HedgeCo.net — WASHINGTON, D.C., January 18, 2007 — Managed Funds Association (MFA) will present its premiere program for pensions, foundations and endowments at the Association’s annual conference, Network 2007, February 11-13, at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, FL. Pension, foundation and endowment professionals are invited to attend as MFA guests and will receive complimentary access to the entire three-day conference. MFA is the trade association and global voice for the hedge fund industry.
MFA has developed a special program, co-hosted with Pensions & Investments, to unfold Tuesday, February 13th. The seminar is designed to help educate the pension, endowment and foundation marketplace as these institutional investors consider the benefits of allocating to alternative investment strategies managed by hedge funds and funds of funds.
“MFA is pleased to take the lead in providing education to institutional investors who represent pension funds, foundations and endowments,†said John G. Gaine, MFA President. “We welcome these investors as our guests to meet with the 600 hedge fund and other alternative investment professionals who will gather at MFA’s 13th annual Network conference to discuss the state of the industry and the evolution of alternative investment strategies as important diversification tools for portfolio management.â€Â
MFA will present two special panels on Tuesday morning, February 13th, from 9 am to 12 noon. Ron Insana, senior analyst and commentator, CNBC, will moderate the first panel featuring single manager hedge funds who will explain their businesses and the potential benefits of investing. Panelists include Tracy Wills-Zapata, Campbell & Company, and Dean Dussias, Magnetar Capital LLC, among others to be named.
Joel Chernoff, executive editor, Pensions & Investments, will moderate the second panel featuring funds of funds who will describe their businesses and the benefits of investing through a fund of funds vehicle. Panelists include Uwe Eberle, Man Investments Inc.; James Graves, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners; and Matthew Stadtmauer, UBP Asset Management LLC.
MFA’s Network 2007 also features Keynote Luncheon Speakers Senator John Breaux, senior counsel, Patton Boggs LLP, who will address the delegation on Monday, February 12th, and Philip N. Duff, chairman and CEO, Robson Ventures LLC (and former chairman and CEO, FrontPoint Partners), who will provide an address on Wednesday, February 13th.
Additional program highlights include the following panel presentations: The State of the Industry: A Regulatory Update; Risk Measurement v. Risk Management: When Does One Become the Other?; New Trends in Raising Assets for Hedge Funds; Operational Solutions to Grow Your Firm; The Evolving Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds; and Due Diligence Concerns and Responsibilities for Hedge Funds.
MFA’s Network conferences are well-known for providing incomparable networking opportunities for asset allocators, managers and service providers to alternative investment industry professionals.
MFA’s conferences are well-known for providing incomparable networking opportunities for asset allocators, managers and service providers to alternative investment industry professionals.
Further information on
Network 2007, including the complete conference agenda, is posted and updated regularly on MFA’s web site,
www.mfainfo.org. Online registration is available.
To take advantage of the complimentary registration for institutional investors, please contact
stacy@mfainfo.org.
MFA, headquartered in Washington, DC, is the primary trade association representing professionals who specialize in alternative investment strategies including hedge funds, funds of funds and managed futures funds. MFA’s over 1,200 members are affiliated with the majority of the 100 largest hedge funds, which manage a significant portion of the over $1.2 trillion invested in hedge funds. Since its inception in 1991, MFA has provided industry leadership in government relations, communications, media relations, and education to MFA members and investors.
Press Note
There will be an informal press briefing on Monday morning, February 12, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne hotel.
For further information: Kate Rice
Executive Vice President
Managed Funds Association
(202) 367-1140
For a press pass: Meg Bode
MFA PR Consultant
Bode & Associates, Inc.
(516) 869-6610
MFA’s conferences are well-known for providing incomparable networking opportunities for asset allocators, managers andservice providers to alternative investment industry professionals.
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