'Hedge Funds 101' - Overview, History, Definitions, Future
- History
- Definition
- Their role in investment markets
- Typical fee structure
- Their development in the 1990s, and early 2000s
- Major case studies eg Long Term Capital Management
- Their recent performance and questions about their prospects
David Sung, Senior Partner US Hedge Fund Practice, Ernst & Young
09:45
'Hedge Funds 102' - Investment models and the major (and emerging) strategies
- Investment models and strategies
- Risk management models in hedge fund investment ie gap and liquidity risk/mark-to-market risk
- Overview of the strategies eg merger arbitrage, equity long/short, distressed investing, convertible arbitrage
- Definition of strategies
- The search for alpha- what is alpha?
- Individual discussion of strategies, their popularity and performance
- Hedge Funds in portfolios: Individual strategy assessment
- Funds of Hedge Funds
- Pension regulation
Guy Saintfiet, Head of Alternative Investments, KBC Asset Management (KBCAM)
10:30
Coffee
10:50
'Hedge Funds 103' - Hedge funds regulation and governance, domiciles, markets, and administration centres
- United States
- Europe and other major countries
- The domiciles
- The administration centres
- Global approaches to hedge fund regulation
'Hedge Funds 104' - Hedge fund administration, custody and prime brokerage, roles and processes
- The roles of the prime broker
- The role of the administrator
- The role of the custodian
- The due diligence process
Gerald Brady, Consultant (former Regional Managing Director of Bank of Bermuda in Europe and Head of Bank of Bermuda Ireland)
12:20
Conclusion: Q & A Session with all speakers
12:45
Lunch
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