| Stockholm, October 21st 2008 -- Opalesque, the | | | | is to provide a catalogue of intelligence on the |
| world's largest subscription-based publisher | | | | world's most important hedge fund centres and |
| covering the alternative investment industry, has | | | | introduce you to some relevant local players of |
| just launched the ninth issue of its groundbreaking | | | | each jurisdiction. New York, London, Geneva, |
| Roundtable Series, the Opalesque Nordic | | | | Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney, and |
| Roundtable (download here: | | | | Auckland are already covered (see the |
| Some of the Nordic hedge funds and CTAs have | | | | Roundtable archive on the Opalesque website). In |
| track records that go back to 1991. There are | | | | this Roundtable Script, you will learn: |
| more than 200 hedge funds registered or run out | | | | ? A bit of history: How have the Nordic markets |
| of the Nordic region, adopted early by Nordic | | | | have achieved this degree of sophistication in |
| institutions and pension funds. | | | | financial markets, trading and hedge funds |
| The Opalesque Nordic Roundtable was sponsored | | | | ?? How is the Nordic hedge fund community |
| by DnB NOR Asset Management and took place | | | | standing up against their international peers in both |
| on September 22nd 2008 in their Stockholm | | | | in absolute and risk-adjusted returns |
| office. For this Roundtable, Opalesque united the | | | | ?? How do Nordic institutions view hedge funds |
| following Nordic Alternatives Leaders:l Martin | | | | ?? How does regulation vary from country to |
| Estlander, CEO, Estlander & Rönnlundl Kent | | | | country |
| Janer, Partner, Portfolio Manager, Brummer & | | | | ?? What are the advantages of running a hedge |
| Partners ABl Svante Bergstrom, Managing | | | | fund from the Nordic region |
| Director, Fund Manager, Brummer & Partners | | | | ?? What is "ATM Risk"? |
| ABl Peter C. Warren, CIO, WarrenWicklund Asset | | | | ? An in-depth discussion on liquidity: Why are large |
| Managementl Lars Lovgren, Head of Hedge Funds, | | | | investors concerned on hedge funds' race to ever |
| DnB NOR Asset Managementl Dr. Patrik | | | | shorter liquidity terms |
| Säfvenblad, Head of Hedge Fund Research, DnB | | | | ?? Why hedge funds have been a stabilizing force |
| NOR Asset Managementl Magnus Nilsson, Partner, | | | | in the current market turmoil |
| Öhman Group l Dennis Johansson, Partner, RAM | | | | ? How will the region further evolve? What funds |
| Rational Asset Management | | | | and strategies are being developed? |
| The purpose of the Opalesque Roundtable Series | | | | |