What is Hedge Risk World 2009?

The credit crisis has exposed huge flaws in the hedge fund business model. Estimates on the number of hedge funds that will go out of business in the next 12 months range from 15% to 50%, and although most of those failures will consist of Beta players masquerading as Alpha hedge funds, there remains within the industry a sense of frailty and vulnerability that will take some getting rid of.

The simple fact is that hedge funds need to do far more than they’ve ever done before just to retain their existing investors, let alone attract new ones. The promise of Alpha returns rings hollow by itself as an enticement to end investors. Investors want to see rigorous risk management practices being put to use, operational excellence being developed, better client reporting put in place, and a solid, reliable infrastructure being built.

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Make your business an industry leader:

It’s certainly a tough challenge for hedge funds. But they’re also aware it’s a unique opportunity for them to take a lead, and to turn operational excellence into a competitive advantage.

Hedge Risk World 2009 is all about helping these hedge funds take hold of this opportunity; providing them with the tools and knowledge to enable them to adapt to this new hedge fund environment; and ultimately delivering thought leadership on how they can develop the right internal processes to both reassure existing investors and attract new customers.

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Challenges and opportunities for discussion include:

• New business models for a new hedge fund era
• Understanding investor expectations and shifts in operational due diligence
• Managing and mitigating investment risk
• The prime broker model: is it broken and can it be fixed?
• Regulatory risk and compliance
• Pricing and valuation risk
• Achieving operational excellence
• Managing operational and counterparty risk

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Hedge Risk World is like no other hedge fund event. It puts you personally in touch with decision makers – you’ll understand their business needs first hand, and be able to demonstrate the value of your solutions.
 
Packed with peer-to-peer interaction, this is a highly effective environment to generate new business from the opportunities and challenges of the hedge fund market in the current economic climate.

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3-5 November 2009

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Mr NIGEL BROWN, Global Chief Operating Officer, Halbis Capital Management Mr CHRISTOPHE REECH, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Reech AiM Ms SARAH FROMSON, Head of Investment Risk and Performance, Wellcome Trust   Mr SIMON JAMES, Chief Compliance Officer, Cheyne Capital Management   Mr JONATHAN FEENEY, Principal (London), Investcorp  » See the full speaker list

Sponsorship opportunities

 
Meet decision makers

• Educate the single hedge fund market about your offering
• Position yourselves as thought leaders alongside key industry figures
• Raise your brand awareness
• Hold face-to-face meetings with single hedge funds

• Fund administrators
• Prime brokers
• Technology and Software providers
  - Trading systems
  - Risk management software
  - Portfolio analytics
  - Client reporting
  - OMS and EMS systems
  - STP technology
• Regulatory / compliance consultancies and software
• Lawyers
• Financial data providers