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July 2013
 | TradeTech Japan 2013 Date: July 10, 2013 Location: The Westin, Tokyo, Japan Organized By: Worldwide Business Research bit.ly Discount: 15% discount for Hedge Connection Club Members |
Description: With 274 attendees and 182 buy-side, TradeTech Japan has established itself to be the largest annual electronic trading conference in Japan. Bringing together asset managers, brokers, exchanges & investment banks to address trading technology challenges and brainstorm best practices to improve trading performance with speed & efficiency.
 | Foundations & Endowments Summit Date: July 22 - 24, 2013 Location: Westin Chicago North Shore Wheeling, IL, USA Organized By: marcus evans www.foundations-endowmentssummit.com |
Description: The Foundations and Endowments Investment Summit is the premium forum bringing elite buyers and sellers together. As an invitation-only event, taking place behind closed doors, the Summit offers senior investment executives and service providers an intimate environment for a focused discussion of key new drivers shaping institutional asset allocations.
Speakers Include:
Kathryn Murtagh, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Harvard Management Company
Larry Summers, Director of the White House National Economic Council, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
Kevin Schuyler, CIO, the Nature Conservancy
Topics Include:
Strategic Portfolio Diversification
Broadening Your Horizons with Emerging Market Investments
New Trends and Associated Risk in Alternative Investments
Manager Selection and Retention
Opportunities for Return with PRI
Connecting Organizational Initiatives to Foster Growth, Efficiency and Your Original Mission
Best Practices in Choosing, Retaining and Managing Your Service Providers
Opportunities with Private Equity Investments
Investing in Real Assets
Leaving a Legacy with Sustainable Investing
 | US Pensions 2013 Date: July 22 - 24, 2013 Location: Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, IL, USA Organized By: marcus evans www.uspensions-summit.com |
Description: The US Pensions Summit is the premium forum bringing elite buyers and sellers together. As an invitation-only event, taking place behind closed doors, the Summit offers service providers and senior investment executives an intimate environment for a focused discussion of key new drivers shaping public and private pension plans.
Speakers Include:
Secretary Lawrence Henry "Larry" Summers
Anne Stausboll, Chief Executive Officer, California Public Employees' Retirement Systems (CalPERS)
John Johnson, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Wyoming Retirement System
Jens Nordvig, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Research Americas & Global Head of Currency Strategy Nomura Securities International, Inc
Key Topics Include:
Impact of 2012 Elections - Enduring fiscal battles
Overcome Challenges - Looking beyond policy and certainty to build a successful financial team
Cost and Risk - Closing a DB plan and Implementing DC
Future Impact of Pension Reform - Complex pension issues
The Contagious Trend of Underfunding - The outcome of pushing costs
Perspective on Aging and Pensions - The ageing population crisis
Building a Portfolio in a Globalized Economy - Emerging markets
Longevity Risks and Rewards - DB vs. DC
Past, Present and Future - Investments strategies to protect and grow continuing purchasing power
 | Hedge Fund Accounting and Compliance Forum Date: July 25 - 26, 2013 Location: The Princeton Club, New York Organized By: Financial Research Associates www.frallc.com Discount: 15% Discount Code: FMP111 |
Description: Financial Research Associates' Hedge Fund Accounting and Compliance Forum is aimed at keeping hedge funds of all strategies and sizes well-prepared for this new era of operations and compliance.
Day One focuses on how to optimize your fund's mid and back-office accounting practices to promote maximum efficiency. Day Two will look at how to upgrade your compliance practices and steer clear of the countless pitfalls that loom in light of the Dodd-Frank era.
