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Gold sponsor
 Bladex Asset Management (BAM) specializes in providing multi-asset investment advisory services to qualified investors. The firm is based in New York and commenced its operations in May 2006 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bladex (Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones). BAM offers financial advisory services with the objective of achieving positive absolute results, while managing risk through hedging and portfolio management techniques. BAM is the advisor to the Bladex Capital Growth Fund (BCGF), a macro multi-strategy, multi-product fund that invests across asset classes and throughout the Latin American and Global EM regions. BCGF places a strong emphasis on high liquidity, moderate volatility and low leverage. www.bladexassetmanagement.com
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Silver sponsors
BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK® is a leading global agency broker used by institutional traders, broker-dealers, hedge fund managers, market-makers and portfolio managers worldwide. Tradebook provides a comprehensive front-to-back execution, clearing and settlement solution for equities, futures, options and FX instruments.
Founded in 1996, Tradebook is a leading electronic consolidator of global liquidity, offering its global customer base with trading solutions in over 60 global markets via eight offices on five continents. Many leading buy-side institutions and broker-dealers have come to rely on Tradebook's commitment to customer service and unique blend of innovative trading algorithms and algorithmic trading strategies to help them seek best execution on one integrated platform.
www.bloombergtradebook.com
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a globally integrated and responsible financial centre - meeting the needs of the international business community, whilst maintaining the highest standards of international regulation, transparency and corporate governance.
The BVI has a number of clear advantages including:
- enduring political and economic stability
- a business-friendly operating environment
- efficient company formation and administration processes
- a pool of knowledgeable and qualified business and legal professionals
- a well-developed infrastructure, including excellent telecommunication services
- no currency exchange controls and the use of the US Dollar as the official currency
- a commitment to enact legislation that meets business needs and protects the integrity of the BVI and a strong partnership between the public and private sectors
The BVI is also recognized as a leading international centre for the establishment of investment funds. With progressive and flexible legislation including the BVI Mutual Funds Act , BVI funds can be established using simple and cost-effective structures. The BVI is also a member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), further enhancing its attractiveness to international clients. Visit our website: www.bviifc.gov.vg/
Crédit Agricole Asset Management Group (CAAM Group) is the asset management subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A. With € 436.7 bn AUM as at March 31, 2009, CAAM Group ranks No. 1 in France(1) and in Europe(2) for mutual funds. With 2,249 employees including 546 investment professionals, CAAM Group is close to international financial markets through investment centres in Paris, London, Hong Kong, Milan, Madrid, Tokyo and Singapore, and with sales presence in more than 20 countries.
CAAM Group offers tailored investment solutions in key areas of expertise: Euro & Global Fixed Income, Core-satellite Approach on Equities, Structured Investments, Absolute Return, Employee Savings Schemes and Alternative Investments trough CAAM Alternative Investments, CAAM AI:
Established in 1992, the alternative investment business within Crédit Agricole brings to institutional investors over 17 years of experience and audited track record.
CAAM AI is one of the Top 15 Global Fund of Hedge Funds Managers (InvestHedge, March 2009 on the basis of December 2008 data) in terms of assets under management with over US$ 12.4 billion in assets under management (as of March 31st 2009) and approximately 300 institutional clients, with about 60% of our assets being managed on behalf of Institutions other than banks, including pension funds (about 10% globally - 73% for our ex-Europe client base).
CAAM AI offers a large range of products with exposure to all alkternative strategied and access to the best talented hedge funds managers.
In addition of the complete range of funds offered through its Luxembourg International Flagship, CAAM Funds (49 subfunds available in 3/4 share classes).
For CAAM transparency is a key issue for its institutional customers, this often makes us different, we want to cultivate that, for us asset management is more than figures*
Fractal Advisors provides marketing, sales, operations and legal services to the Fractal family of funds.
Under the current platform, Fractal Fund Management has a number of bond products with a focus on US Treasuries.
Fractal Fund is unique in its focus on strategic US Treasury management using both a proprietary model and a multi-manager platform.
Fractal was created by former employees of Merrill Lynch and UBS and specializes in strategies using US Treasury notes and bonds. The investment strategy is grounded in the benefits of investment in US fixed income securities and interest rate movements. Through the different strategies, Fractal seeks to anticipate the behavior of interest rates both on a short and long term basis. We believe the investments will be well positioned to exploit opportunities derived from rising or falling interest rates, short term inefficiencies, and changes in the slope of the US Treasury yield curve.
The objective of the Fund is to offer investments that provide for portfolio diversification and that serve to preserve capital while keeping the potential for absolute returns and long term wealth accumulation.
Fractal Fund Management is a professional fund registered in the British Virgin Islands. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of the British Virgin Islands requires all professional funds to have a third party administrator, third party directors and annual audits. Furthermore, the Directors must be chosen from an FSC-approved list.
Fractal has the flexibility to create custom vehicles with different exposure and allocation to the individual strategies depending on the profile and objectives of the investor.
Fixed Income Emerging Manager of the Year based on an evaluation of investment process, allocation process, performance, strategy and philosophy as decided by Opal Financial Group at their Emerging Managers Summit in June 2009
iShares is a family of Index Funds known as ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), managed by Barclays Global Investors, the largest global manager of ETFs . ETFs are funds that seek to obtain the yield of a given index, and their shares are traded on the securities exchange. Like stocks, iShares Index Funds are easy to purchase and offer daily liquidity. Like indexed funds, they offer the advantages of diversification, market tracking, and competitive administration fees. iShares Index Funds can provide the exposure that the investor requires, when needed. Visit our websites:
Ogier is one of the world’s leading providers of integrated
offshore legal and fiduciary services. The global organisation practices BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey law from offices in nine locations around the world, including Bahrain, Hong Kong, Ireland, London and Tokyo.
Ogier’s Latin American Practice provides advice on BVI and Cayman law. Our lawyers are fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and have the legal skills and cultural understanding appropriate to the jurisdiction to enable them to provide the best service to our clients.
The practice is oriented to representing both Latin American and foreign clients in cross-border financial transactions in the region. Clients include local and international banks, financial institutions, investment funds, private equity investors, accountancy firms, and private and public corporations. We advise clients on: acquiring equity, arranging financing, establishing tax effective and compliant holding structures or subsidiaries, transfer pricing structures, entering into service agreements, formation of investment funds, setting up tax neutral companies and other forms of investment.
www.ogier.com
Awards host
The Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) is an organization of more than 100 resident companies offering: accounting, legal, banking, management, telecommunication, e-business, IT and international trust and fund services. As home to the leading financial, insurance, reinsurance and E-business specialists, and impressive growth in the number of funds setting up, Bermuda has cemented its role as the premier international financial jurisdiction of choice. Its unique geographic position allows full access to North American and European markets together with its recognized and effective regulatory framework and long established, “KYC” philosophy, makes Bermuda an exceptional base for financial service needs. By utilizing the support services provided by our member companies, BIBA can assist you in realizing the advantages of doing business in Bermuda.
Showcase sponsor
Quantek Asset Management is an alternative investment manager specializing in Latin America. The firm’s investment team is comprised of former Wall Street executives with extensive experience in trading and managing LatAm investment portfolios. Quantek’s areas of expertise in the region include asset-based lending, multi-market arbitrage, relative value, fixed income, equity, and FX trading. Quantek’s portfolio managers are supported by knowledgeable professionals in the areas of risk management, operations, legal and compliance. The firm is headquartered in Miami, and has a presence in New York, Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires.
Quantek was founded to capitalize on the newly developing investment opportunities available in Latin American capital markets. The firm’s competitive advantage stems from its finger on the pulse of LatAm markets, local presence and established network. Quantek’s trading strategies focus on capturing profits that arise from inefficiencies between local and international markets. The firm has a pan-regional approach, trading all LatAm markets, and its investment strategies have been tested in both up and down markets. Since its inception, Quantek has received recognition as an asset manager specialized in LatAm from various industry participants.
Exhibitors
Amicorp Fund Services is a globally active fund administrator with USD 4 billion in assets under administration. We provide NAV calculation and investor services to a wide variety of hedge, private equity, retail and fund of funds. We also provide corporate management and
assist in the setup of funds. This complete package of services allows our clients to focus
on investment management and raising capital for their funds.
Fully automated processes and highly experienced staff ensure we can deliver the highest
possible quality with the shortest possible turnaround time. Amicorp Fund Services has
been active since 1995. It is part of the Amicorp Group, a worldwide financial services group
with over 470 employees in 20 countries, and offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
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$ 80 billion with full administration services being provided to over 800 funds, employing a highly diverse universe of investment strategies.
Appleby is a leading provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services. Uniquely positioned in the key offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius, as well as the international financial centres of London and Hong Kong, the group offers objective jurisdictional business solutions. Approximately 675 lawyers and professional specialists deliver sophisticated, specialised services primarily in the areas of Corporate and Commercial, Litigation and Insolvency, Trusts and Property. Clients include global public and private companies, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.
Founded in 1986, Economatica is the most trusted name in financial analytics, company information and market data for the Latin American markets.
Investment funds throughout the world rely on Economatica to provide them with the cutting edge tools they need to analyze, screen, value and select stocks. The Economatica software platform is the most comprehensive suite of equity tools that enable Portfolio Managers and analysts to:
Screen and select stocks on a wide variety of fundamental, trading and technical metrics;
Perform discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis;
Access complete, accurate and timely financial statements on all publicly traded companies in Latin America;
Optimize Portfolios using a variety of strategies; and Implement Long-Short strategies (Pairs Trading)
Economatica has offices in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Visit our website:
www.economatica.com
IFCE Fund services is a privately held company owned 100% by the majority
shareholder of the CITCO Group of Companies, a worldwide group of independent financial service providers, comprised of international banks, trust and fund services companies. IFCE Fund Services was incorporated early 2006 and is actively supervised by the Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles (“BNA”), a regulatory body whose supervisory model is based on the provisions of the Financial Action
Task Force’s (“FATF”) on detection and deterrence of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. The Netherlands Antilles is an FATF approved jurisdiction.
IFCE Fund Services Supervisory Board consists of members that are also supervisory board members at one or more CITCO companies. IFCE Fund Services operates completely independently primarily servicing Funds with qualifying assets up to USD500 Million. Unlike large Administrators, IFCE Fund Services has flexible accounting platforms which can accommodate & tailor administrative requirements of smaller sized Funds and ensures each Investment Manager receives
personalized service.
Our Procedures & Controls
IFCE FS is committed to preserve the integrity of its correspondent/client relationships.
To ensure and maintain our high corporate standards regular internal and external audit and compliance reviews are conducted, and in-house training courses are enforced at all levels. A centralized IT system with a network support team is also in place, representing IFCE Fund Services’ firm commitment to information technology & system support.
Our systems
IFCE FS is equipped with two highly efficient accounting platforms called the Pacific Fund System (“PFS Paxus”), and the Ephesus AS400 System ( a proprietary Fund Accounting platform developed by CITCO). Each platform has been chosen carefully to ensure versatility, flexibility, as well as accounting & consolidation functionality at all levels of a Fund structure both on– and offshore. The best suited accounting platform will be selected depending on the client needs, certain accounting aspects and investment activities.
For Registrar & Transfer Agency services IFCE FS uses PFS Paxus. Financial reports
as well as Investor related transactions are fully customizable and fully integrated
in a multi currency general ledger system, minimizing manual labor and
errors.. Visit our website:
www.ifcefunds.com
One of Europe’s most successful Fund of Hedge Funds (FoHF) with a 12 year track record of consistent above average returns; a low/diversified risk profile; and low correlation to the world’s bond and stock indices. Founded in 1996, K1 funds utilize strict quantitative and qualitative statistical measures to protect the downside while investing in a diversified, multi-strategy portfolio of top-tier investment managers that adhere to the K1 Fund Allocation System’s guidelines. For more information see the company’s website:
www.k1international.com.
For Latin America contact 1st Financial Concept:
Moneda is a dedicated Latin American asset manager running USD 2.0 billion in the region since 1993. Our investment philosophy is bottom up, research driven, company specialists with a small/mid cap bias. We are management owned and our sole business is asset management.
Our main investment strategies have demonstrated a solid and consistent track record since 1994, year when our first strategy was launched to invest in Chilean small caps.
Some of our investment funds strategies are Absolute Return which aims to get advantage of both sides of the economic cycle in Latin America looking to generate uncorrelated returns than the market where it invests; Lat-Am Corporate Debt; and Lat-Am and Chilean Long Only Small & Mid Caps Equities.
www.moneda.cl
Grupo Bursatil Mexicano (GBM) is a Mexican independent investment and
brokerage firm with more than 30 years of experience in Mexico’s financial market.
Great effort and keen focus throughout the years have placed us in the lead in terms
of equity trading, private banking, investment funds and e-trading, within the
Mexican brokerage industry. Today, our consolidated equity amounts to around
US$76.5 million; taking GBM Holding into account as well, the total equity reaches
US$230. We are a value-oriented company, specializing in mid and small cap enterprises. All our investment ideas and decisions are based on the thorough analysis from our independent research department. In terms of equity research, GBM, counts with the most extent research area in the entire country, with 15 analysts who follow up to 41 companies, roughly 72.2% of the Mexican Bolsa’s market cap. Our three trading locations—Mexico City, Houston Texas, and Rio de Janeiro—have given us strategic advantages to help us stand out from our competitors; in the Bolsa, we constantly come out within the top three in terms of market trade.
PerTrac Financial Solutions has provided innovative software and service offerings to investment professionals since 1996.
Products include the PerTrac Analytical Platform, the world’s leading investment analysis and asset
allocation software; PerTrac CMS, the premiere investment management workflow solution; PerTrac
Portfolio Manager for creating, monitoring, and maintaining successful multi-manager portfolios; and PerTrac P-Card for collecting and distributing fund information. PerTrac products are used by nearly 2,000 clients in 50 countries.
