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The Managed Funds Association’s Forum 2012 takes place in Chicago, June 12-13, at the Fairmont Millennium Park.

Forum 2012 is MFA's 18th annual managed futures and global macro strategies conference designed to bring managers and investors together for networking, education and business development.

Forum 2012 will feature "Meet the Manager" booths in an exhibit hall to facilitate opportunities for managers and investors to become acquainted and learn more about one another's investment needs and solutions. Also new to the Forum 2012 schedule, an afternoon of "Manager Salons" for pre-selected managers to host open discussions with groups of investors, allocators and other managers. Forum 2012 will honor the first-ever Managed Futures Pinnacle Award winners. The winners are invited to participate on two educational panel presentations at Forum 2012, the morning following the awards ceremony, to discuss their awards, their strategies, the markets, risk management and more. MFA is a proud sponsor of the inaugural Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards, presented by CME Group and BarclayHedge on Monday, June 11. Forum 2012 will feature additional networking events and a program agenda designed to bring institutional investors to Chicago for the opportunity to meet CTAs and global macro managers and learn more about their strategies. The program agenda will spotlight managers, investors and the current legislative and regulatory issues impacting the alternative investment industry.
To learn more, click here: http://events.managedfunds.org/mfas-forum-2012

Managed Futures Association Pinnacle Awards Ceremony

Kicking off the Managed Funds conference, CMEGroup and BarclayHedge are sponsoring the first and only event to recognize excellence exclusively in the managed futures space.

On Monday, July 11, 2012 the awards Ceremony will be held at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
Managed Futures is one of fastest growing segments today, and interest in this industry continues to grow as investors look to diversify beyond traditional asset classes. There are many benefits that come from incorporating managed futures into portfolios. It is our goal, with the help of the Financial Times, to highlight these benefits, honor the top managers, and provide increased visibility into the Managed Futures space.
For details and to register, visit http://bit.ly/JZ23NU

Emerging Manager Forum 2012, London

The CTA Expo's Emerging Manager Forum is set to commence in London on June 28, 2012 at the May Fair hotel. Panel includes:

Conference Host - Ian Morley (Chairman: Wentworth Hall Consultancy)
8:30 - 9:30 Continental Breakfast
9:15 - 9:30 Welcoming Remarks (Sponsored by IOM Funds)
Bucky Isaacson and Frank Pusateri
9:30 - 10:00 Manager Evaluation From an Institutional Perspective
Alan Snyder (Shinnecock Capital)
10:00 - 10:30 Forensic Due Diligence: What is it and Why it is
Increasingly Popular
Brett Horton (Duff & Phelps)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break (Sponsored by LME)
11:00 - 12:00 Regulatory Requirements and Exemptions
in the US and Europe
Moderator: Dermot Butler (Custom House)
Mark Ruddy (Ruddy Law Office)
Peter Price (Rosenblatt Solicitors)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (Sponsored by ED&F Man)
12:45 - 1:30 Keynote Speaker (Sponsored by BNY Mellon)
Private Bank Wealth Management
Eirv Knox (Chairman, Ambata Global Advisors)
1:30 - 2:00 Raising Capital From European Institutions
Ian Morley (Wentworth Consultancy)
2:00 - 2:30 Macro Economics impact on Foreign Exchange
Neil Mellor (BNY Mellon)
2:30-3:00 Coffee Break (Sponsored by Patsystems)
3:00 - 3:30 The Top 10 Reasons Why Emerging Managers Fail
Kevin Cook (Autumn Capital Partners)
3:30 - 4:00 Family Offices: Their Perspective on Emerging Managers
Tushar Patel (Hedge Funds Investment Management)
4:00 - 4:30 The Strategic Impact of a Professional Back Office
Dana Comolli (DMAXX)
4:30 - 6:00 Closing Cocktail Party (Sponsored by NYSE Liffe)
For additional information visit http://www.CTAEXPO.net

Institutional Investor and CNBC Present: DELIVERING ALPHA, July 18, 2012, New York

CNBC and Institutional Investor will once again host a unique, one-day meeting composed entirely of the best-known hedge fund managers and over 80 of the largest investors globally as well as illustrious political and economic commentators appearing in short segments moderated by II and CNBC editors.

Delivering Alpha will focus on current thought leadership in investing, and all segments will be structured to provide unique insight into very high-level investment themes.

Keynote Speakers will include:

• Preet Bharara, United States Attorney - Southern District of New York
• Henry R. Kravis, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, KKR

The advisory board includes:

• William Ackman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pershing Square Capital Management LP
• Clifford S. Asness Ph.D., Managing and Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management
• Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Rock Creek Group
• Peter L. Briger Jr., Principal and Co-Chairman, Fortress Investment Group LLC
• Leon G. Cooperman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Omega Advisors
• Anne Dinning, Managing Director & Executive Committee Member, D.E. Shaw
• Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC (PIMCO)
• Mary Callahan Erdoes, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock
• Greg Fleming, President, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Sonia Gardner, President and Co-Founder, Avenue Capital
• J. Tomilson Hill, Chief Executive Officer, Blackstone Marketable Alternative Asset Management
• Andrew E. Law, Chairman, Caxton Associates LLC
• Jim Leech, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
• Meridee Moore, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Watershed Asset Management, L.L.C.
• Jim O'Neill, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Richard Perry, Co-Founder, Perry Capital
• Anne B. Popkin, President, Symphony Asset Management
• Bruce Richards, President and Chief Executive Officer, Marathon Asset Management
• Lawrence Schloss, Chief Investment Officer, New York City Employees’ Retirement System
• Shachi Shah, Managing Director, Barclays Capital Fund Solutions
• Damon Silvers, Director of Policy and Special Counsel, AFL-CIO
• Thomas F. Steyer, Senior Managing Member, Farallon Capital Management, LLC
• Ashbel Williams, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, Florida State Board of Administration (SBA)

The conference will pivot around live sessions and televised broadcasts as leading managers and investors also network privately with each other at social events throughout the day

International Derivatives Expo 2012

The Futures Industry Association and the Futures and Options Association are pleased to present the fifth International Derivatives Expo. Last year's event boasted more than 40 exhibits showcasing the latest in products and technology for the derivatives industry, plus 30+ sessions with high profile speakers, information-packed workshops, and endless networking opportunities.
26-27 June 2012
The Brewery
Chiswell Street, London EC1
To register for the event, click here: http://www.idw.org.uk

Hedge Funds Do More With Less

Despite a difficult business climate that has cut into staffing levels and resources, hedge funds have managed to stay largely trouble-free in the few years since the financial crisis of 2008-2009.

"There have been far fewer instances of breakdowns of control," said Howard Altman, co-chief executive officer and principal in charge of financial services at Rothstein Kass. Speaking on May 10 at the Skybridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference in Las Vegas, Altman cited a number of factors behind hedge funds largely staying out of the headlines, including a more direct alignment with institutional capital; improved due diligence emphasizing transparency and best practices; and more reliable financial reporting.

For the complete research visit CME Group / Markets Media at http://bit.ly/JiiQJ5

Europe Mulls Tighter Rules On Segregated Accounts

The European Union lawmaker charged with pushing legislation on central securities depositories (CSDs) through parliament has said that last month's global proposals on fully segregated accounts do not go far enough.

Highlighting the case of New York-based broker-dealer MF Global, which collapsed in October last year after a $6.3 billion trade-partly funded by customer accounts-on European sovereign debt went badly wrong and subsequently exposed an estimated $1.6 billion shortfall in customer funds, Kay Swinburne, a Conservative MEP and member of the European parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee, believes that the EU should take the lead on the matter. MF Global customers on both sides of the Atlantic still await full repayment of their assets as the case rumbles on in court.