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Absolute Return
SYMPOSIUM 2012
KEY TOPICS
Macro managers will address ongoing fears of a further contagion from the sovereign debt problems in the Eurozone. Leading credit managers are set to discuss what some have called a perfect opportunity to invest in beatendown mortgage assets. Top institutional investors and family offices will opine about the most and least desirable hedge fund strategies. The most promising trades, both long and short, presented by a variety of managers during a rapid-fire series of Best Ideas presentations.
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Absolute Return Symposium 2012 | November 1 & 2, 2012 | 10 on the Park | New York
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Exclusive cocktail reception
Thursday, November 1 from 17.20
All registered delegates are invited to the Absolute Return Symposium cocktail reception, which will take place after the first day of the conference.
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Pre-Event Networking
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Program
Day one: Thursday, November 1
8.00 8.45 9.00
Doors open, registration and breakfast Welcome remarks and introductory briefing Macro
Ongoing economic uncertainty continues to create massive risks and potentially large rewards. Our speakers will explore global pitfalls and opportunities related to governmental intervention in markets; sovereign debt and currencies; trends in commodities, corporate debt and equities; and the best risk/reward trades and markets.
Keynote address: Dinakar Singh, founding partner, TPG-Axon Capital Keynote address: To be confirmed. Coffee break Family offices
How is the continuing divergence of the hedge fund industry into giant firms and everyone else affecting family office investing? Which strategies are considered the most promising for the coming year, what strategy weightings are considered optimal, and which strategies are being avoided? How are family offices using new disclosures and transparency in making decisions?
11.45
Credit
A group of industry experts will discuss profiting from the risks in sovereign debt, the resurgence of mortgage securities, and global deleveraging.
Lunch and networking Keynote address: To be confirmed. Regulatory change in Europe: Whats the impact on global managers?
While hedge funds in the U.S. have been grappling with implementation of domestic rule changes following Dodd-Frank, there has also been a slew of regulatory change in the works in Europe including the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive and UCITS IV. As Europe still remains a hugely important market for distribution to investors for many global alternative investment managers, a panel from a group of leading firms discuss what they are needing to do in order to keep up with the new rules.
14.50 15.10
Coffee break You dont know what your hedge funds are doing
The panel will discuss how to demand the right levels of transparency, avoid style drift and track expenses and stop exorbitant expenses from being charged to the fund. Learn how to determine which managers are talented and which have simply been lucky.
16.05
Institutional investors
Leading investors will discuss the proper balance of direct versus intermediary-based investments to hedge funds, how the emergence of more liquid alternative structures will affect allocations, and which hedge fund strategies look attractive for the coming years. They will discuss how recent short-term reversals in hedge fund performance could affect the long-term trend of institutions increasing their allocations to the industry.
16.50 17.20
Absolute Return Symposium 2012 | November 1 & 2, 2012 | 10 on the Park | New York
Doors open and breakfast Opening remarks Keynote address: To be confirmed. Commodities: Where are we now in the super cycle?
What is the outlook for energy, metals, softs and agriculturals in an era of conflicting concerns about inflation and deflation amid stalling markets and global deleveraging? What will be the impact of China going forward? And of renewed stimulus on the commodity markets? A panel of leading experts and players debate.
10.10
What are the challenges of running a business, maintaining strong performance and preserving capital in todays uncertain markets? The COOs of several high-profile hedge fund firms will discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead.
10.55 11.25
12.55
Lunch
The conference will close at 14.00
Speakers include
The Absolute Return Symposium will bring together some of the most successful managers and investors in the hedge fund industry to discuss the outlook for the industry. Terri Chernick, CIO, The Koffler Group Putnam Coes, COO, Paulson & Co Howard Cooper, CEO, Cooper Family Office Nicholas DeMonica, CEO, Commonfund Marketable Alternatives Adam Fisher, co-founder, Commonwealth Opportunity Capital David Gold, manager research, Towers Watson Investment Services Richard Howard, managing director global strategist, Hayman Capital Management Brett Jefferson, founder & CIO, Hildene Capital Mgmt. Jeffrey Kaplan, COO, Appaloosa Management Steve Kuhn, partner and head of fixed income trading, Pine River Capital Management Ross Margolies, founder/portfolio manager, Stelliam Investment Mgmt. Michael Neus, chair of the investment adviser committee, MFA, and chief compliance officer, Perry Capital Kenneth Phillips, founder & CEO, HedgeMark Paul Podolsky, senior portfolio strategist, Bridgewater Associates Andrew Rabinowitz, partner & COO, Marathon Asset Mgmt. Dan Schatzman, director, Wolfson Family Office Dinakar Singh, founding partner, TPG-Axon Capital Steve Tananbaum, managing partner & CIO, GoldenTree Asset Mgmt. David Warren, CEO, DW Investment Management and manager, Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Master Fund Josh Weintraub, head of U.S. mortgage securities & trading, Cerberus Capital Management
More speakers will be confirmed over the coming weeks. Visit www.absolutereturnsymposium.com for more details.
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Attendees
More than 350 delegates from industryleading firms attend the Absolute Return Symposium. The breakdown of attendees last year was as follows:
Other 1% Hedge funds 33% Service providers 20% Funds of funds and investors 46%
Absolute Return Symposium 2012 | November 1 & 2, 2012 | 10 on the Park | New York
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