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Hedge Fund Startup Forum London

The Forum for the Next Generation of Hedge Fund Managers

Register Today: Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 7790 or Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 7824 Email: [email protected] For the latest programme or to register, please visit www.iir-events.com/HFSULondon

Limited FREE PLACES for qualified:

· Start-up Hedge Fund Managers· Emerging Hedge Fund Managers

email: [email protected] to apply

Wednesday 6th May 2015 Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London

Gold Sponsor: Technology Partner: Sponsors:

Joshua Barlow PAAMCO

Lior Derhy NEW ALPHA

William Jenkins AMUNDI

Jonathan Little NORTHILL CAPITAL

Tushar Patel HFIM

Andrew Main STRATTON STREET

Adrian King SERONE CAPITAL

Nicholas Mueller NORTHLIGHT GROUP

Emerging Manager Showcase Host:

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Hedge Fund Startup Forum

HFSU London Vital Statistics Over 200 attendees in 2014 Over 25 speakers for 2015Meet fellow emerging and startup managersMeet active startup fund investorsMeet Europe’s leading service providers

Attendee Breakdown

Geographical Spread

IIR’s Hedge Fund Startup Forum is the leading event for those looking

to start a hedge fund. Last year over 200 emerging and startup

managers and investors attended the conference. With an increasing

number of fund launches, we return in 2015 to provide all the key

insights into starting and maintaining a successful hedge fund

Designed with the aid of hedge fund industry veterans, this event has

been put together to provide those looking to start a Hedge Fund

with an in depth guide to setting up a fund and gaining investment.

The London forum will provide a perfect opportunity for new and

emerging managers to meet and network with peers and potential

investors.

The event is also ideal for investors searching for new talent and

leading emerging funds to invest in.

Please take a look at the full programme and we hope to see you in

London in May.

Graeme Butlin Conference Director




Adrian King COO SERONE CAPITAL

09.00 Chair’s Opening Remarks

John Garland Head of Corporate Financial Services ISLE OF MAN

Steve Lewis Director MAPLES FUND SERVICES

Kevin LoPrimo Managing Director GLOBAL PRIME PARTNERS

10.00 Defining your Fund's Investment Strategy & Competitive Advantage

How to define and explain your investment process to:- your own team - initial investors

Identifying competitors in your niche:- who else is running the same strategy as you? - ethical / legal levels of competitive intelligence

Defining your fund’s competitive advantage

10.45 Speed Networking & Coffee Break

Don’t miss this fun and innovative way to build lasting connections with colleagues from around the world. Speed Networking is a structured opportunity to accelerate your conference networking experience through short rounds of introductions in small group formats.

09.15 Starting a Hedge Fund: Launching a Strategy & Raising Assets Recent experiences of starting a hedge fund What structure should you go for? When does a fund structure become a viable option? Using a managed account in the meantime Assessing current fee structure models Picking where to domicile your fund Choosing the right service providers Current marketing strategies Maintaining a high quality marketing message What challenges will a startup face?



Peter Northcott Executive Director KB ASSOCIATES

William Jenkins Director, ODD AMUNDI

Joshua Barlow Vice President, ODD PAAMCO

Kay Gadgil Head of ODD HSBC ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

11.30 Ensuring Operational Efficiency for Smaller Funds What investors expect from their due diligence meetings Meeting your ‘duty of care’ to investors What investors class as the operational risks of investing in startups How you can mitigate these risks How the due diligence process differs depending on the stage of the fund

12.15 Seeding and Acceleration Partnerships Capitalisation: How to determine the amount of assets your fund will need to

become profitable Understanding the role of the seeder

- providing a critical mass of capital - assistance on business development - operational support - platform provision

What does a seeder look for in an investment partner? Will we see a continuing shift to acceleration? Advantages of acceleration: providing an infrastructure

13.00 Lunch

Laurent Leclercq Managing Director ARGENTHAL

Lior Derhy Managing Director NEW ALPHA ASSET MANAGEMENT


SPEAKING & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

A limited number of speaking opportunities remain for those who wish to raise their profile and demonstrate their expertise to a targeted audience. Exhibition space is also available

For more details please contact Max Tattersall on +44 (0) 20 7017 4673 or [email protected]




14.00 Emerging Manager Fund Showcase Tell the investor community what’s interesting about your fund in a quick-fire showcase. This lively format is very popular with investors and offers a number of fund managers fantastic profile. For more details of how to present your fund, please contact [email protected]

15.00 Compliance, Regulation & Risk Management: Best Practice & Meeting Challenges

Understanding the basics of current hedge fund regulation Identifying the regulation that most affects startups Meeting the needs of investors: What regulatory framework are they looking

for? Gaining investor trust through regulatory compliance Key challenges under MIFID How funds caught up by the directive should prepare Assessing other regulatory threats on the horizon and the proactive steps to

tackle them Developing a concrete and competitive method for managing:

- business risk - portfolio risk

15.45 Networking Coffee Break

Tom Kehoe Associate Director, Head of Research AIMA

Andrew Main Managing Partner STRATTON STREET CAPITAL

Nicolas Mueller PartnerNORTHLIGHT GROUP

16.15 Taking your Fund to the Next Level: Strategies for the Years Following Startup The experiences of recent managers Effective strategies for growing AUM Continuing to appeal to investors Understanding the stages in a fund’s life: when can you approach certain

investors i.e. pension funds? Understanding the operational improvements needed to attract larger

investors Building a solid track record



Priya Mehta Associate Director BUZZACOTT

Hosted by:



Tushar Patel Managing Director HFIM

17.00 Gaining Investment: What do Fund Investors look for? Who invests in startups? How do you identify early stage investors? How do you connect with potential investors? Concessions for early stage investors The demands of an investor into a startup fund

- rigid due diligence procedures - making a good first impression - independent risk management process

What level of assets do investors expect you to have under management to take your fund seriously?

- $10AUM - $100 AUM - the performance fees/asset levels/profitability conundrum

17.45 End of Conference & Evening Drinks Reception


LIMITED FREE PLACES AVAILABLE*

For qualified startup and emerging hedge fund managers and investors

*Free places are limited to 3 per startup fund manager

If you are • starting a new hedge fund • an emerging manager with less than $250 AUM • an investor into funds ...you may be entitled to attend this event FREE of charge

For more details and to apply please contact [email protected]




Conference Sponsors

Gold Sponsor Gibraltar is a self-governing and self-financing parliamentary democracy within the European Union. A British Overseas Territory, Gibraltar is Economically

prosperous with a highly-diversified economy including financial services, e-gaming, shipping and tourism. Given its status within the EU, Gibraltar licensed banks, investment services firms, UCITS, insurance companies, reinsurance companies and insurance mediation firms benefit from access to the single European market and therefore a potential client base of over 500 million people. Gibraltar’s corporation tax rate is 10% and the maximum effective rate of tax for individuals is 25%. In addition, Gibraltar operates a low tax regime for high-net-worth individuals that relocate; capping tax at c. £30,000. Gibraltar is not subject to the VAT regime or the Common Customs Union. Gibraltar is OECD white-listed and internationally co-operative. Its financial services sector focuses on private clients, insurance (both captives and general) and funds / asset management / alternative

investment management. Follow us on Twitter: @GibFinance • Connect with us on Linkedin: Gibraltar EU Finance

Technology Partner Thomson Reuters for Hedge Funds

Integrating disparate vendor data sets is a time-consuming and costly

exercise. And when quality of content into trading models is

questionable, so too are the results. Thomson Reuters provides

best-in-class content sets for your trading needs. And that differentiated market data, qualitative

and quantitative content and analytics can make all the difference.

Unique content. From a single provider - Thomson Reuters.

Event Sponsors

Global Prime is a global provider of prime brokerage and trading services to hedge funds, asset managers, family offices and professional traders. GPP use a state of the art technology platform, robust operational infrastructure and a wide reaching marketing network to provide highly personalised and institutional strength services to its clients, with a focus on smaller firms that are overlooked and underserviced by the ‘bulge

bracket’ prime brokers. Further information: www.globalprimepartners.com

Buzzacott is a London based accountancy firm with a specialist team offering accounting, taxation and audit services to the hedge fund sector. Buzzacott is a market leader for the provision of start-up, FCA reporting, HR and business support services to UK and US managers and their stakeholders

Linear Investments, regulated by the FCA in the UK and with a full European passport for financial services, has been set up to provide financial services, incubate and nurture emerging hedge funds, brokers and Corporate finance houses who wish to accelerate their growth and keep costs

down in the early stages of development.

Emerging Manager Showcase Host Apex Capital Introduction Services (ACIS) is part of the Apex Group which launched in 2003 as a specialist fund administration and middle office solutions provider. Apex’s globally distributed service model includes a network of 34 offices across 26 countries. Now the beneficiary of investments by some of the largest funds and institutional investors in the world, Apex launched ACIS in September 2013 to further service these clients.

As the first fund administrator globally to formalise Capital Introduction Services, ACIS provides the same level of service to funds of all sizes and utilises the 11 years of middle market experience from the fund admin business to effectively match investors and managers. As part of its service offering ACIS has developed Apex Alpha Portal; a bespoke listings database through which clients can access accurate fund data globally. The portal provides a platform for managers to elevate their profiles whilst delivering visibility of strategies (anonymously) to pre-qualified and interested investors.

Maples Fund Services, is an independent global fund services provider recognized for its innovative proprietary technology and client service model. It has offices in leading financial centres, including the Cayman Islands, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Singapore, Luxembourg, Montreal and New York. The firm provides a full range of services to onshore and offshore funds. The firm’s clients come from a wide range

of investment management firms and global financial institutions. Maples Fund Services is led by a team of experienced professionals and is committed to providing a high level of service, tailored to specific client requirements. For more information, visit www.maplesfundservices.com.

Isle of Man Funds Association Championing our industry. With over sixty members, our membership spans the whole spectrum of the Island’s investment community, including fund managers, fund administrators, trustees and custodians, stockbrokers, private client asset managers, life assurance companies and investment banks, as well as professional firms such as accountants and lawyers who provide services to the investment business industry.

Together we form a unique industry wide body with a powerful voice to lobby the government and regulators for the benefit of our industry. This also allows us to form a positive working relationship with the government for the promotion of our industry.


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