESTOR NEEDS WITH MANAGER STRATEGIES

TRANSPARENCY, RISK MANAGEMENT & DUE DILIGENCE

THE FUTURE FOR ALTERNATIVE INVESTING

Main Day 2
3rd December 8am - 5:30pm

COPING IN A CRISIS

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & TRENDS

SEEDING STAR MANAGERS

UCITS III UPDATE

Post-conference workshop:
4th December 8:00am - 5:30pm
 

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Platinum sponsor
  
Ansher Fund Management (Ansher FM) is the asset management arm of Ansher Holding Limited. The company has managed numerous successful funds dedicated to emerging markets of the CIS as well as Turkey and Ukraine. The investment team has managed to achieve tremendous performance of the portfolio of the assets under management (AUM) by effectively investing in untapped economies and finding various lucrative investment opportunities in the Region under mandate. Ansher FM has managed three different funds with consolidated AUM of $80.0 million with mandates of investing in equity markets, property markets as well as private equity opportunities. Having achieved a significant growth of Net Assets Value (85% since inception) and outperforming the average benchmark in such major CIS markets as RTS and KASE, Ansher FM's professional team, has demonstrated excellent skills in identifying undervalued assets and transforming them into efficient investments. This exceptional performance is attributable to being the only regional focused family of funds with physical presence of the investment team in the Region (Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), as well as presence of the marketing team in the key financial centers such as Zurich (Switzerland) and Dubai (UAE).
 
The analysis of our investment performance to date has proven that the primary returns were derived from our investments in Central Asia and the Caucasus region. As a result Ansher FM has recently launched two new products in April 2008: Ansher Regional Equity Fund and Ansher Regional Property Fund, with rather narrow regional focus to invest across Central Asian and the Caucasus' equity and property markets. This is just another demonstration of Ansher's solid track record of pioneering in the introduction of new investment products in the Region. We anticipate to raise up to $500.0 million in consolidated AUM within one to three year horizon.
 
Notwithstanding the tough market environment, our new funds have been able to beat the emerging market indices and the YTD return of the funds exceeded 14%, which puts them in the list of top ten very few emerging market funds that have performed well despite the ongoing crisis. By focusing in the very promising region, our funds invest in the tip of the iceberg and seek to unlock the hidden potential of local companies.
 
Central Asia and the Caucasus is very rich in mineral resources, especially in precious metals and oil & gas. The Region has demonstrated the real GDP growth exceeding 14% in 2007, which makes it the fastest growing region in the world. Moreover, despite the current global turmoil the Region is expected to achieve a further growth of about 8% in 2008. Yet still the equity investment opportunities in most sectors as well as real estate market are relatively untapped and represent significant further growth potential. The Central Asia and the Caucasus region, which has 5 to 7% of the world's natural resources, are becoming increasingly economically diverse.
For more information please visit: http://anshergroup.com/eng/fm.html 
 
Gold sponsor

Halcyon and its affiliates manage over $10 billion in assets for leading public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, insurance companies, funds of hedge funds, and high net worth individuals. Halcyon’s multi-strategy accounts focus on merger, credit and special situations strategies, primarily in North America, Western Europe, and Australia.  The Halcyon Group also manages specialized strategies focused on “off-the-run” and difficult to source investment opportunities; specialized strategies focused on stressed/distressed and undervalued asset-backed securities; long-only strategies focused on senior secured bank loans; and hybrid strategies focused on long/short corporate debt investing. For more information please visit: www.halcyonllc.com 

Silver sponsor
 
For more information please visit:http://www.eurexchange.com/index.html
  
 
Bronze sponsor
The Citco Banks are the recognized world leaders in providing specialized trading and custody services for international fund holding organsiations. 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. The Citco Banks’ online trading and custody platform, specifically designed for high volume transactions, allows Internet access through a single point to all trading and custody functions. For more information please visit www.citco.com 
 
Event partner
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information and trading system solutions for the global hedge fund and money management community.  We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.
 
With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries.  Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI); Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI); London Stock Exchange (LSE: TRIL); and Nasdaq (NASDAQ: TRIN). For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com.
 
 
Exhibitors 

With € 3, 977 billion of assets under custody and € 843 billion under administration for 5,895 funds worldwide, BNP Paribas Securities Services is a leading provider of securities services and investment operations solutions to the world’s financial institutions. In the area of alternative investments, we have a successful track record with Hedge Fund, Fund-of-Hedge Fund, private equity and property managers. We provide a comprehensive custody and fund administration solution based on fully-integrated platforms, using the expertise of a dedicated team. With fund administration operations in Grand Cayman, Dublin, UK offshore, Luxembourg, as well as in onshore markets across Europe, Singapore and Australasia, we are well placed to meet global and local needs of clients. For more information please visit: www.securities.bnpparibas.com

Thames River Capital is a fully integrated 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.
 
Thames River Capital has developed a strong reputation for its range and skills in managing long/short, UCITS III, 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 $13.0 billion. For more information, go to www.thamesriver.co.uk 

HF Finance Master Fund II
One of the 2008 Fund of Hedge Fund Top Performers

Situation at  November 18   2008
+ 8,71% 1 year
 +6.90%  year to date
+ 28,9% over the benchamrk Tremont AllHedge Index

 Main Features:

• FOHF with Weekly Nav and Liquidity
• Lyxor is the Custodian and Administrator
• The single managers have at least usd 1 billion AUM and disclose to our firm and Lyxor every month the net exposure of their positions
• Actively managed because our desk compares, on a weekly basis and  for each strategy, our view of the single markets with single managers’ performances and net exposures. We know therefore if overweight  or underweight the allocation of the single managers in our funds.
• We have generated a strong Alpha even in the 2008

HF First Financial  is a financial  boutique specialized in Hedge Funds Management.  For more information, go to www.hf-firstfinancial.com/
 

 

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