Programme


09:30	New Frontiers in Asset Management
Stream A: Risk Management
11:30	Advanced techniques for risk management
12:15	The benefits of structured products in institutional investors' asset allocation
Stream B: Indices and Benchmarks
11:30	Using indices and benchmarks in a sound investment process
12:15	The emergence of hedge fund indices: latest fashion in a long-term trend
Using Hedge Funds in Institutional Investors' Portfolios
14:30	The benefits for institutional investors of investing in hedge funds
15:30	Hedge fund diversification from a sell-side to a buy-side perspective
New Trends in Fund Ratings
17:00	A need for new ratings
18:00	Presentation of the EuroPerformance-Edhec Fund Ratings

09:15 - 12:15: First series of workshops
Workshop A: Designing Funds of Hedge Funds
Workshop B: Exchange Traded Funds
Workshop C: Structured Products
Workshop D: Volatility as an Asset Class

14:00 - 17:00: Second series of workshops
Workshop E: Risk Management in Funds of Hedge Funds
Workshop F: Quantitative Techniques for Selecting Managers
Workshop G: From Best Execution to Best Operations