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Forum 2007 Sponsors
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Abraham Trading Company
Aviva Capital Management
Aviva Capital Management, a subsidiary of Aviva USA, has nearly $20 billion in assets under management, and is an SEC registered and GIPS® compliant investment adviser specializing in institutional income-driven asset management. This specialization allows us to offer you targeted investment advisory services for your income driven needs.
Blue Star Jets
Blue Star Jets is the world's most comprehensive and efficient private jet brokerage company. With access to operators of the largest networks of luxury charter jets, we arrange access to the ideal private aircraft for any given flight to any destination in the world, on a moment's notice.
Bode & Associates, Inc.
Bode & Associates is a public relations boutique dedicated to helping financial services providers develop and implement their marketing communications programs. From press relations, to logo and Web site development, to advertising, Bode & Associates helps clients maximize productivity by generating awareness of their products and services among key market segments.
Calyon Financial
Calyon Financial, a leading global brokerage firm, offers institutional investors efficient access to all major financial and commodity markets. With a complete suite of electronic trading solutions, a dedicated client service model and 16 locations in key financial centers around the world, Calyon Financial meets the needs of today's investors.
Campbell & Company, Inc.
Located in Towson, Maryland, Campbell & Company is now in its 35th year of managing alternative investment portfolios. Campbell & Company is one of the oldest, largest, and most consistently successful futures trading advisory firms in the United States. Campbell & Company manages approximately $12 billion, including accounts for some of the largest and most sophisticated financial institutions in the world. The firm manages money for numerous public and private funds.
Chesapeake Capital Corporation
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CME is the largest and most diverse financial exchange in the world for trading futures and options - handling more than 1.3 billion contracts worth more than $827 trillion in 2006. Founded in 1898, we serve the risk-management needs of customers around the globe by offering the widest range of benchmark financial products available on any exchange, traded via our CME Globex® electronic trading platform and on our trading floors. Our innovative products cover major market segments including interest rates, equities, foreign exchange, commodities and alternative investment products. Please contact CME at 312.930.1000; info@cme.com; www.cme.com
DMAXX
DMAXX has been providing middle and back office software to the alternative investment industry since 1994. Our flagship product, TheBooks® , is a comprehensive, scalable application tailored to the needs of the advisor with managed accounts. With features like trading, reconciliation, accounting, performance reporting, and risk management, it is no wonder TheBooks® is used by dozens advisors of all sizes and styles.
DPM Mellon
DPM Mellon provides fund administration, back- and middle-office outsourcing, risk administration for fund managers, asset allocators, institutional investors and proprietary traders. DPM Mellon's services include back-office transaction processing and reconciliation; independent portfolio valuation, daily NAV; consolidated reporting across managers, funds or prime brokers; and tax layering and reporting across jurisdictions.
Eclipse Capital Management, Inc.
Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. is an alternative investment management firm specializing in the research, development, and management of quantitative, model-driven trading strategies. Eclipse Capital provides absolute return investment strategies that include managed futures, global macro, tactical trading, and asset allocation to a global clientele of institutional, retail, and private investors. Founded in 1983, Eclipse Capital is based in St. Louis.
FIMAT Group
Fimat Prime Brokerage and Alternative Investment Solutions teams in London, New York and Tokyo provide dedicated services for the alternative investment community including selected money manager, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), hedge funds, feeder fund structures, funds of funds, family offices and other alternative investors, such as insurance companies, banks or pension funds.
Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies Group
Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies (HFS) has been in the business of finding, evaluating, and investing with leading hedge fund managers since 1969. Today, our team of 62 professionals manages over $18.0 billion for ultra-high net worth clients and some of the largest, most sophisticated institutional investors in the world.1
1 As of December 31, 2006. In Jun-97, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. acquired the assets and business of Commodities Corporation Limited, a Princeton New Jersey-based asset management firm established in 1969 specializing in alternative investments, and contributed them to a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary, Commodities Corporation LLC, which was renamed Goldman Sachs Princeton LLC in May-01 and subsequently renamed Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC ("HFS") in Dec-04. Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC is a U.S. registered investment adviser, is part of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Copyright (c) 2007, Goldman, Sachs & Co. All rights reserved. P07-20
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE)
IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE: ICE) operates the leading global, electronic marketplace for trading both futures and OTC energy contracts and the leading soft commodity exchange. The company also offers risk management and trading support services, including customized market data offerings, clearing solutions and electronic trade confirmations. For more information, please visit www.theice.com.
Investor Analytics
Investor Analytics (IA) provides cutting edge risk-management and risk-transparency services for CTA's, hedge funds and funds of funds. IA's analyses include multiple risk measures, portfolio stress and construction tools, custom aggregation/drill-down, and fully customizable reports. As a daily service, IA supports many areas: portfolio and risk management, marketing and client service all which benefit from our unique approach.
John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
Founded in 1982 by John W. Henry, John W. Henry & Company, Inc. (JWH®) is an alternative asset manager that is one of the largest managed futures advisors in the world. Utilizing global markets in foreign exchange, financial futures and commodities, JWH historically has generated returns non-correlated to those of equity and fixed income investments. The firm manages assets for retail, institutional and private investors in the Americas, Europe and Asia. JWH's 12 investment programs, and funds for which JWH acts as manager or co-manager, offer investors a wide variety of investment solutions to suit various portfolios and investment strategies.
LaSalle Global Fund Services
LaSalle Global Fund Services provides comprehensive accounting and administration services, supported by a team of experienced professionals, and an advanced technology platform to simplify your daily activities. With our expertise in structured products and complex legal entities, LaSalle can service the unique needs of your fund.
Man Financial
Man Financial with offices in London, Chicago, New York, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Brisbane, Kansas City, Hong Kong and Taipei, is a leading participant on the major securities and futures exchanges world-wide. On many of these exchanges, Man is the leader by volume, primarily due to its institutional client base which is attracted by specialized desks, experience, and market knowledge.
Morgan Stanley Managed Futures
New York Mercantile Exchange
NYMEX is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and clearinghouse and the preeminent energy and precious metals futures and options trading forum, providing liquidity and market transparency. Its benchmark contracts are available through the CME Globex® electronic trading system for more than 23 hours a day, including side-by-side with the trading floor. Additional off-exchange contracts may be submitted for clearing through NYMEX ClearPort®. The Exchange has received and maintains an AA+ counterparty credit rating from Standard & Poor's.
R.J. O'Brien
Founded in 1914, R.J. O'Brien & Associates (RJO) is one of the few privately owned futures commission merchants left in the industry. RJO services a nationwide network of more than 250 introducing brokers and some of the world's largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions. RJO is a founding member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a full clearing member of the CBOT, NYMEX, NYBOT, COMEX, EUREX, LIFFE, ICE and offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on every futures exchange worldwide.
Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP has 1,700 lawyers practicing in 16 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. In 2006, Sidley was named to Legal Business' Global Elite, their designation for "the 15 finest law firms in the world," and was named number one onshore hedge fund law firm by Institutional Investor's Alpha magazine.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Sonnenschein's Fund Services Group provides a full range of legal services and capabilities to the alternative investment industry, particularly hedge funds. Our practice specializes in matters that demand extensive experience and a high level of sophistication. Drawing seamlessly upon the expertise across the firm's national practices, we provide business-focused counsel to effectively and efficiently meet clients' needs in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
SSARIS Advisors, LLC
SSARIS Advisors designs, structures and implements managed futures and hedge fund strategies for institutional and private investors. SSARIS is a joint venture between State Street Global Alliance LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors and a minority-owned affiliate of the Dutch pension fund, ABP, the third largest in the world, and the principals at SSARIS.
Sunrise Capital Partners LLC
Sunrise Capital Partners, established in 1980, manages over $1.5 billion in client and proprietary assets. Sunrise offers diversified trading in the foreign exchange and futures markets, utilizing a variety of trading methods, which provide clients with systematic diversification and high risk-reward returns. The company offers investment opportunities in domestic and offshore funds.
Welton Investment Corporation
Welton Investment Corporation is dedicated to the managed futures investment class. The firm's Global Directional Portfolio program (GDP) seeks to preserve the attractive noncorrelated qualities of the managed futures style class, while also delivering composite-like, top-tier performance to its investors.
Winston & Strawn LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with 900 attorneys among nine offices in the United States and Europe. The depth of our resources enables Winston & Strawn to manage virtually every type of business-related legal issue. Please visit us at www.winston.com if you would like more information.
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