tailieunhanh - 22nd Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds

Business Angels (BAs) are an important financing source for SMEs, and seed and start-up companies in particular. BAs are even more important in countries and regions lacking an institutionalised VC infrastructure, often being the only major source of equity finance for young innovative SMEs. An important additional element of their activity is often the provision of non- financial benefits like mentoring/advice, contacts etc. However, especially in comparison with the US, the European BAs segment is still in its emerging phase both in terms of the number of active BAs and the amounts invested by BAs. Strained exit markets as well. | the global voice of the legal profession A conference presented by the IBA Investment Funds Committee and supported by the IBA North American Regional Forum the National Investment Company Services Association NICSA the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry ALFI Bundesverband Investment and Asset Management BVI the Bundesverband Alternative Investments BAI and the Irish Funds Industry Association IFIA 22nd Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds As per the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales. The number of CPD points hours available may vary for other bar associations and law societies depending on their criteria. 15-18 May 2011 Boston Harbor Hotel Boston USA Session topics include A roundtable discussion among industry leaders on the future of the investment funds industry Regulation of alternative investment managers Globalisation of fund regulation - trends towards co-ordination and the changing role of regulators Latin American markets Brazil Chile Colombia Mexico and Peru - investing and managing assets in Latin America Custody and prime brokerage issues UCITS IV Examining the ETF strategy Workshop Focus Group sessions - topics include Distressed investing Development of distributors duty of care The increasing focus on risk management Master class workshop on derivatives Impact of Volcker Rules on private equity hedge funds Keynote Speakers include Bob Pozen Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and Chairman Emeritus MFS Investment Management Boston Andrés Velasco Former Minister of Finance Chile Who should attend Asset managers and fund management executives lawyers including in-house counsel institutional investors accountants and other service providers in the global investment funds industry. On the cusp of a new order Even after two years of high drama since the collapse of Lehman the world is still experiencing very uncertain times and yet despite the talk of further market crashes a currency crisis .