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Aligning Industry Response with Investor Demand Your Expert Speakers

Jerome Lussan
for a Heightened Due Diligence Process LAVEN PARTNERS
Pierre-Emmanuel Crama
SIGNET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Hear the latest thinking from our expert line up of speakers from hedge funds, fund
of funds, investors and industry experts. Karim Benjelloun
OLYMPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Fabrizio Ladi Bucciolini
REYL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Caroline Butler
LORD NORTH STREET LIMITED
Max Ferri
Jerome Lussan Marc de Kloe Fabrizio Ladi Bucciolini Reiko Nahum Pierre-Emmanuel Crama LAVEN PARTNERS
CEO Alternative Investments Head of Alternative Funds CEO Head of Operational Due Matthew Crisp
LAVEN PARTNERS Manager REYL ASSET AMBER PARTNERS Diligence SIGMA PARTNERSHIP
ABN AMRO PRIVATE MANAGEMENT SIGNET CAPITAL
BANKING MANAGEMENT Daniel Page
BEDROCK REALTIME
Ben Griffiths
CITCO
Reiko Nahum
AMBER PARTNERS
Marc de Kloe
Dermot Butler Philippe Rozental David Aldrich Ian Headon John Sergides ABN AMRO PRIVATE BANKING
Chairman Head of Asset Managing Director Senior Vice President, Director, Alternative Fund
CUSTOM HOUSE Servicing BNY MELLON Product Management Services Ian Headon
GROUPMANAGEMENT SOCIETE GENERALE NORTHERN TRUST DEUTSCHE BANK NORTHERN TRUST
SECURITIES
David Aldrich
SERVICES
BNY MELLON
Alistair Reid
Expert Witness
You will hear solutions to the following key concerns:
Daniel Johnson
• How the events of 2008 have redesigned the due diligence process LACROSSE GLOBAL FUND SERVICES

• How to respond to the new needs of the investor John Sergides


DEUTSCHE BANK
• Determining the real difference between financial and operational due diligence, and James Dimech DeBono
why it’s important to define KPMG
Nathanael Benzaken
• Best practice approaches and changes you need to make in light of increased LYXOR
transparency Neil Hamilton
EIM (UK) LTD
• Solutions for ensuring comfort on the risk being taken
James Bigglestone
• How to make the due diligence process more efficient ALBOURNE PARTNERS
E.W. (Sandy) Purcell
• Pinpointing the responsibilities of third parties and how to manage counterparty risk HOULIHAN LOKEY

"Well organised with well informed Dermot Butler


CUSTOM HOUSE GROUP
Endorsed by and interesting speakers."
Philippe Rozental
CH, Cameron McKenna SOCIETE GENERALE SECURITIES SERVICES

Maria Cantillon
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES
Wednesday 20th October 2010 Organised by: Elemental Paper sourced
Chlorine Free from sustainable Francois Geneaux
(ECF) forests
Crowne Plaza London Kensington PWC & ALFI

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Aligning Industry Response
with Investor Demand for a
Due Diligence for
Heightened Due Diligence Process 08:30 Registration & Coffee

Post credit crisis and the fraudulent activity seen in 09:00 Welcome from Conference Chairman
2008, the due diligence process has undergone a Jerome Lussan
significant overhaul. Responding to the demands of CEO
LAVEN PARTNERS
investors and ensuring managers are delivering the
required end result is critical to a fund’s survival. This
highly topical conference will ensure that you are on the 09:10 Panel Discussion
right track in responding to key issues of transparency, What are Managers Doing Differently in the
scrutiny, ongoing monitoring and more. Due Diligence Process?
• How have the events of 2008 impacted the due diligence
process and investor behaviour?
Conference Highlights • What has changed, what is changing & how will things
• Understanding the investor’s due diligence goals change in the future
and ensuring you meet them • Lessons learned from past mistakes – can issues now be
• Responding to investor demand for alignment identified sooner?
• Pinpointing the actual difference between financial and
transparency operational due diligence
• Proving your operational robustness • Is industry responding to what investors now want?
• The responsibilities of fund selectors - ethics & • Determining the efficiency of the due diligence process.
behavioural codes to follow Can we make it more efficient?
• Recognising the best involvement for the manager in the
process
Technical Procedures • Does AIFM have a role to play here?
• Pinpointing the difference between financial and Moderator:
operational due diligence and aligning the two for a Jerome Lussan
comprehensive process CEO
LAVEN PARTNERS
• Conducting due diligence on the manager or the fund
– which works best and why Panellists:
• Best practice Managed Account due diligence Pierre-Emmanuel Crama
Head of Operational Due Diligence
Risk, Operations, Valuation SIGNET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
• Delivering sound valuation practices Karim Benjelloun
• Financial risk analysis – detailing what you should Head of Operational Due Diligence
actually worry about OLYMPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
• Third party responsibilities
John Sergides
- defining the duties and obligations of fund Director, Alternative Fund Services
administrators, custodians and sub-custodians DEUTSCHE BANK
• Determining best practice for ongoing monitoring of
due diligence James Bigglestone
Senior Analyst
ALBOURNE PARTNERS
The crackdown on due diligence is ubiquitous. This
event is designed to guide you through the demands, 09.55 Panel Discussion
expectations and technical procedures involved in Due Diligence on the Manager or Fund, or
employing and responding to a comprehensive due Service Provider?
• Conducting due diligence – the devil is in the detail
diligence process.
• What team is in place? Background checks
• Determining who is where and who does what
• Independent functions and reporting lines
Sponsorship Opportunities Max Ferri
Manager & Senior Analyst
This event will present an excellent opportunity to network LAVEN PARTNERS
in a relaxed environment with a tightly targeted industry
audience. Sponsorship opportunities at this conference Dermot Butler
include: Chairman
• Exhibition space CUSTOM HOUSE GROUP
• Hosting a lunch
Francois Geneaux
• Sponsoring conference documentation Partner
…and more depending on your firm’s exact goals and PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
requirements. & Representative of ALFI
For more information please contact David Gold on
+44 (0) 20 7107 7243: david.gold@informa.com 10:40 Coffee Break

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Fund of Funds & Hedge Funds
11:10 Panel Discussion 14:45 The Responsibilities of Fund Selectors
Operational & Financial Objectives of the • Ethics & behaviour
Investor • How much information is enough information?
• Defining the investor’s due diligence goals • Assessing stability
• How much value is placed on reputational due diligence? • Best practice approaches for ongoing monitoring
• How valuable/reliable are good returns?
• UCITS vs. offshore funds 15:25 Coffee Break
• Investor’s expectations on:
- improved transparency on investment risks 15:55 Panel Discussion
- performance track record Managed Account Due Diligence
- verification • Defining a managed account and how investors benefit
• What do investors expect from their due diligence • Is due diligence on a managed account actually
meetings?
• Are site visits becoming more common place? worthwhile?
Moderator: • Conducting due diligence of a managed account prior to
Matthew Crisp investment
Partner - Who is responsible?
SIGMA PARTNERSHIP • What to look for in the platform: fund and manager
selection, legal structure, organisation, transparency
Panellists: • What the investor should look for in the contract /
Fabrizio Ladi Bucciolini agreements
Head of Alternative Investments Moderator:
REYL ASSET MANAGEMENT Jerome Lussan
Caroline Butler CEO
Director LAVEN PARTNERS
LORD NORTH STREET LIMITED
Panellists:
Alistair Reid Marc de Kloe
Expert Witness Alternative Investments Manager
ABN AMRO PRIVATE BANKING
11:55 Panel Discussion
Responding to Investor Demand for Nathanaël Benzaken
Alignment Transparency Managing Director, Head of Development - Managed Accounts
• Investor to investor alignment LYXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT
• Manager to investor alignment
• Conducting due diligence on these mechanisms
• Exploring how the hedge fund manager has changed in Neil Hamilton
terms of the level of transparency they must now provide Head of Dedicated Fund Platform Operations
• Providing portfolio level transparency EIM (UK) LTD
o What can you demonstrate without revealing too much? Panel Discussion
• The ability of the manager to prove operational robustness 16:40
Daniel Page Third Party Responsibilities
Managing Director, Business Development • Detailing the key areas of a fund’s service providers which
BEDROCK REALTIME must be assessed when considering the fund’s operational
risks
Ben Griffiths • Duties and obligations of fund administrators
Vice President • What are investors really looking for?
CITCO • Best practice in choosing counterparties
• Independent operations and oversight – how much is
12:40 Lunch enough?
14:00 Panel Discussion • Managing counterparty credit exposure – who is the hedge
Delivering Sound Valuation Practices fund doing business with?
• How can managers implement best practices in this area? • Custodian responsibilities
• How have investor demands changed valuation practices • Sub-custodian responsibilities
within the industry • Custody accounts and regulation
• Is transparency over fund valuation increasing? If so, how? Panellists:
• Independent valuation agents- how do they provide Ian Headon
additional comfort? Senior Vice President, Product Management
• Accounting developments over disclosure rules NORTHERN TRUST
Moderator:
Reiko Nahum David Aldrich
CEO Managing Director
AMBER PARTNERS BNY MELLON
Panellists:
E.W. (Sandy) Purcell Maria Cantillon
Senior Managing Director Head of Alternative Investment Managers
HOULIHAN LOKEY BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES

James Dimech DeBono 17:15 Close of Conference


Associate Partner in FRM – Asset Management
KPMG
Daniel Johnson
Global Head of Valuations
LACROSSE GLOBAL FUND SERVICES
Philippe Rozental
Head of Asset Servicing
SOCIETE GENERALE SECURITIES SERVICES

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