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4th Annual Funds Forum China 2010
Sep 8th-9th,Shanghai,China
Organized by: JFPS China
http://www.fundsforumchina.com/
With the theme of “Largest Gathering of China’s Asset Management Professionals”, 4th Annual Funds Forum China 2010 will be held on Sep 8th-9th, Shanghai.4th Annual event will keep abreast of rapid-growing China funds industry and focus on funds investment and funds marketing and sales. More intensive and in-depth sharing and discussion on macro economy,QDII, ETFs, funds marketing and sales and so on will be provided.For more info, please visit http://www.fundsforumchina.com/
Hedge Funds World Asia 2010 moves into its 13th year!
Amidst a backdrop of difficult market conditions, Hedge Funds World Asia continues to be Asia's leading event that looks at innovation and strategy for hedge funds and investors in generating alpha returns and capturing potential opportunities in Asia.
Attracting close to 240 attendees from 17 countries in a challenging environment, Hedge Funds World Asia is the premier annual meeting for Asia's regional investors and top-performing international hedge fund managers. In 2009 the conference saw an increase in attendance by institutional investors including private banks, wealth managers, family offices and hedge funds.
Opal Financial Group's Private Equity Summit For Institutional Investors is an event designed for institutional investors to address current trends in Private Equity, Venture Capital and Leveraged Buyouts. Set to take place in September 2010, this private equity conference will investigate a variety of investment avenues and the most effective strategies for investing in each. We will discuss such issues as private equity portfolio theory, fund of funds as an investment vehicle, private equity buyouts in emerging markets, real estate opportunities and pitfalls, fixed income alternative investments, international investing, and more. In addition, we will cover operation and taxation issues, as well as valuation guidelines in order to keep attendees ahead of the curve. For hotel, cost, and registration information, please see our website or email marketing@opalgroup.net
Opal's real asset conference aims to provide education and information on real estate and real assets to the key decision makers and other representatives of the nation's largest pension, endowment and foundation funds. Discussions will focus on reproducible assets such as farmland, buildings or machinery, and irreproducible assets such as land, a mine, or a work of art. The event will offer a chance for investors and managers to exchange ideas and to learn from other delegates and presenters within this niche investment community. Institutional investors will come from across the country not just to network but also simply to learn from the nation's leading asset managers, hedge funds and consultants. For hotel, cost, and registration information, please see our website.
Panelists at Golden Networking's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 noted that lenders were still engaged in the "extend and pretend" strategy: holding values steady and assisting the borrowers where possible. Are these times of opportunities or challenges? Attendees at Distressed Investing Experts Forum 2010 will learn how to analyze distressed companies and securities undergoing restructuring or bankruptcy process, and real estate undergoing foreclosure, and identify key parameters for successful business plan implementation.
4th Annual CEE Private Banking
(23rd – 24th September 2010, Budapest)
with focus on
Overview of the Region
CEE - Offshore Relation
Hungary and the Contagion Effect of Greece
Universal vs. Pure Private Banks
Winning Back Clients’ Trust
Consistent Financial Planning
Exchange Traded Funds
&
Special contribution by Steffen Matthias
European Fund and Asset Management Association.
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Cap Intro: L/S Equity | Credit / Distressed Debt Alternative Investing is a highly focused half-day capital introduction event bringing together active end-investors and successful, growing alternative investment managers focusing especially on opportunities in L/S equity strategies and credit / distressed debt strategies.
At the Cap Intro: L/S Equity | Credit / Distressed Debt Alternative Investing, investors and investment managers get what they seek: one-on-one private meetings. It is an extraordinary opportunity to get first round or continued meetings with your potential investors/investment managers underway.
Mark your diary for Institutional Investor’s Alpha Hedge 16th Annual Institutional Investment Conference, held on the 27-28, September, 2010 at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco.
Focusing on the growing influence of institutional investors, hear the types of funds investors are interested in, proven strategies, and organizational changes needed to service this client base.
With MORE INVESTORS than ever before, only at the Institutional Investment Conference will you have the opportunity to learn from investor driven sessions you can adapt to your business.
This is your best chance to meet leading allocators and top-performing managers to capitalize on this ever-changing market.
Exposing core investment opportunities in CEE
Our 2010 event will provide an outlook for the PE sector in CEE and identify the best areas for investment. Future industry trends will be discussed by seasoned industry professionals, and a macroeconomic overview will be given. You will hear an update on the recent regulatory restrictions, and answers will be given on what it takes to fundraise, investigating the biggest challenges GPs are facing in today’s market.
As Poland stands resolute in the aftermath of the financial crisis, there has never been a better opportunity to invest in the region, book your place today!
Carbon Markets Masterclass
Chicago, 30 September 2010 (alongside Carbon TradeEx America)
An Environmental Finance Publications-PEAR advanced training course
This one-day course, led by emissions trading expert Thaddeus J. Huetteman, will use real-life and simulated business scenarios to prepare you to make investment and execution decisions across a range of carbon market opportunities. By the end of the day you will have a rich understanding of the tools of emissions trading and know how to exploit them to your advantage.
To claim 15% discount, please click here and quote MCC10/BCH/15.
All About Investment Funds inSoft Commodities, Farming, Timber
Special focus: Region specific investment opportunities
Where Investors Meet with the Best Performing Fund Managers in Agriculture
Jetfin Agro 2010 conference is a unique event, gathering top fund managers deploying winning investment strategies in agriculture. Leading fund managers present and explain their investment strategies.
International investors searching hard assets and real alpha in natural resources and agriculture can meet face to face with some of the best fund managers in the field.
Fund of funds managers and investors share their views on current strategic and tactical allocations in soft commodities and agriculture.
Shaping the markets of Central Eastern Europe
Our 8th event will be taking place in the heart of Central Europe in the historic city of Budapest.
Join us for an in-depth analysis of the CEE Energy market, with speakers from the industry’s leading organisations.
With over 7 years of experience in the Energy sector, EastEuro Link event’s provide bespoke networking and discussion opportunities, enabling you to meet each and every delegate.
This year's event will be focusing on security and diversification, investment outlook, debt financing in an unstable environment, energy pricing, market-coupling, carbon market development, efficiency incentives and a detailed insight into the CEE Renewable market.
The Middle East Investments Summit 2010 will welcome leading regional institutional investors exploring the optimal ways to manage investments profitably. As a sponsor at this event, you will have the opportunity to meet with top level decision makers through a number of business one-to-one meetings. The Middle East Investments Summit 2010 presents the perfect setting for developing meaningful and valuable business relations.
Opal Financial Group is proud to present its annual global asset allocation conference, which is designed to explore strategies and techniques employed to augment returns and mitigate risk in global asset allocation. This event addresses asset allocation strategies relevant to Public Pensions, Endowments, Foundations, Taft-Hartley Funds and Family Offices.
For information regarding cost, registration, and hotels, please see our website or email marketing@opalgroup.net
High-Frequency Trading has changed the electronic trading landscape for all participants in the market. What has been made publicly available, however, is only a limited subset of what others have been doing for years and a limited insight into what is actually possible. Golden Networking's High-Frequency Trading Experts Workshop 2010 will provide attendees an understanding of the requirements to design and develop sophisticated high-frequency trading platforms and the knowledge to leverage alternative and new high-frequency strategies, including arbitrage, news and social networking based.
Rethinking Risk Management for Investment Decision Makers Conference
October 5-6, New York City
Register at www.worldrg.com/risk
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KEYNOTE SESSIONS:
-Duff Capital Advisers on Risk Allocation Investing
-Deloitte & Touche LLP on Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty
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iGlobal Forum’s Inaugural Alternative Investments Summit will explore the opportunities that exist for institutional investors in private equity, hedge funds, managed futures, real estate, and infrastructure funds as they prepare to realize returns in the new economic paradigm and changing asset structures. The Summit will gather investment officers and trustees of large pension funds, endowments, foundations, and insurance companies as well as leading hedge funds, private equity funds, managed futures, real estate, infrastructure, or structured debt funds. iGlobal Forum’s Alternative Investment Summit will present an opportunity of a full day of networking, panel discussions, and insightful presentations from the country’s leading fund managers and institutional investors.
2nd China Leaders Forum will examine the challenges facing companies leveraging the capital markets and private equity mechanisms of the world’s second largest economy by 2025, as well as the threats and opportunities posed to multinationals interested in taking advantage of the present wave of Chinese globalization. Golden Networking's 2nd China Leaders Forum will provide business executives, entrepreneurs, investors and professionals following the developments in the region with key insights they can act upon immediately.
All About Investment Funds in Natural Resources,Commodities, Energy, Gold and Precious Metals
Special focus: hard commodities, gold and metals.
Where Investors Meet with the Best Performing Fund Managers in Commodities
This event brings together investors and fund managers to examine investment strategies and risks in the areas of natural resources, commodities and energy.
Jetfin Commo 2010 conference is a unique event, gathering top fund managers deploying winning investment strategies in commodities. Leading fund managers present and explain their investment strategies.
International investors searching hard assets and real alpha in commodities and energy can meet face to face with some of the best fund managers in the field.
Fund of funds managers and investors share their views on current strategic and tactical allocations in commodities and energy.
The Alternative Investments North America Summit provides a unique forum for service providers to gain access to leading institutional investors and family offices across the nation. Over three days, service providers will meet and interact with senior executives from family offices, financial institutions, insurance companies, foundations and endowments through a number of one-on-one business meetings and many networking activities. In addition, service providers will attend strategic conference sessions and keynote presentations delivered by leaders in alternative investing. For more information contact Christina Sears at mediapartners@marcusevansmi.com.
Assessing the response of the CEE Real Estate market
The core markets of Poland and Czech Republic have remained strong, but what does this mean for the likes of Bulgaria and Romania, with the latter seeing a record number of insolvency claims amongst construction companies in 2009. Our 6th annual event will also give you the opportunity to assess the gap between vendors and buyers expectations.
This conference will answer all relevant questions you may have concerning CEE Real Estate and offer your organisation the opportunity to gain a unique and contemporary insight into this dynamic and emerging market.
This emerging managers conference will provide the unique opportunity to access a diversified group of up-and-coming performance-oriented managers and manager of managers. The summit will explore the benefits and opportunities offered by investing in emerging managers as well as new strategies for implementing an emerging managers program. This event will showcase a variety of emerging mangers as well as minority-owned manager funds and other high potential smaller investment firms, and it will offer participants invaluable networking opportunities.
For information regarding cost, registration, and hotels, please see our website or email marketing@opalgroup.net.
The exclusive UK Pensions & Investments Summit 2010 will bring together the gate keepers of the premier pension funds in the UK and a select and diversified group of leading edge Solution Providers. Do not miss this opportunity to network with your peers and form new alliances. Get a head start on your competition and start building relationships today.
The Canadian Institutional Investment Summit provides a unique forum for service providers to gain access to leading institutional investors across Canada. Over three days, service providers will meet and interact with senior executives from pension funds, foundations, endowments and financial institutions through a number of one-on-one business meetings and many networking activities. In addition, service providers will attend strategic conference sessions and keynote presentations delivered by leaders in the Canadian pension and investment industry. For more information contact Christina Sears at mediapartners@marcusevansmi.com.
The world's first event to convene financial market thought-leaders and geopolitical experts to manage the key fiscal, monetary, policy and economic issues causing today's market disruptions.
Global Macro Investing & Geopolitical Risk Forum has assembled an unprecedented gathering of financial market thought leaders and geopolitical experts to:
- Deliver expert assessments of the key fiscal, monetary, geopolitical, policy and economicissues causing today’s market disruptions
- Identify where the next market-moving threats to stability are most likely to emerge
- Direct investors on the best ways to get back into the markets while ensuring globally robust portfolio construction
To register or for more information on this event, please call +1 941.951.7885 or visit www.globalmacrorisk.com
The annual Asset Allocation Forum in Alternatives 2010 will gather key industry leaders from the alternative investment community in a business oriented asset allocation, investment management and current sector opportunity event.
The purpose will be to explore, discuss and investigate the most pressing critical investment issues for alternative asset managers and their investors. Topics will include asset liability management for different kinds of institutional investors and how alternative assets can assist in optimizing it, alternative investing in the asset allocation mix, different approaches to portfolio construction, and quantitive vs. qualitative factors in investors' manager selection processes.
The Asset Allocation Forum in Alternatives 2010 prides itself on being highly focused and only hosting relevant investors and managers. Other industry participants are strongly limited. The investor forum is a no-frills, high-tempo, business oriented platform for the alternative investing community.
iGlobal Forum is pleased to announce the 4th Real Estate Private Equity Summit in our series. The event will once again examine in great detail the changing economic environment, and profile the best practice strategies in private equity real estate markets. This senior-level forum will once again be the premier platform to unite Corporate & Public Pension Plans, Foundations & Endowments, Insurance Companies, Private Equity Real Estate Firms, R.E.I.T’s, Real Estate Venture Capitalists, Investment Banks, Distressed Debt Firms and Investors, Hedge Funds, Real Estate Asset Management Firms, and Commercial Real Estate Executives & Advisors.
The era of nationalized companies, hyperinflation and even dictatorships was a fading memory for most of the large economies in Latin America, yet wary investors are still skittish about making significant investments there. As developed economies in Europe and the United States struggle, and the future of Asia's runaway growth is uncertain, some are eyeing Latin America as a place to focus on moving forward. Attendees to Golden Networking's Latin America Leaders Forum 2010 will review the challenges and measure the opportunities lying ahead.
Despite the troubling developments during the financial-economic crisis, PPP projects demonstrated much resilience. Lately, however, there seem to be new challenges facing all projects and stakeholders in the region, which often lead to a breakdown of cooperation between the various participants.
This conference will provide a platform for discussing the way forward for PPP by showing models and practices that work. As usual, the event will also provide an excellent opportunity for networking with industry peers as well as establishing cross-industry contacts.
Ask for more information: +421 257 272 116 or eva.baskova@jacobfleming.com
Entering a Golden Era for the SEE renewable energy market
Now in its 3rd year, SEE Renewable Energy 2010 will be taking place in the region’s investment hotspot, Turkey. Join us for an in-depth analysis of the SEE Renewable Energy market, with speakers from the industry’s leading organisations. This year’s event will be focusing on government incentives, market liberalisation, technological developments, Bulgaria’s surge in RES development, Serbia’s lead in the Balkan region, Turkey’s investment portfolio and wider SEE opportunities. Attended by the industry’s leading professionals, you cannot afford to miss out!!
The European Alternative and Institutional Investing Summit will bring together institutional investment and private wealth management industry professionals from throughout North America and Europe for three days of engaging discussions on a wide range of common investment challenges and opportunities in both traditional and alternative investments. As we move forward, the ever-quickening pace of globalization compels investors and managers to continuously look beyond their own borders for innovative solutions to increasingly complex investment decisions. This event is a unique opportunity for meaningful exchange with colleagues from both sides of the Atlantic on a wide range of investing topics that are common to all who are charged with the management of institutional and sizable private assets.
UNIQUE CONFERENCE FORMAT
This alternative investing conference will exclusively feature dialogue driven panel discussions led by institutional investors, consultants and academics. Power Point presentations are prohibited.
DIVERSE PARTICIPANT DEMOGRAPHIC
The European Alternative & Institutional Investing Summit will feature participants from over a dozen countries from throughout Europe and North America.
World Class Operational Due Diligence, Risk Management and Compliance for Alternative Investments
With the AIFM Directive looming, the SEC and FSA increasing scrutiny, and new fund structures gaining ground, sound operational risk management, compliance practices, and operational due diligence are more critical than ever.
GAIM Ops Europe brings together COOs, CCOs, and Heads of Operational Due Diligence from top-tier hedge funds, leading fund of funds, and major institutional investors to discuss best practices, debate trends, and network over 3 productive, educational days.
To register or for more information on this event, please call +44 (0)20 7017 7200 or visit www.gaimopseurope.com
The Nordic Pensions & Investments Summit 2010 offers a clear view on advancements in global financial markets, arming today’s most sophisticated investment strategists with the foremost insight needed to thrive in the new era of pensions investing. The summit will bring together senior-level executives from Nordic’s largest organisations with a select and diversified group of leading edge Solution Providers. Do not miss this opportunity to network with your peers and form new alliances. Get a head start on your competition and start building relationships today.
The Endowment and Foundation Forum will provide for the free exchange of ideas concerning portfolio planning and investment strategies. Participants and delegates will speak on a range of issues, including the necessity for non-profit governance for endowments, means of capturing alpha in a portfolio, methods of choosing money managers, and problems of ethics and liability in fiduciary planning, as well as addressing the pros and cons of investing in equity, fixed income, alternative, and real estate products. By targeting the industry sector, participants can gain a greater understanding of how their organizations can utilize and dovetail with particular investment strategies.
Asset Management Turkey, November 1-3 2010, will focus on the evolving investment trends, asset allocation and risk management strategies as well as the growth of Turkey’s alternative investment markets. The underling themes will highlight opportunities for the increasing and affecting foreign investment perceptions. The region’s leading speakers and key decision makers are scheduled to attend this event.
The Tax Officers Summit X offers a unique format for solution providers to gain access to the leading tax executives across North America. Over three days, solution providers will meet and interact with senior tax executives through a number of one-on-one business meetings and many organized networking activities. In addition, solution providers will attend strategic summit sessions led by thought leaders from across the tax industry. Within the luxurious settings of the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, this networking event presents a unique opportunity to develop meaningful and valuable business relations. For more information contact Christina Sears at mediapartners@marcusevansmi.com.
The CFO Summit XXI provides a unique forum for solution providers to gain access to leading CFOs across the nation. Over three days, service providers will meet and interact with senior learning executives from fortune 1000 companies through a number of one-on-one business meetings and many networking activities. In addition, solution providers will attend strategic conference sessions and keynote presentations delivered by leading learning executives. Within the luxurious settings of the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa, this networking event presents a unique opportunity to develop meaningful and valuable business relations. For more information contact Christina Sears at mediapartners@marcusevansmi.com.
How the New Financial Legislation Will Impact You and Your Business
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which gives the government new authority to unwind failing financial firms that may threaten the entire system, imposes new rules on derivatives markets and creates a consumer-protection agency at the Federal Reserve to monitor everything from home loans to credit cards. Golden Networking's 1st Finance Leaders Forum will examine how the most sweeping reform of Wall Street since the Great Depression of the 1930’s will impact financial services firms and their most important clients’ businesses.
Carbon Markets Masterclass
London, 8 November 2010 (alongside Climate Finance 2010)
An Environmental Finance Publications-PEAR advanced training course
This one-day course, led by emissions trading expert Thaddeus J. Huetteman, will use real-life and simulated business scenarios to prepare you to make investment and execution decisions across a range of carbon market opportunities. By the end of the day you will have a rich understanding of the tools of emissions trading and know how to exploit them to your advantage.
To claim 15% discount, please click here and quote MCL10/BCH/15.
UCITS have been declared the “gold standard” as the only European retail and institutional financial product that has achieved global investor acceptance.
Join Financial Research Associates in New York this autumn as we proudly present our inaugural conference on UCITS for Fund Managers where top industry professionals will gather for an intense full day conference loaded with all the information you need to determine how to capitalize on this explosively-growing market.
Agriculture Outlook Americas unites investors, private funds, and farming businesses with government regulators, farmland managers and equipment providers to drive agriculture investment in the Americas. Discover the latest farmland and agribusiness investment models, identify the best farming prospects, and maximize your crop yield and investment returns with innovative farming techniques. Agriculture Outlook Americas provides you with a platform to reach the most powerful decision makers in the US, Canada, and Latin America’s agriculture industry. For more information visit our website www.terrapinn.com/2010/agriam.
Private Equity World Brasil 2010
November 8-10, 2010
Sofitel Hotel, Sao Paulo - Brasil
Visit the website: http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/pebrasil/
Value creation for private equity funds and investors
- Meet the leaders in Brazilian private equity - Partner with 150+ local and international investors, fund managers, and businesses
- Seek the best deals- Discover opportunities in established and overlooked markets, from energy and infrastructure to consumer services and information technology
- Maximize your return on investment - Formulate the strategies that will generate the best returns for your funds
- Download the brochure
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Climate Finance 2010
London, 9 & 10 November 2010
Organised by Environmental Finance Publications
Attend this ground-breaking Environmental Finance Publications event – incorporating the 10th Annual Carbon Finance conference – for a full insight into the innovative tools being developed to deliver a dramatic increase in funding for low-carbon development. Carbon markets play a valuable but limited role, and it is now widely acknowledged that other approaches will be needed to deliver public and private sector finance on the scale required.
To claim 15% discount, please click here and quote CF10/BCH/15.
Elite Summit 2010
15-17 November 2010
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Switzerland
Preserving wealth continues to top the priority list of family offices and their investment arms. Mastering the principal drivers of returns, fund selection and asset allocation, holds the key to ultimate portfolio performance. The exclusive Elite Summit brings together investment strategists from prominent family offices, trusts, foundations and endowments with leading asset managers and wealth management professionals to explore lucrative investment potential.
For More Information Please Contact:
Daniela Trojakova
+357 22 849 380
summits@marcusevanscy.com
http://www.elitesummit.com/BHel
Private Banking on the Brink of Transformational Change
The Private Banking sector is under the pressure of continuous change, as the financial crisis has dramatically altered the way that High Net Worth clients view Private Banking and Private Wealth Management. Golden Networking's 2nd Banking Leaders Forum aims to examine the issues facing Private Banking today; attendees will gain a clear understanding of future scenarios for the industry and share thoughts, ideas and perspectives on how the industry can move forward and meet client expectations while still contributing to the bottom line.
