Hedge Risk World 2009

Time: 2 November 2009
Venue: Hilton London Tower Bridge, United Kingdom

A hedge fund conference focused on investor retention and acquisition through operational excellence and process improvement.

The credit crisis has exposed huge flaws in the hedge fund business model. Estimates on the number of hedge funds that will go out of business in the next 12 months range from 15% to 50%, and although most of those failures will consist of Beta players masquerading as Alpha hedge funds, there remains within the industry a sense of frailty and vulnerability that will take some getting rid of.

The simple fact is that hedge funds need to do far more than they have ever done before just to retain their existing investors, let alone attract new ones. The promise of Alpha returns rings hollow by itself as an enticement to end investors. Investors want to see rigorous risk management practices being put to use, operational excellence being developed, better client reporting put in place, and a solid, reliable infrastructure being built.

Challenges and opportunities for discussion include:

• New business models for a new hedge fund era
• Understanding investor expectations and shifts in operational due diligence
• Managing and mitigating investment risk
• The prime broker model: is it broken and can it be fixed?
• Regulatory risk and compliance
• Pricing and valuation risk
• Achieving operational excellence
• Managing operational and counterparty risk

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