{"id":5566,"date":"2007-01-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"mfa-to-host-premiere-program-for-pensions-endowments-foundations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/01\/2007\/mfa-to-host-premiere-program-for-pensions-endowments-foundations.html","title":{"rendered":"MFA to Host Premiere Program for Pensions, Endowments &#038; Foundations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  HedgeCo.net &#8212; <em>WASHINGTON, D.C., January 18, 2007<\/em> &#8212; Managed Funds Association (MFA) will present its premiere program for pensions, foundations and endowments at the Association\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s annual  conference, <em>Network 2007<\/em>, February 11-13, at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, FL.&nbsp; Pension, foundation and endowment professionals are invited to attend as MFA guests and will receive  complimentary access to the entire three-day conference.&nbsp; MFA is the trade association and global voice for the hedge fund industry.<\/p>\n<div>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MFA has developed a special program, co-hosted with <em>Pensions &amp; Investments<\/em>, to unfold Tuesday, February  13<sup>th<\/sup>.&nbsp; 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.<\/div>\n<div>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cMFA is pleased to take the lead in providing education to institutional investors who represent pension funds, foundations and  endowments,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d said John G. Gaine, MFA President.&nbsp; \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWe welcome these investors as our guests to meet with the 600 hedge fund and other alternative investment professionals who will gather at  MFA\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s 13<sup>th<\/sup> annual <em>Network<\/em> conference to discuss the state of the industry and the evolution of alternative investment strategies as important diversification tools for portfolio  management.\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d<\/div>\n<div>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MFA will present two special panels on Tuesday morning, February 13<sup>th,<\/sup> from 9 am to 12 noon.&nbsp; Ron Insana, senior  analyst and commentator, <em>CNBC<\/em>, will moderate the first panel featuring single manager hedge funds who will explain their businesses and the potential benefits of investing.&nbsp; Panelists  include Tracy Wills-Zapata, Campbell &amp; Company, and Dean Dussias, Magnetar Capital LLC, among others to be named.<\/div>\n<div>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joel Chernoff, executive editor, <em>Pensions &amp; Investments<\/em>, 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.&nbsp; Panelists include Uwe Eberle, Man Investments Inc.; James Graves, Morgan Stanley Alternative  Investment Partners; and Matthew Stadtmauer, UBP Asset Management LLC.<\/div>\n<div>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MFA\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s <em>Network 2007<\/em> also features Keynote Luncheon Speakers Senator John Breaux, senior counsel, Patton Boggs LLP, who  will address the delegation on Monday, February 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 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 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/div>\n<div>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Additional program highlights include the following panel presentations: <em>The State of the Industry: A Regulatory Update<\/em>;  <em>Risk Measurement v. Risk Management: When Does One Become the Other?;<\/em> <em>New Trends in Raising Assets for Hedge Funds; Operational Solutions to Grow Your Firm; The Evolving Regulatory  Framework for Hedge Funds;<\/em> and <em>Due Diligence Concerns and Responsibilities for Hedge Funds.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>  <em><br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MFA\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s <em>Network<\/em> conferences are well-known for providing incomparable networking opportunities for asset allocators,  managers and service providers to alternative investment industry professionals.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MFA\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s conferences are well-known for providing incomparable networking opportunities for asset allocators, managers and service  providers to alternative investment industry professionals.  <\/p>\n<div>    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further information on <em>Network 2007<\/em>, including the complete conference agenda, is posted and updated regularly on MFA\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s    web site, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfainfo.org\/\">www.mfainfo.org<\/a>. Online registration is available.&nbsp;  <\/div>\n<div>    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To take advantage of the complimentary registration for institutional investors, please contact <a href=    \"mailto:stacy@mfainfo.org\">stacy@mfainfo.org<\/a>.  <\/div>\n<p>    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s 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.  <\/p>\n<div>    <strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Press Note<br \/><\/em><\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There will be an informal press briefing on Monday    morning, February 12, from 10:30 a.m. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 11:00 a.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne hotel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <\/div>\n<div>    <strong><br \/>    For further information:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MFA\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s conferences are well-known for providing incomparable networking opportunities for asset allocators, managers andservice providers to alternative investment industry professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HedgeCo.net &#8212; WASHINGTON, D.C., January 18, 2007 &#8212; Managed Funds Association (MFA) will present its premiere program for pensions, foundations and endowments at the Association\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s annual conference, Network 2007, February 11-13, at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, FL.&nbsp; Pension, foundation and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hedgeco-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5566\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}