Details and Conference Programme
Fund managers in Germany are now gearing up to structure their alternative investment products, get them approved by regulatory authorities and preparing to advertise them in the market place.
Uwe Wewel, Head of Division for Investment Law and Hedge Funds, Germany Ministry of Finance, will present the keynote address at Hedge Funds World Germany 2004 on the future of the German hedge funds industry, the regulatory changes and likely demand for hedge funds.
“The 2nd Annual Hedge Funds World Germany 2004 conference presents a timely programme dedicated to the latest developments in the German market. We have incorporated specific case studies representing the view points of investors and fund managers that are currently leveraging the outstanding German hedge fund potential.” Serena Menaguale, Project Manager, Hedge Funds World Germany 2004.
Hedge Funds World Germany 2004 will identify the leading managers of single hedge funds and fund of funds in Germany, and will address the specific needs of German investors and what are likely to prove the most popular hedge fund strategies in this market.
From the view point of investors, Ulrich Hax, Senior Vice President, Director, Sal Oppenheim-jr & Cie, will present the perspective of a German private bank that manages funds of funds for retail clients. Dr. Heiko Seeger, CFA, Head of Equities and Alternatives Investment Department, Provinzial Rheinlandvericherung, will provide the perspective of a German institutional investor with portfolio allocation in hedge funds.
Sy Schlueter, CEO, Corpernicus Beteiligungs, will present a German single fund manager’s view on how hedge funds will be structured and distributed in light of the new investment act. Finally, Peter Newmayer, Managing Director, LION Advisors, will present the challenges faced by an institutional hedge fund moving from Bermuda to Germany and the results achieved to far for entering into the German hedge funds market.
Hedge Funds World Germany 2004 is sponsored by Allianz HF Partners, HVB Alternatives, Man Investments, Linklaters Oppenhoff & Rädler, Citco Bank Nederland, EIM, Deutsche Bank, Harcourt Investment Consulting, Ferro Capital, GLG Partners and Eurex.
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