ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT REVIEW
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Articles appearing in the ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT REVIEW - Issue 1

• Foreword
  Phil Davis, Editor

GLOBAL HEDGE FUNDS

• Defenders of the Hedge Fund Faith
  Florence Lombard, Chief Executive of AIMA and Andrew Baker, Deputy Chief Executive
• Listed Hedge Funds are “Nirvana” for Investors
  Robin Bowie, Chief Executive, Dexion
• Q&A Session with Bourne Park Capital on Funds of Hedge Funds
  Dr. Bill Fung and Barry Colvin, CFA, Members of the International Advisory Board BPC, Dr. Wolfgang Kerck, Managing Director, Bourne Park Capital
• Key Developments in the Hedge Fund Industry: the Administrator’s Viewpoint
  David Aldrich, Managing Director, Brian Ruane, Executive Vice President, The Bank of New York Mellon
• Risk Technology: Can You Drive a Racing Car Without a Speedometer?
  Olivier Le Marois, Chief Executive Officer, Riskdata
• What Hedge Fund Managers Need to Know
  FinTuition
• Funds of Hedge Funds - is the Model Still as Viable as Ever?
  Marc Romano, Chief Executive of Crédit Agricole Asset Management Alternative Investments
• The Changing Face of the Global Tax Environment
  Debbie Payne, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
• Caymans Evolve to Maintain Hedge Fund Dominance
  Mark Lewis, Partner at Walkers, The Caymans-based Law Firm
• Index Plus (IP) Investing as an Alternative to Investible Hedge Fund Indexing
  Miklos Nagy, CFA, CFP, Quadrexx Asset Management Inc.
• The Development of Hedge Funds by Traditional Asset Managers
  Peter Baxter, Chief Executive, Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK)
• Holding the Hand of Smaller Hedge Funds
  Patric de Gentile-Williams, Chief Executive, PCE Investors Limited
• The Indian Decade?
  William Palmer B.B.S, Senior Asset Manager - Asian Equities, KBC Asset Management
• Sharia-compliant Alternative Investments: A New Tool in the Hedge Fund Armoury
  Philippe Teilhard, Managing Director, Alternative Investment Solutions, Gerard de Lambilly, Deputy Global Head of Legal, Fimat

GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY

• Private Equity: An Engine for Growth
  The European Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
• Pushing the Boundaries of Mezzanine Poses Dangers for Private Equity Investors
  Tom Attwood, Managing Director, Intermediate Capital Group
• Secondary Investing: A Strategy for Enhancing Private Equity Returns
  Andrew Lebus, Managing Partner, Pantheon Ventures
• Private Equity in the Emerged and Emerging States of Central & Eastern Europe
  Chris Mruck, Partner, and Sebastian Tcaciuc, Senior Associate, Advent International
• Does European Venture Capital Really Capitalise on Innovation?
  Roger Franklin, Senior Analyst, Library House
• Leverage in Private Equity Deals
  William Allen, Managing Director of Blenheim Advisors
• Private Equity in Central and Eastern Europe
  Jacek Siwicki, President, Enterprise Investors, Poland
• Listed Funds - The Future of Private Equity?
  Michael Henderson-Cohen, Private Equity Advisors, Bear Stearns Asset Management
• The Sustainability of Private Equity Buyout Fund Returns
  Thomas Kubr, CEO and Katharina Lichtner, Head of Research at Capital Dynamics

GLOBAL REAL ESTATE

• German REITs Within an Expanding Global REIT Universe
  Fraser Hughes, EPRA
• A Modern Way to Invest in Property
  Dave Butler, Programmme Co-ordinator, Real Estate Investment Trust Association
• The Indirect Route to Real Estate Investment
  Lisette van Doorn, Chief Executive, INREV
• The Property Net Spreads Ever Wider
  John Danes, UK Research, Manager, Goodman Property Investors (formerly Arlington Securities)
• REITs: A Growing, Global Investment Choice
  Steven A. Wechsler, President & CEO, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust

FOCUS ON DEVELOPED MARKETS: MAINLAND AND OFFSHORE EUROPE

THE NETHERLANDS

• Clean Tech Private Equity: Financing the Next Wave of Innovation
  Stefan den Doelder, Clean Tech Investment Manager at Robeco
• Tax Exempt Investment Funds in the Netherlands
  Jochem de Koning and Auke van der Horn, CMS Derks Star Busmann
• Dutch Real Estate Market Faces a Wall of Capital
  Bas Tiemstra, Senior Portfolio Manager and Cor Worms, Head of Research, Achmea Real Estate
• The Use of Real Estate Investment in an Institution’s Portfolio
  Karen Huizer, Manager Research, BPF Bouwinvest
• What Opportunities Await Hedge Funds?
  Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie
• Funds of Hedge Funds – Creating an Information Advantage
  François Barthélémy, F&C Partners LLP
• Dutch Opportunity in the Face of Reform
  Mr. Paul Bavelaar and Mr. Jan Kooi, Van Mens & Wisselink
• Benefits of Adding Volatility Exposure to a Relative Value Strategy
  Volteq Capital
• Pension Fund Investment in Hedge Funds – The Dutch Case
  Theta Capital Management
• The Dutch: Long Time Champions of Alternative Investments
  Carl J. Fink, Director, FalcInvest Asset Management
• Alternative Investment Fund Structuring in The Netherlands: A Changing Playing Field
  Manuel Manders, Clifford Chance Netherlands

BELGIUM

• Overview of Asset Management in Belgium
  BEAMA

LUXEMBOURG

• Trusting in Regulated Alternative Investments
  H.E. Luc Frieden, Minister for the Treasury and Budget, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
• The Changing Face of Investment Management
  Luc Leleux, Fortis Banque Luxembourg
• Luxembourg Unveils Regulated All-purpose Product
  Michael Lange, Managing Director, Mercuria Management Company
• Alternative Investment Funds in Luxembourg
  Jean-Jacques Picard, Director of communications, Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry
• Ensuring Laws and Regulations in Luxembourg’s Financial Sector are Observed
  Irmine Greischer, CSSF

SWITZERLAND

• An Introduction to the Swiss Alternative Investments Market
  Hans-Rudolf Merz, Federal Councillor, Federal Department of Finance

GERMANY

• Low Risk Yield Enhancement Strategies Through Smart Use of Alternative Investments
  Mathias Ranke, Director of Société Générale in the Equity Derivatives / Structured Products area
• The Outsourcing of Real Estate Investment in Germany
  Robert Schlichting, Head of Schroders Institutional Business
• German Fund Legislation – Changes That Affect the Landscape
  Robert Welzel and Steffen Gnutzmann, WTS, Frankfurt, Germany
• Open-Ended Real Estate Funds: An Opportunity for the Single Market
  Stefan Seip, Director General, BVI Bundesverband Investment und Asset Management
• A Matter of Combination
  Constantin Rinn, Director, Auda (Germany)
• The Benefits of a Straightforward Approach
  Georg Nauerz, Nauerz & Noell
• Innovation in Germany Across a Range of Asset Classes
  Dr. Jörg W. Stotz Managing Director and Head of Fund Administration Operations and Services, HANSAINVEST
• German Investors: Open to Alternative Investments?
  Frank Schnattinger, Institutional Investment
• New Challenges in the German Private Equity Market
  Dörte Höppner, Managing Director, German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK)

SPAIN

• Hedge Fund Regulation and How it Affects Spain
  Soledad Nuñez, Spanish Treasury Director
• ETF Phenomenon Arrives in Spain
  BBVA
• Where Art Meets Science - a Look at FOHF Portfolio Construction
  Louay Mikdashi, Senior Portfolio Manager at Optimal Investment Services
• Hedge Fund Firms at the Crossroads
  Paul Walton, Business Development, Absolute Capital Management, Mallorca, Spain

IRELAND

• Ireland Positioned to Avoid Winter of Discontent
  Frank O’Dwyer, Irish Association of Investment Managers
• Diversification With Alternatives - a Cheaper Lunch?
  Patrick Burke, Director of Irish Life Investment Managers
• It’s All About the Client
  Paul Heffernan, Business Development Manager, Bank of Ireland Securities Services
• Ireland Aims to Have All the Hedge Fund Answers
  Kieran Fox, Director - Business Development, The Irish Funds Industry Association
• Listing Sponsorship - Focus on Offshore Funds
  NCB Group
• Real Estate Securities - A Low Cost Route to Global Property
  Ken Casey, Head of Index Investing, Bank of Ireland Asset Management

GUERNSEY

• Guernsey Strives to Create Fund Administration Niche
  Peter Franks, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

SAN MARINO

• San Marino’s New Financial Services Sector – Central Bank Provides Cohesion
  Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino (CBSM)

MALTA

• Malta As A Fund Administration Centre
  Malta Financial Services

FOCUS ON DEVELOPED MARKETS: NORTHERN EUROPE

• A Look at the Nordic Region
  NEWSEC

SWEDEN

• Swedish Hedge Funds - A Niche Strategy
  Bid & Ask Asset Management
• Swedish Alternatives Start to Mature
  Mats Odell, Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets, Sweden
• Free Meals Anyone?
  Mats Ohlson, Head of Tactical Asset Allocation and Quantative Research at Kaupthing Bank Sverige
• Sweden Develops Strong Hedge Fund Niche
  Per Sommerlou, Head of Allocation, HQ Bank
• Private Equity Legalisation in Sweden - What Are the Risks?
  Ulf Söderholm, Managing Partner of Andulf Advokat AB and Chairman of the EVCA Tax and Legal Committee and Anders Appell, Partner of Andulf Advokat AB
• Swedish Property Market: Chasing the Golden Nuggets
  Henric From, Mengus
• Sweden - A Leading European Investment Market
  Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA)
• Blowing the Roof off the Nordic Real Estate Market
  Mannheimer Swartling

FINLAND

• There Are Great Rewards in Successful Investing in Hedge Funds - the Challenge is to Truly Understand Them
  RAM Partners
• Flexibility of the Mind is Needed in the Investment Process
  Klaus Alholm, Fund Manager, Altos Fund Management
• Hedge Funds in Finland: Past, Present and Future
  Berndt Barner-Rasmussen, Director, Alternative Investment, Glitnir Asset Management
• Competence, Communication and Confidence
  Aku Leijala and Päivi Riutta, 3C Asset Management Ltd
• Internationalisation of the Finnish Real Estate Market
  Hanna Kaleva, Managing Director, KTI Finland
• Real Estate Acquisitions in Finland
  Juha Wessman, Partner, Krogerus Attorneys Ltd
• A Customised Approach to Finnish Property Investment
  Mika Valtonen, Chief Executive, Ovenia Oy
• The Venture Capital and Private Equity Market in Finland
  Antti Sekki, Acting Secretary General, Finnish Venture Capital Association
• Finland Aims for Global Leadership in Cleantech
  Jukka Noponen, Executive Director of the Environmental Programme in Sitra the Finnish Innovation Fund

DENMARK

• The Role of Alternative Investments in Nordic Institutional Investing
  Leif Hasager, Executive Vice President, Bankpension, Copenhagen
• The Danish Market for Hedge Fund Investments
  Nordic Asset Management
• Jyske Invest Top Performer in the Nordic Region
  Jyske Invest

FOCUS ON DEVELOPED MARKETS: NORTH AMERICA, THE AMERICAS, AND THE CARRIBEAN

CANADA

• The Canadian Hedge Fund Market
  Gary Selke, President, Front Street Capital
• Outstanding Warrants – A Look at the Canadian Warrant Market
  Peter Vanderploeg, Risk Manager, Paul Sabourin, CIO and Portfolio Manager, Polar Securities

THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

• Marshall Islands Companies Characterized by Flexibility and Ease of Formation
  Alison Yurovchak, Assistant Counsel, Intenational Registries, Inc.

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

• Flexibility the Key to Creating Attractive Offshore Location
  Sherri Ortiz, Chief Operations Officer, British Virgin Islands International Finance Centre

CAYMAN ISLANDS

• The Cayman Islands: A Leader Offshore
  The Cayman Islands Financial Services Association

FOCUS ON EMERGING MARKETS

AFRICA - EGYPT

• Opportunities in Africa’s Private Equity Market
  A look at private equity in Africa, in an interview with Citadel Capital’s Managing Director, Hisham El Khazindar

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa’s Private Equity Industry Comes of Age
  J-P Fourie, Executive Officer at the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA)
• Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management Company
  Jeanette LeBlanc, Marketing Department, Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management Company
• Hedge Funds Proliferate in South Africa
  Ian Hamilton, Chairman of the IDS Group
• “Outsized Alpha” from South Africa
  Jan van Niekerk, Peregrine Ballast Fund
• Focus on South African Hedge Funds
  Brait

MIDDLE EAST

• Dubai Becomes Hub for Alternative Investments
  Sandy Shipton, Executive Director – Wealth Management, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority
• Shariah Hedge Funds: An Alternative Source of Alpha
  Bindesh Shah, Co-founder, Amiri Capital
• UAE to Open up to Greater Foreign Ownership
  Neil Nicholson, Denton Wilde Sapte
• Alternative Investment Trends
  ISTITHMAR PJSC
• Dubai Attracting Wealth, but Few Hedge Funds
  IDS Dubai

RUSSIA

• The Russian Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry
  Russian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (RVCA)
• An Alternative Approach to Public Investments in Russia
  Sergey Bubnov, Head of Alternative Products Group, Renaissance Investment Management
• Russia – The Emergence of a Domestic Economy
  Prosperity Capital Management
• Russia Gets the Fully Functioning Stock Market it Deserves
  Florian Fenner, CEO, UFG Asset Management
• Finding Gems Along the Roads Less Travelled
  East Capital
• The Russian Alternative Investment Market
  Oleg Jelezko, Managing Partner of Da Vinci Capital Management
• Investing in the Russian Power Sector
  David Herne, Halcyon Advisors
• Creating Derivatives in Emerging Markets
  EDX London

THAILAND

• The Enigma of Private Equity in Thailand
  James Marshall, Chief Investment Officer, Finansa

 

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