MARHedge Institutional Investor 12th Annual European Conference On Alternative Investments
Hotel President Wilson
Geneva, Switzerland
Registration opens
Cocktail Reception - Sponsored by BIBA
Registration and Exhibits Open
Continental Breakfast
Conference Opening & Welcome
The Investor Perspective
A panel representing a diverse cross-section of investors-- family offices, pension funds, private banks and funds of funds—will discuss issues of top concern impacting decisions to allocate to hedge funds. The panel will delve in to the differences and similarities in the investors’ objectives, concerns and challenges in tapping the sector.
Refreshment Break
Active Alpha and the Institutional Investor
Institutional investors, in particular pension funds, have increasingly begun to relax long-only constraints by increasing overall long exposure and including shorting capability into the portfolio mandate. Investors and active-alpha managers will discuss the rationale, risks and rewards of using these strategies.
Hedge Funds in the Family Office Portfolio
Capital preservation and tax mitigation are central tenents of private client portfolio management. These investors also tend to focus on longer-term investment goals, have the ability to move into new markets quickly and often prefer to invest with like investors. This panel will look at the concerns unique to private clients and how they impact hedge fund allocations.
Working with Private Bank Third-Party Hedge Fund Platforms
Private banks are building relationships with single manager and third-party hedge funds in response to rising client demand for alternatives. This panel will look at the capacity agreements, required transparency, access to closed managers and fee discounts required to forge relationships between managers and these powerful distribution channels.
Lunch
Hedge Fund Blowups—A Case Study
A panel of legal and compliance experts will analyze past hedge fund blowups to identify red flags and explain ramifications of recent court rulings.
Refreshment Break
Alternative Alternatives
Long–biases, volatility and lackluster returns in a number of hedge fund strategies are leading many investors to seek out alternative, alternative investments in private equity, timberland, collectibles and precious metals.
Cocktail Reception
Speakers' Dinner
Continental Breakfast
Conference Opening & Welcome
The Three Year Itch: Uncovering Emerging Managers Part 1
Statistics indicate funds perform best in their first years of operation. Funds of emerging managers and seeders will detail what they look for in new managers, services and assistance they provide, and what is expected from the emerging managers in terms of capacity agreements, fee sharing or discounts and transparency.
Refreshment Break
Emerging Managers Part 2
A panel of new managers who have received seed capital or start-up investments from investors who specialize in emerging investments will present strategies.
Hedge Fund Evolution—Going Mainstream
Hedge fund managers have long been recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit, attracting the best and brightest in their fields. But increasingly, these managers are joining forces with the large institutions they once spun out of through mergers or strategic partnerships and in some cases are even going public. Panelists will discuss the convergence of the traditional and hedge fund markets and its implications for investors and managers.
Integrating Emerging Markets into Portfolios
Investors have been turning to emerging markets in Asia, Emerging Europe, and Latin America in search of increased returns. Panelists will discuss due diligence challenges and unique opportunities these markets offer.
Sidepockets Front and Center
The search for alpha is fueling the use of sidepockets. The pros and cons of their use, issues surrounding fund administration, unwinding illiquid positions, fees, effects on investor portfolio asset allocations, and under what circumstances do hedge fund management skills translate into private equity investing and when do they not will be addressed.
Featured Speaker
Lunch
The Long and Short of It
Long/Short managers represent the largest and fastest growing sector of hedge fund managers. Top-performing managers will discuss how they get their edge and where they see opportunity in this crowed sector.
Refreshment Break
Due Diligence—A Two-Pronged Approach
Institutional and private client investors are increasingly adding dedicated operational due diligence teams or consultants, separating the front end investment focused practices from the back end. Panelists will discuss rationale for bifurcating the due diligence function and what is involved in doing so.
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