2nd Emerging Markets Investing Summit: BRIC & Beyond
About The Conference
iGlobal Forum is pleased to announce the 2nd Emerging Markets Investing Summit: BRIC & Beyond—The Next Generation, due to take place on October 19th, 2011 in New York City! Building on the success of the first Emerging Markets Summit, the Summit takes a fresh look at the risks and rewards of emerging market investments in light of recent macroeconomic and geopolitical developments. The event will convene the key players in the emerging market arena—institutional investors, private equity & hedge fund managers, asset & portfolio managers, economists & policymakers—for a full day of networking, interactive discussions, and insightful presentations.
Key Topics Covered
- Emerging markets update: navigating the increasingly complex landscape
- Impact of macroeconomic trends and monetary policies on EM investments
- Currency considerations: what’s your Fx strategy?
- Hot pockets: scanning the globe
- Investor insights, preferences & perspectives on emerging markets
- Private equity prospects in emerging markets
- Emerging markets fixed income: in search of yield
- The Worry List: Emerging markets' risks...and how to avoid them
- Bull vs. bear debate on emerging markets
- Plus, a pre-conference workshop on Correlation Analysis: How Will Emerging Market Investments Impact Your Portfolio?
Network With Leading
- Public & Private Pension Plans
- Endowment, Trusts & Foundations
- Private Equity & Venture Capitalists
- Hedge Fund & Currency Managers
- Family Offices & High-Net Worth Individuals
- Asset & Portfolio Managers
- Investment Bankers & Insurance Companies
- Economists & Researchers
- Defining the “next generation” of emerging markets: establishing the boundaries
- What are the cyclical, secular, and political outlooks for these markets?
- What caused investors to pull out of emerging markets in Q1 2011? Is that money coming back to emerging markets?
- How are rising commodity prices, inflation, and political turmoil in the Middle East impacting EM investments?
- Which emerging markets and asset classes are likely to reward investors going forward, which are exceptionally risky, and which may already be overvalued?

Brian Kelly
Managing Member and Co-Founder
SHELTER HARBOR CAPITAL
Kanundrum Capital was founded by global investor and CNBC contributor Brian Kelly. Brian has over 15 years investment
experience trading US & international equities, forex, options, futures, metals, and commodities. He has traded for some of the largest hedge funds, pension funds, and mutual funds and is known for his ability to trade complex risk arbitrage and relative value strategies.
Prior to founding Kanundrum Capital, Brian was a co-founder of MKM Partners, a brokerage firm catering to the institutional equity trading community. He is a contributor to Business Week – Exchange, Financial Times – Alphaville, Seeking Alpha, and Daily Markets. Mr. Kelly is a CNBC contributor and can be seen regularly on Fast Money.
Mr. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Vermont where he received a BS in Finance. He also holds an MBA from Babson Graduate School of Business with a concentration in finance and econometrics.

C. Hayes Miller
Investment Director, Global Multi Asset Group
BARINGS ASSET MANAGEMENT
Hayes has been a member of the Global Equity Group since its inception and has been a member of the Strategy Policy Group (SPG) since 2000. Hayes is also chair of SPG Country Sector Sub Group. He was instrumental in creating our Active/Passive International Equity product range which he continues to manage and also developed the country screening models for our Global and EAFE equity products. Hayes joined Baring Asset Management in 1994 as a Portfolio Manager with responsibility for Global Equities. Prior to joining Baring Asset Management, Hayes worked in international investment research in London and New York. He began his career as an investment consultant with Meidinger, now part of William M. Mercer. He lectures frequently, including classes in Finance at MIT’s Sloan School of Business and UVA’s Darden School of Business. Hayes has a B.A. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University and a M.S. in Banking and Financial Management from Boston University. He was awarded his CFA designation in 1989 and is FINRA Series 7 and 24 registered.

James Rosener
Partner
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP
James D. Rosener is a partner in the Commercial Department of Pepper Hamilton LLP. Mr. Rosener heads the firm's International Practice Group, is managing partner of the New York office and has served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. His practice is devoted primarily to international transactions, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing. Mr. Rosener has represented domestic and foreign private equity funds in transactions in over 70 countries throughout the world, including platform and follow-on acquisitions, distressed buyouts, including in bankruptcy, corporate carve-outs and restructurings. He also has represented U.S.-based companies in transactions throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia (particularly, India and China), as well as several European, Indian, South American and Japanese companies in merger and acquisitions, financing and licensing transactions involving the United States.

Claire Miller Hare
Vice President
GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Emerging market macroeconomic forecast for the next 5 years: what’s the consensus?
- How have easy money policies in the developed world (e.g. QE 1 & 2) impacted emerging markets?
- Making sense of the complex inter-relationships between the dollar, the Euro, stock markets, oil, gold, fixed income, volatility and EM performance
- How EM monetary authorities are combating inflation and currency appreciation through capital controls, sterilization measures, rising interest rates, and bank reserve requirements?
- How have these measures impacted emerging market and global economic growth rates?
Kathryn Rooney Vera
Senior Emerging Markets Macroeconomic Strategist
BULLTICK CAPITAL MARKETS
Kathryn Rooney Vera is the Senior Macroeconomic Strategist at Bulltick Capital Markets, a boutique investment bank that specializes in serving international clients. She is responsible for the analysis of US economic developments including Federal Reserve decisions and the effects of fiscal policy on both US and emerging markets and economies. She publishes her views on a daily basis and makes strategic investment recommendations for clients based on her economic analysis.
Prior to her current position, Ms. Rooney Vera served as an economist and strategist at Bear Stearns in Emerging Markets Fixed Income Research, where she covered the Latin America region. Prior to such appointment, she worked on the buy�]side as a sovereign analyst at MetLife Investments where she conducted in�]depth economic analyses on emerging markets, working closely with the portfolio manager on asset selection and portfolio allocation.
Ms. Rooney Vera is a frequent contributor to major newswires, local press in Latin America, and often appears on financial news networks (CNBC, Bloomberg television, Fox Business, CNN en español). She is a frequent contributor to the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, Dow Jones, and Latin Finance.
Ms. Rooney Vera holds a Masters of Business Degree specializing in Economics and Finance from New York University\'s Stern School of Business. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Spanish literature from Rutgers University in New Jersey where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, having also studied at the University of Valencia in Spain.

Chris Walker
Deputy Division Chief, Global Markets Monitoring & Analysis
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
- Are we still in the midst of a currency war? Are capital controls and sterilization measures still in place? Is the threat of global inflation subsiding?
- What are the current drivers and future trends in foreign exchange rates?
- What is the impact of currency volatility and increased protectionism on EM investments?
- Clarifying your EM currency strategy: is currency a potential source of alpha or something to be hedged or both?
- Using a relative value approach—incorporating both quantitative and qualitative factors—to determine the composition of your currency portfolio.

Benito Berber
Senior LatAm Strategist
NOMURA SECURITIES

Richard S. Ross, CMT
Global Technical Strategist
AUERBACH GRAYSON AND COMPANY, INC.
Mr. Ross is the Global Technical Strategist for Auerbach Grayson, a NYC based Brokerage firm specializing in the Global Emerging Markets. He publishes macro technical strategy, market commentary, and specific tradable recommendations for institutional clients. His coverage universe includes currencies, commodities, interest rates and major indexes in over 128 countries around the world. Throughout his 17 year career on Wall Street, Mr. Ross has worked as an equity market maker, proprietary trader and technical analyst. He holds an MBA in finance from the Stern School of Business at NYU and a BBA from Emory University. His commentary has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Barron's, Forbes, Smart Money, Fortune, CNN Money and theStreet.com. In addition he has appeared on TV and Radio around the world throughout Asia, India, Europe and the Americas.
- Which regions, strategies and sectors outperformed over the past decade and which will outperform over the next decade?
- Political, economic, business and legal climates in these markets
- Considering CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa) – the new BRICs
- MENA markets (Middle East & North Africa) - still too risky or time to stick a toe in the water?
- Focusing on the Frontier – the next Emerging Markets
- Which countries/regions should be avoided entirely and why?

Morris F. DeFeo, Jr.
Partner,Head of MENA Practice
CROWELL & MORING LLP
Morris F. DeFeo, Jr. is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Corporate Group and the Head of the firm's MENA Practice. His practice covers all facets of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, roll-ups and securities transactions on behalf of real estate, information technology, computer software, Internet, defense technology, telecommunications and other clients, including emerging and new entrant companies, in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Brazil, India and the Far East. Morris represents public and private corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, ¥real estate investment trusts (REITs), and other clients in connection with public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings and shelf-registered offerings, Rule 144A high yield debt offerings, international joint ventures, mergers, asset and stock acquisitions and dispositions, exchange listings and compliance with the registration, proxy solicitation, and periodic reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. As outside general counsel for public companies, Morris also provides guidance on the complex and far-reaching requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including those related to section 404 internal control over financial reporting, disclosure controls and governance.
Morris received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981 and his J.D. from the Boston University School of Law in 1984, where he was an Edward J. Hennessey Scholar and a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar. Morris is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland bars.

Ravi Vish
Chief Economist & Director, Economics and Policy Group
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY / WORLD BANK GROUP
Ravi Vish is the Director of the Economics and Policy Group and Chief Economist at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, a member of the World Bank Group. MIGA provides political risk insurance to investors and lenders. Vish oversees teams responsible for assessing project and country risks, development impact, political risk research, and environmental, social and reputational risks. Vish has thirty one years of experience encompassing private equity, investment banking, project finance, and political risk insurance. He previously held senior positions with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation, as Chief Financial Officer in Global Financial Markets, Chief Investment Officer/Manager in Global Information Communications and Technologies, and Chief Investment Officer in Asia Financial Markets. Vish was also Director and Senior Portfolio Advisor at DuPont Capital Management, and CEO and Chairman of the Investment Committee at WestLB Mellon Asset Management (USA). Vish has also served as Director and Head of Corporate Finance at Natwest Markets in Indonesia, as well as at ING Barings in India. He also worked at the Liberian Bank for Development and Investment in Monrovia and Mellon Bank.
Vish holds an MBA from the Wharton School, a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management. His B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering) is from the Indian Institute of Technology. He is the author of a book entitled “The Political, Economic, and Labor Climate in India.”

Dr. Harry G. Broadman
Managing Director & Chief Economist and Leader, Emerging Markets
PWC
Dr. Harry G. Broadman is a Managing Director at PwC and Chief Economist and Leader of PwC's Emerging Markets, Governance and International Investment & Trade Practice Group. His career has spanned all key emerging markets, especially China, Russia, India, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Balkans, sub-Saharan Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, and Mongolia. Prior roles include Chief Economist of Albright Capital Management LLC, an international emerging markets investment management firm co-chaired by the former Secretary of State, and senior official at the World Bank Group working in China, the Balkans, former Soviet Union and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Hans Humes
President & CIO
GREYLOCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Jennifer Delaney
Director, Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy
UBS AG
Jennifer Delaney is a Director at UBS working on the Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy Team. The team manages cross country and sector views across the emerging markets universe and maintain a 40 stock recmmended portfolio. Thematic research interests include corporate governance in GEM and the Frontier markets. The team was ranked #1 in Extel in 2011.
Jennifer joined UBS in 2004 and during her tenure has worked in a number of roles within strategy research including in developed market equity strategy and the cross-asset global asset allocation team. She began her career in London, moving to the US with UBS in 2006. Jennifer graduated from Cambridge University with a BA Hons in Economics. She is a CFA charterholder.
- Who’s investing in emerging markets and what are their preferences in terms of asset classes, countries and sectors?
- What % of investors’ portfolios are currently being allocated to emerging markets, and what are their future plans?
- In addition to inflationary pressures and political turmoil in the Middle East, what else keeps EM investors up at night?
- Update on ILPA guidelines (version 2) - what are the key changes from previous versions?
- GP-LP alignment of interests, fund governance, transparency, terms and fees

Peter Tropper
Chief Investment Officer, Private Equity Group
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC)

Solomon Owayda
Managing Director
SIGULER GUFF & COMPANY

Jamie Ebersole
Senior Investment Director
SL CAPITAL PARTNERS (US) LIMITED
Jamie is a Senior Investment Director and head of the SL Capital Boston office. He joined SL Capital in 2008 and is responsible for the investment activities in North America. Jamie sits on the Advisory Boards of several leading North American private equity funds and is also responsible for SLCP's coverage of Latin America. Prior to joining SL Capital, Jamie spent eight years at Allianz in a number of roles of increasing responsibility, the last of which was Managing Director and Head of the New York office for Allianz Private Equity Partners. Jamie has an MBA from the McCombs School at the University of Texas, an MBA from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and a combined BA/MA from Tufts University. Jamie is a CFA charterholder and fluent in Spanish and German.
- Fundraising facts and figures: % of total deals in emerging markets, expected growth rate for coming year and beyond
- What forces are driving private equity’s race to emerging markets? Is there too much money chasing too few deals?
- Which emerging economies and sectors will produce the best long-term results and generate sustainable deal flow and exit opportunities?
- Will M&A and IPO markets keep pace with the volume of capital being deployed in EMs by private equity funds?
- Evolution of private equity ecosystems: how is the PE investment model changing?

Richard Kang
Chief Investment Officer & Director of Research
EMERGING GLOBAL ADVISORS
Richard Kang has served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at Emerging Global Investors since its founding in September 2008. He has been active in both institutional and individual asset/risk management for eighteen years with extensive experience in alternative asset classes, especially hedge funds and managed futures. Mr. Kang began his career at Guardian Timing Services, a Toronto based hedge fund focused on global macro and GTAA strategies including the very early use of ETFs. In late 2002, Mr. Kang co-founded Meridian Global Investors (“Meridian”), an investment counseling firm and thereafter Quadrexx Asset Management, a Toronto based fund-of-hedge funds. More recently, Mr. Kang co-founded and was CIO of ETFx Indexes LLC, a boutique index provider focused on alternative investments and strategies.
Mr. Kang received his degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Canada, is an associate editor of Institutional Investors’ Journal of Index Investing and is an adjunct professor at NYU.

David C. Turner
Managing Director, Head of Private Equity
THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
David Turner is Managing Director and Head of Private Equity for the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. He joined Guardian's Investment team in June 2007 to lead the roll-out and development of their private equity investment initiative. He has over 25 years experience in private equity investing and portfolio management. David has originated and led over 90 private equity investments totaling roughly $4.7 billion in committed capital and managed portfolios totaling over $17.5 billion in cumulative commitments. These investments include venture capital, buyout and special situation partnerships and small-cap stock distributions as well as direct and co-investments in numerous early, growth and later stage middle market companies. David has led investments in the U.S. domestic market as well as developed and emerging international markets. Previously, David spent five and one-half years at WestLB Mellon Asset Management as a General Partner and later as CEO and CIO of their Private Equity Group. Prior to WestLB Mellon, David was Director of the Alternative Investments Division and Senior Portfolio Manager for the State of Michigan Retirement System's Alternative Investment Division. David has presented and spoken at many private equity industry seminars and conferences and earned a B.A. from SUNY at Geneseo.

Steve Cowan
Co-Founder & Managing Director
57 STARS LLC
Steve Cowan, Managing Director. Mr. Cowan is a founder of 57 Stars, an independent global investment manager owned and managed by its investment team with more than USD 1 billion under management focused on partnership and co-investment in select private equity markets outside of the United States, primarily in emerging markets. Operating out of four offices around the world, 57 Stars’ team has approximately 100 years of collective experience investing in international private equity markets. Prior to 57 Stars, Mr. Cowan served in the Investment Funds Department of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). He received his AB (magna cum laude and with honors) in Political Science and Development Studies from Brown University, a JD from the Harvard Law School, and, during college, participated in the Yale-in-China program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

John Stephens
Managing Director
POMONA CAPITAL

Jerry Barber
Partner, Transaction Services Practice
PWC
- Evaluating the alternatives in emerging market debt instruments
- Local currency debt vs. US dollar/Euro denominated (hard currency) debt
- Investing in emerging market corporate bonds—what to look out for
- Investment opportunities in EM sovereign, municipal and structured debt
- Assessing country and company creditworthiness

Paolo H. Valle
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.
Roberto H. Sifon-Arevalo
Director, Sovereign Ratings
STANDARD & POOR’S
Roberto Sifon-Arevalo is a Director in the Sovereign and International Public Finance group in New York. Since 2003, when he joined the Latin America team, he has monitored credit ratings on sovereigns, regional and local governments and multilateral financial institutions. Currently he is the primary analyst for the credit ratings of Venezuela, Panama, Jamaica, Chile, and Belize. He is a secondary analyst for Argentina, Colombia, the Bahamas, Paraguay, Guatemala, and Montserrat and participates in the credit ratings of several states and municipalities in Mexico and Brazil. He has also been responsible for the credit ratings of several multilateral and development financial institutions throughout the region, among others: the Central American Bank for Economic Integration and the Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas.
Roberto’s prior work experience includes eight years in various analytical positions at Banco Santander Central Hispano and Banco Sudameris in Argentina. Roberto holds a degree in business administration from the Universidad de Belgrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and a Masters in International Affairs specializing in International Economic Policy from Columbia University (New York).

Tina Vandersteel
Partner, Global Fixed Income Group
GMO LLC
- Assessing macroeconomic, geopolitical, and financial market risks
- Considering country, company and currency risks
- Factoring in taxation, legal and regulatory risks
- How can these risks be eliminated or otherwise mitigated?
- What is an appropriate emerging market risk premium?
Ori Ben-Akiva
Director & Head of Emerging Markets
NUMERIC INVESTORS LLC

Carolyn Campbell
Managing Director, General Counsel & Founding Partner
EMERGING CAPITAL PARTNERS

Gustavo Galindo
Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Funds
RUSSELL INVESTMENTS
Gustavo Galindo is a senior research analyst for Russell Investments’ emerging markets equity research team. Based in New York, Gustavo’s.primary responsibility is to participate with the global and emerging markets team to evaluate investment processes and identify emerging markets money managers with high potential for superior returns going forward over a full market cycle. His investment recommendations are utilized by Russell clients around the world and by portfolio mangers of Russell’s growing multi-manager business.
Prior to joining the Russell emerging markets team in 2005, Gustavo worked in a similar function analyzing global developed money managers since 2003. Before Russell, Gustavo worked for three years in private equity and consulting in Mexico City, where he got significant exposure to global investors and company management teams. His responsibilities included company valuation utilizing quantitative models.
Gustavo was in the top 10% of his Yale School of Management graduating class in hedge funds analysis and probability modeling. He is fluent in Spanish.
- Bulls: why emerging market investments should be part of every diversified portfolio?
- Bears: why investors should steer clear of emerging markets?
- Conclusion: can emerging market investments deliver returns commensurate to the increased risk?
- Deciding what’s best for you and your portfolio, objectives, time horizon, liquidity needs and risk tolerance

Caglar Somek
Partner & Portfolio Manager
CARAVEL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Mr. Somek is the Portfolio Manager for The Caravel Fund (International) Ltd., a global frontier markets fund. Caglar is responsible for overseeing Caravel’s portfolio adding his insight and expertise to the analysis of stocks across the 25+ emerging markets in the Caravel universe. In addition, Caglar helps manage a team of five analysts who have regional coverage responsibilities. Prior to joining Caravel, Caglar was a Vice President, Senior Investment Analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (2007 – 2008) focusing on the Asia Pacific ex-Japan region with broad research responsibilities including the basic materials, energy and financial sectors. From 2005 – 2007, Caglar worked at Salomon Brothers Asset Management as a Vice President, Investment Analyst covering commodities and capital goods sectors and supporting all cap growth and value funds. Caglar also spent five years (2000 – 2005) as a Global Basic Materials Analyst and Valuations specialist at Credit Suisse First Boston. Caglar was raised in Turkey and speaks Turkish and French fluently. He is a CFA Charterholder, has an M.A. in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University and a B.S. in Economics, Banking, Finance and Insurance from University of Paris IX Dauphine.

Richard Kang
Chief Investment Officer & Director of Research
EMERGING GLOBAL ADVISORS
Richard Kang has served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at Emerging Global Investors since its founding in September 2008. He has been active in both institutional and individual asset/risk management for eighteen years with extensive experience in alternative asset classes, especially hedge funds and managed futures. Mr. Kang began his career at Guardian Timing Services, a Toronto based hedge fund focused on global macro and GTAA strategies including the very early use of ETFs. In late 2002, Mr. Kang co-founded Meridian Global Investors (“Meridian”), an investment counseling firm and thereafter Quadrexx Asset Management, a Toronto based fund-of-hedge funds. More recently, Mr. Kang co-founded and was CIO of ETFx Indexes LLC, a boutique index provider focused on alternative investments and strategies.
Mr. Kang received his degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Canada, is an associate editor of Institutional Investors’ Journal of Index Investing and is an adjunct professor at NYU.

Sudhir Roc-Sennett
Senior Portfolio Advisor
VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Dr. Clark Li
Partner and Director, Global Investment Research
BALENTINE
Speakers

Donald Gervais
Global Head of Fundamental Equity Product Management
GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT
Don is the global head of Fundamental Equity Product Management. Prior to assuming this role in December 2009, he
Don is the global head of Fundamental Equity Product Management. Prior to assuming this role in December 2009, he was a client portfolio manager on the Global Equity team with primary responsibility for communicating the investment philosophy, strategy and results of Global EquityStrategies to clients. Before that, Don was a client portfolio manager and co-head of Value Equity Product Management in Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), which he joined in 2003. He was named managing director in 2007. Earlier in his career, Don was a US equity client portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan, responsible for various long-only and market neutral institutional strategies, as well as new product design. Prior to J.P. Morgan, he was an analyst with Capital Guardian Trust Company and General Electric Investments. Don earned a BA from Franklin & Marshall College and is a CFA charterholder.

David C. Turner
Managing Director, Head of Private Equity
THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
David Turner is Managing Director and Head of Private Equity for the Guardian Life Insurance Company of
David Turner is Managing Director and Head of Private Equity for the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. He joined Guardian's Investment team in June 2007 to lead the roll-out and development of their private equity investment initiative. He has over 25 years experience in private equity investing and portfolio management. David has originated and led over 90 private equity investments totaling roughly $4.7 billion in committed capital and managed portfolios totaling over $17.5 billion in cumulative commitments. These investments include venture capital, buyout and special situation partnerships and small-cap stock distributions as well as direct and co-investments in numerous early, growth and later stage middle market companies. David has led investments in the U.S. domestic market as well as developed and emerging international markets. Previously, David spent five and one-half years at WestLB Mellon Asset Management as a General Partner and later as CEO and CIO of their Private Equity Group. Prior to WestLB Mellon, David was Director of the Alternative Investments Division and Senior Portfolio Manager for the State of Michigan Retirement System's Alternative Investment Division. David has presented and spoken at many private equity industry seminars and conferences and earned a B.A. from SUNY at Geneseo.

Caglar Somek
Partner & Portfolio Manager
CARAVEL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Mr. Somek is the Portfolio Manager for The Caravel Fund (International) Ltd., a global frontier markets fund.
Mr. Somek is the Portfolio Manager for The Caravel Fund (International) Ltd., a global frontier markets fund. Caglar is responsible for overseeing Caravel’s portfolio adding his insight and expertise to the analysis of stocks across the 25+ emerging markets in the Caravel universe. In addition, Caglar helps manage a team of five analysts who have regional coverage responsibilities. Prior to joining Caravel, Caglar was a Vice President, Senior Investment Analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (2007 – 2008) focusing on the Asia Pacific ex-Japan region with broad research responsibilities including the basic materials, energy and financial sectors. From 2005 – 2007, Caglar worked at Salomon Brothers Asset Management as a Vice President, Investment Analyst covering commodities and capital goods sectors and supporting all cap growth and value funds. Caglar also spent five years (2000 – 2005) as a Global Basic Materials Analyst and Valuations specialist at Credit Suisse First Boston. Caglar was raised in Turkey and speaks Turkish and French fluently. He is a CFA Charterholder, has an M.A. in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University and a B.S. in Economics, Banking, Finance and Insurance from University of Paris IX Dauphine.

Benito Berber
Senior LatAm Strategist
NOMURA SECURITIES

Morris F. DeFeo, Jr.
Partner,Head of MENA Practice
CROWELL & MORING LLP
Morris F. DeFeo, Jr. is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Corporate Group and the Head of the firm's MENA Practice.
Morris F. DeFeo, Jr. is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Corporate Group and the Head of the firm's MENA Practice. His practice covers all facets of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, roll-ups and securities transactions on behalf of real estate, information technology, computer software, Internet, defense technology, telecommunications and other clients, including emerging and new entrant companies, in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Brazil, India and the Far East. Morris represents public and private corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, ¥real estate investment trusts (REITs), and other clients in connection with public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings and shelf-registered offerings, Rule 144A high yield debt offerings, international joint ventures, mergers, asset and stock acquisitions and dispositions, exchange listings and compliance with the registration, proxy solicitation, and periodic reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. As outside general counsel for public companies, Morris also provides guidance on the complex and far-reaching requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including those related to section 404 internal control over financial reporting, disclosure controls and governance.
Morris received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981 and his J.D. from the Boston University School of Law in 1984, where he was an Edward J. Hennessey Scholar and a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar. Morris is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland bars.
Ori Ben-Akiva
Director & Head of Emerging Markets
NUMERIC INVESTORS LLC

Paolo H. Valle
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.

Peter Tropper
Chief Investment Officer, Private Equity Group
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC)

Ravi Vish
Chief Economist & Director, Economics and Policy Group
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY / WORLD BANK GROUP
Ravi Vish is the Director of the Economics and Policy Group and Chief Economist at the Multilateral Investment
Ravi Vish is the Director of the Economics and Policy Group and Chief Economist at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, a member of the World Bank Group. MIGA provides political risk insurance to investors and lenders. Vish oversees teams responsible for assessing project and country risks, development impact, political risk research, and environmental, social and reputational risks. Vish has thirty one years of experience encompassing private equity, investment banking, project finance, and political risk insurance. He previously held senior positions with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation, as Chief Financial Officer in Global Financial Markets, Chief Investment Officer/Manager in Global Information Communications and Technologies, and Chief Investment Officer in Asia Financial Markets. Vish was also Director and Senior Portfolio Advisor at DuPont Capital Management, and CEO and Chairman of the Investment Committee at WestLB Mellon Asset Management (USA). Vish has also served as Director and Head of Corporate Finance at Natwest Markets in Indonesia, as well as at ING Barings in India. He also worked at the Liberian Bank for Development and Investment in Monrovia and Mellon Bank.
Vish holds an MBA from the Wharton School, a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management. His B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering) is from the Indian Institute of Technology. He is the author of a book entitled “The Political, Economic, and Labor Climate in India.”

Richard Kang
Chief Investment Officer & Director of Research
EMERGING GLOBAL ADVISORS
Richard Kang has served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at Emerging Global Investors since
Richard Kang has served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at Emerging Global Investors since its founding in September 2008. He has been active in both institutional and individual asset/risk management for eighteen years with extensive experience in alternative asset classes, especially hedge funds and managed futures. Mr. Kang began his career at Guardian Timing Services, a Toronto based hedge fund focused on global macro and GTAA strategies including the very early use of ETFs. In late 2002, Mr. Kang co-founded Meridian Global Investors (“Meridian”), an investment counseling firm and thereafter Quadrexx Asset Management, a Toronto based fund-of-hedge funds. More recently, Mr. Kang co-founded and was CIO of ETFx Indexes LLC, a boutique index provider focused on alternative investments and strategies.
Mr. Kang received his degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Canada, is an associate editor of Institutional Investors’ Journal of Index Investing and is an adjunct professor at NYU.

Richard S. Ross, CMT
Global Technical Strategist
AUERBACH GRAYSON AND COMPANY, INC.
Mr. Ross is the Global Technical Strategist for Auerbach Grayson, a NYC based Brokerage firm specializing in the
Mr. Ross is the Global Technical Strategist for Auerbach Grayson, a NYC based Brokerage firm specializing in the Global Emerging Markets. He publishes macro technical strategy, market commentary, and specific tradable recommendations for institutional clients. His coverage universe includes currencies, commodities, interest rates and major indexes in over 128 countries around the world. Throughout his 17 year career on Wall Street, Mr. Ross has worked as an equity market maker, proprietary trader and technical analyst. He holds an MBA in finance from the Stern School of Business at NYU and a BBA from Emory University. His commentary has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Barron's, Forbes, Smart Money, Fortune, CNN Money and theStreet.com. In addition he has appeared on TV and Radio around the world throughout Asia, India, Europe and the Americas.
Roberto H. Sifon-Arevalo
Director, Sovereign Ratings
STANDARD & POOR’S
Roberto Sifon-Arevalo is a Director in the Sovereign and International Public Finance group in New York. Since
Roberto Sifon-Arevalo is a Director in the Sovereign and International Public Finance group in New York. Since 2003, when he joined the Latin America team, he has monitored credit ratings on sovereigns, regional and local governments and multilateral financial institutions. Currently he is the primary analyst for the credit ratings of Venezuela, Panama, Jamaica, Chile, and Belize. He is a secondary analyst for Argentina, Colombia, the Bahamas, Paraguay, Guatemala, and Montserrat and participates in the credit ratings of several states and municipalities in Mexico and Brazil. He has also been responsible for the credit ratings of several multilateral and development financial institutions throughout the region, among others: the Central American Bank for Economic Integration and the Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas.
Roberto’s prior work experience includes eight years in various analytical positions at Banco Santander Central Hispano and Banco Sudameris in Argentina. Roberto holds a degree in business administration from the Universidad de Belgrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and a Masters in International Affairs specializing in International Economic Policy from Columbia University (New York).

Solomon Owayda
Managing Director
SIGULER GUFF & COMPANY

Steve Cowan
Co-Founder & Managing Director
57 STARS LLC
Steve Cowan, Managing Director. Mr. Cowan is a founder of 57 Stars, an independent global investment manager owned
Steve Cowan, Managing Director. Mr. Cowan is a founder of 57 Stars, an independent global investment manager owned and managed by its investment team with more than USD 1 billion under management focused on partnership and co-investment in select private equity markets outside of the United States, primarily in emerging markets. Operating out of four offices around the world, 57 Stars’ team has approximately 100 years of collective experience investing in international private equity markets. Prior to 57 Stars, Mr. Cowan served in the Investment Funds Department of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). He received his AB (magna cum laude and with honors) in Political Science and Development Studies from Brown University, a JD from the Harvard Law School, and, during college, participated in the Yale-in-China program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Sudhir Roc-Sennett
Senior Portfolio Advisor
VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Kathryn Rooney Vera
Senior Emerging Markets Macroeconomic Strategist
BULLTICK CAPITAL MARKETS
Kathryn Rooney Vera is the Senior Macroeconomic Strategist at Bulltick Capital Markets, a boutique investment bank
Kathryn Rooney Vera is the Senior Macroeconomic Strategist at Bulltick Capital Markets, a boutique investment bank that specializes in serving international clients. She is responsible for the analysis of US economic developments including Federal Reserve decisions and the effects of fiscal policy on both US and emerging markets and economies. She publishes her views on a daily basis and makes strategic investment recommendations for clients based on her economic analysis.
Prior to her current position, Ms. Rooney Vera served as an economist and strategist at Bear Stearns in Emerging Markets Fixed Income Research, where she covered the Latin America region. Prior to such appointment, she worked on the buy�]side as a sovereign analyst at MetLife Investments where she conducted in�]depth economic analyses on emerging markets, working closely with the portfolio manager on asset selection and portfolio allocation.
Ms. Rooney Vera is a frequent contributor to major newswires, local press in Latin America, and often appears on financial news networks (CNBC, Bloomberg television, Fox Business, CNN en español). She is a frequent contributor to the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, Dow Jones, and Latin Finance.
Ms. Rooney Vera holds a Masters of Business Degree specializing in Economics and Finance from New York University\'s Stern School of Business. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Spanish literature from Rutgers University in New Jersey where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, having also studied at the University of Valencia in Spain.

John Stephens
Managing Director
POMONA CAPITAL

Jerry Barber
Partner, Transaction Services Practice
PWC

Brian Kelly
Managing Member and Co-Founder
SHELTER HARBOR CAPITAL
Kanundrum Capital was founded by global investor and CNBC contributor Brian Kelly. Brian has over 15 years
Kanundrum Capital was founded by global investor and CNBC contributor Brian Kelly. Brian has over 15 years investment
experience trading US & international equities, forex, options, futures, metals, and commodities. He has traded for some of the largest hedge funds, pension funds, and mutual funds and is known for his ability to trade complex risk arbitrage and relative value strategies.
Prior to founding Kanundrum Capital, Brian was a co-founder of MKM Partners, a brokerage firm catering to the institutional equity trading community. He is a contributor to Business Week – Exchange, Financial Times – Alphaville, Seeking Alpha, and Daily Markets. Mr. Kelly is a CNBC contributor and can be seen regularly on Fast Money.
Mr. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Vermont where he received a BS in Finance. He also holds an MBA from Babson Graduate School of Business with a concentration in finance and econometrics.

C. Hayes Miller
Investment Director, Global Multi Asset Group
BARINGS ASSET MANAGEMENT
Hayes has been a member of the Global Equity Group since its inception and has been a member of the Strategy
Hayes has been a member of the Global Equity Group since its inception and has been a member of the Strategy Policy Group (SPG) since 2000. Hayes is also chair of SPG Country Sector Sub Group. He was instrumental in creating our Active/Passive International Equity product range which he continues to manage and also developed the country screening models for our Global and EAFE equity products. Hayes joined Baring Asset Management in 1994 as a Portfolio Manager with responsibility for Global Equities. Prior to joining Baring Asset Management, Hayes worked in international investment research in London and New York. He began his career as an investment consultant with Meidinger, now part of William M. Mercer. He lectures frequently, including classes in Finance at MIT’s Sloan School of Business and UVA’s Darden School of Business. Hayes has a B.A. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University and a M.S. in Banking and Financial Management from Boston University. He was awarded his CFA designation in 1989 and is FINRA Series 7 and 24 registered.

Carolyn Campbell
Managing Director, General Counsel & Founding Partner
EMERGING CAPITAL PARTNERS

Chris Walker
Deputy Division Chief, Global Markets Monitoring & Analysis
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

Dr. Clark Li
Partner and Director, Global Investment Research
BALENTINE

Dr. Harry G. Broadman
Managing Director & Chief Economist and Leader, Emerging Markets
PWC
Dr. Harry G. Broadman is a Managing Director at PwC and Chief Economist and Leader of PwC's Emerging Markets,
Dr. Harry G. Broadman is a Managing Director at PwC and Chief Economist and Leader of PwC's Emerging Markets, Governance and International Investment & Trade Practice Group. His career has spanned all key emerging markets, especially China, Russia, India, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Balkans, sub-Saharan Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, and Mongolia. Prior roles include Chief Economist of Albright Capital Management LLC, an international emerging markets investment management firm co-chaired by the former Secretary of State, and senior official at the World Bank Group working in China, the Balkans, former Soviet Union and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Hans Humes
President & CIO
GREYLOCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

James Rosener
Partner
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP
James D. Rosener is a partner in the Commercial Department of Pepper Hamilton LLP. Mr. Rosener heads the firm's
James D. Rosener is a partner in the Commercial Department of Pepper Hamilton LLP. Mr. Rosener heads the firm's International Practice Group, is managing partner of the New York office and has served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. His practice is devoted primarily to international transactions, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing. Mr. Rosener has represented domestic and foreign private equity funds in transactions in over 70 countries throughout the world, including platform and follow-on acquisitions, distressed buyouts, including in bankruptcy, corporate carve-outs and restructurings. He also has represented U.S.-based companies in transactions throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia (particularly, India and China), as well as several European, Indian, South American and Japanese companies in merger and acquisitions, financing and licensing transactions involving the United States.

Jamie Ebersole
Senior Investment Director
SL CAPITAL PARTNERS (US) LIMITED
Jamie is a Senior Investment Director and head of the SL Capital Boston office. He joined SL Capital in 2008 and
Jamie is a Senior Investment Director and head of the SL Capital Boston office. He joined SL Capital in 2008 and is responsible for the investment activities in North America. Jamie sits on the Advisory Boards of several leading North American private equity funds and is also responsible for SLCP's coverage of Latin America. Prior to joining SL Capital, Jamie spent eight years at Allianz in a number of roles of increasing responsibility, the last of which was Managing Director and Head of the New York office for Allianz Private Equity Partners. Jamie has an MBA from the McCombs School at the University of Texas, an MBA from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and a combined BA/MA from Tufts University. Jamie is a CFA charterholder and fluent in Spanish and German.

Jennifer Delaney
Director, Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy
UBS AG
Jennifer Delaney is a Director at UBS working on the Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy Team. The team
Jennifer Delaney is a Director at UBS working on the Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy Team. The team manages cross country and sector views across the emerging markets universe and maintain a 40 stock recmmended portfolio. Thematic research interests include corporate governance in GEM and the Frontier markets. The team was ranked #1 in Extel in 2011.
Jennifer joined UBS in 2004 and during her tenure has worked in a number of roles within strategy research including in developed market equity strategy and the cross-asset global asset allocation team. She began her career in London, moving to the US with UBS in 2006. Jennifer graduated from Cambridge University with a BA Hons in Economics. She is a CFA charterholder.

Tina Vandersteel
Partner, Global Fixed Income Group
GMO LLC

Gustavo Galindo
Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Funds
RUSSELL INVESTMENTS
Gustavo Galindo is a senior research analyst for Russell Investments’ emerging markets equity research team.
Gustavo Galindo is a senior research analyst for Russell Investments’ emerging markets equity research team. Based in New York, Gustavo’s.primary responsibility is to participate with the global and emerging markets team to evaluate investment processes and identify emerging markets money managers with high potential for superior returns going forward over a full market cycle. His investment recommendations are utilized by Russell clients around the world and by portfolio mangers of Russell’s growing multi-manager business.
Prior to joining the Russell emerging markets team in 2005, Gustavo worked in a similar function analyzing global developed money managers since 2003. Before Russell, Gustavo worked for three years in private equity and consulting in Mexico City, where he got significant exposure to global investors and company management teams. His responsibilities included company valuation utilizing quantitative models.
Gustavo was in the top 10% of his Yale School of Management graduating class in hedge funds analysis and probability modeling. He is fluent in Spanish.

Claire Miller Hare
Vice President
GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT
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Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with more than 450 lawyers nationally. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the
Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with more than 450 lawyers nationally. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. Pepper’s Funds Services Group — a core component of the firm’s Investment Funds Industry Group — partners with U.S. and international funds and their sponsors, managers, advisers and investors to define and achieve their goals. The more than 50 lawyers in the Funds Services Group have represented hundreds of pooled investment vehicles and are well versed in the dynamic and ever-evolving arena of investment industry regulation. Our Fund Services team — which includes veterans of the asset management industry, the SEC, FINRA, the Department of Justice and other agencies — has experience in investment management, corporate, securities and regulatory matters.
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PwC is a professional services firm that focuses on audit and assurance, tax and consulting services. Additionally, in the US, PwC concentrates on 16 key industries and provides targeted services that include — but are not limited to — human resources, deals, forensics, and consulting services. We help resolve complex issues and identify opportunities. Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in all we do.
Crowell & Moring LLP is an internationally recognized, full-service law firm with offices in Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Anchorage, London and Brussels. We are known for our world-class Government Contracts
Crowell & Moring LLP is an internationally recognized, full-service law firm with offices in Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Anchorage, London and Brussels. We are known for our world-class Government Contracts practice, in addition to our leading practices in Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Litigation, International Arbitration and Health Care. With nearly 500 attorneys, we represent major businesses, governments, and other organizations – both public and private – in high-stakes litigation, complex regulatory and administrative matters, and government and internal investigations. Crowell & Moring’s lawyers are both counselors and litigators. We advise our clients on the wide range of issues that result from and impact their business activities. And we have litigated many significant cases before administrative agencies, state and federal trial courts, courts of appeal and the Supreme Court. We carefully tailor our advice to each client, calling on our superior knowledge and experience to help predict how an agency or decision maker will react, and helping them plan accordingly. In addition, our lawyers have unparalleled experience and expertise establishing and reviewing corporate compliance and other internal audit programs. Indeed, Crowell & Moring developed the government contract compliance review more than 25 years ago, and we have applied that expertise for nearly three decades on behalf of companies and organizations doing business with federal and state agencies. In addition, we have adapted this long-standing expertise into services for insurance reviews, corporate compliance, employment audits, product risk management audits, health care, and many other areas. As our client, you will have access to a wide range of advisory and litigation services as our lawyers and professional staff collaborate on your behalf, forming multi-disciplinary teams to meet each legal and business challenge. To do this, we draw on expertise from our Antitrust, Corporate, Insurance, Health Care, White Collar, Environmental, Labor and Employment, and other practices, as well as from our international trade consulting affiliate, C&M International. In addition, Crowell & Moring has a strong reputation as a law firm that works well in a team environment. For example, we have a very successful practice serving many clients as National Coordinating Counsel for major litigation. This requires us to work with and manage the activities of many different attorneys and law firms throughout the country. In both education and experience, our lawyers come from diverse backgrounds that enable them to offer premier service to all clients. Many different nationalities and more than 20 different languages are represented on our legal staff. Many of our lawyers and specialists have held significant positions in government service before joining the firm.
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EUREKAHEDGE is world’s largest independent data provider and research house dedicated to alternative investments. Maintaining coverage of over 20,400 funds across all strategies and asset classes, Eurekahedge is the most widely used and quoted alternative
EUREKAHEDGE is world’s largest independent data provider and research house dedicated to alternative investments. Maintaining coverage of over 20,400 funds across all strategies and asset classes, Eurekahedge is the most widely used and quoted alternative research house worldwide. Eurekahedge has produced a market-leading research data suite from which our hedge fund and Islamic fund indices are derived; an array of region-specific hedge fund, private equity fund, Islamic fund, real estate fund, enhanced equity fund (SRI) and socially responsible investment fund (SRI) databases; as well as a collection of educational guides for both funds and investors. Founded in 2001, Eurekahedge has offices in London, New York and Singapore. For more information please visit www.eurekahedge.com.
Albourne Village is a free and independent website for the alternative investment industry, with over 100,000 users. This virtual community features a pub and library where residents exchange news, views and IP, a job centre, conference centre, business
Albourne Village is a free and independent website for the alternative investment industry, with over 100,000 users. This virtual community features a pub and library where residents exchange news, views and IP, a job centre, conference centre, business centre, and school. The Village is also home to a vast number of established industry contacts.
CEIC Data’s “best in class” databases deliver the most accurate and timely economic, sector and financial data from around the globe. Our analysts on the ground compile and update hundreds of thousands of data series from hard to get sources,
CEIC Data’s “best in class” databases deliver the most accurate and timely economic, sector and financial data from around the globe. Our analysts on the ground compile and update hundreds of thousands of data series from hard to get sources, delivering a suite of databases relied upon by top Economists and analysts the world over. Founded in 1992, CEIC Data Company Ltd (“CEIC”) has built its reputation in the financial information services industry on accuracy, service, and comprehensiveness. Today, we are the service of choice for economic research on emerging and developed markets by research staffs around the globe. CEIC has implemented meticulous measures to ensure accuracy and completeness of our data. We build databases in response to extensive market study by our data specialists and researchers. We cultivate and leverage relationships and direct data distribution arrangements with the prime national and regional statistical agencies and major industrial data issuing organizations of each country covered. The result is time series data ideal for trend monitoring, in-depth analysis and forecasting. To learn more about CEIC Data please visit www.ceicdata.com.
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) is an independent, global membership association whose mission is to catalyze private equity and venture capital investment in emerging markets. EMPEA’s 300 members include the leading institutional
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) is an independent, global membership association whose mission is to catalyze private equity and venture capital investment in emerging markets. EMPEA’s 300 members include the leading institutional investors and private equity and venture capital fund managers across developing and developed markets. EMPEA leverages an unparalleled global industry network to deliver authoritative intelligence, promote best practices, and provide unique networking opportunities, giving our members a competitive edge for raising funds, making good investments and managing exits to achieve superior returns.
BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions, is a leading research based provider of information services to the alternative investment industry. Barclay began publishing fund data for CTAs and hedge funds in 1989 and currently maintains data on more than
BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions, is a leading research based provider of information services to the alternative investment industry. Barclay began publishing fund data for CTAs and hedge funds in 1989 and currently maintains data on more than 26,000+ alternative investment vehicles. BarclayHedge provides access to its hedge fund, fund of funds, and managed futures databases to thousands of investors worldwide in Excel, Access, and formats compatible with most third party analysis packages. Barclay’s 31 hedge fund indices, 10 managed futures indices, and 7 UCITS indices are universally recognized as alternative investment performance benchmarks and are utilized by investment professionals around the globe.
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CEEMarketWatch is a specialized information provider and fully-integrated analytical network, recognized for its superb quality and from-the-source economic & political reports. We offer macroeconomic and political coverage of 62 emerging markets in Central& Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America and the periphery Euro area. We have a team of professional economists, positioned in the local markets, in-house editors and local contributors to deliver daily economic and political news, macroeconomic analysis, economic forecasts and reports, election coverage, press reviews and clipping services. To start your FREE trial subscription please visit www.ceemarketwatch.com.
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Hedge Connection has been helping managers and investors through web-based research, events and advisory work since 2005. Hedge Connection is the first and only internet- based platform that offers hedge funds direct access to a membership of opt-in qualified active hedge fund allocators. Investor members join for free and gain access to detailed information on hedge fund members. All members receive invitations to member`s only events and partner discounts. Learn more and Join the Club at www.hedgeconnection.com
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Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) a product of ISI Emerging Markets (www.securities.com), is a Euromoney Institutional Investor Group Co. delivering deep, rich company and industry information, alongside the relevant proprietary and multi-source
Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) a product of ISI Emerging Markets (www.securities.com), is a Euromoney Institutional Investor Group Co. delivering deep, rich company and industry information, alongside the relevant proprietary and multi-source news, research and analytics that allow professionals to make profitable decisions faster.This single resource of hard-to-get information covers more than 100 emerging markets, includes company profiles and financials from more than 1.6 million listed and private companies, offers single company and industry analysis, and delivers proprietary and multi-source news and research from over 20,000 publications, all delivered via an easy-to-use interface. http://www.securities.com/products
Private Equity Wire is the private equity industry’s leading portal on news and topical features, including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and product
Private Equity Wire is the private equity industry’s leading portal on news and topical features, including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and product profiles. Private Eq uity WIre produces a free daily newsletter covering essential news and features within the private equity industry and a series of special reports. Click here to access www.privateequitywire.co.uk.
Hedgeweek is the hedge fund industry’s leading portal on news and topical features including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and fund manager interviews.
Hedgeweek is the hedge fund industry’s leading portal on news and topical features including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and fund manager interviews. Hedgeweek produces a free weekly and a daily newsletter covering essential news and features within the Hedge Fund industry. Click here to access www.hedgeweek.com.
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Property Funds World is the property fund industry’s leading portal on news and topical features, including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and fund manager interviews. Property Funds World produces a free weekly and a daily newsletter covering essential news and features within the property fund industry as well as an extensive special reports series. Click here to access www.propertyfundsworld.com
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