Fund Manager Selection and Oversight February 19th, 20th and 21st, 2008 Toronto

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Conference Highlights
-Sessions on Selecting your Manager, the Importance of Good Governance, Monitoring your Manager and Preparing for the Future
-Comparing Hedge Funds vs. Traditional Investment Managers
-Pursing Alpha Strategies: What you Need to Know when Selecting Fund Managers
-Back to Basics: Diversification
-Genuine Alpha or Poor Man’s Alpha?
-Governance and Impact on Manager Selection
-Best Practices in Fund Manager Termination
-Due Diligence Perspectives from Both Sides of the Coin
-Integrating Fund Manager Review into Sound Plan Governance
-Post-Selection Monitoring
-What Managers Look For
-Differences in Selecting and Monitoring a Fund Manager in Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Plans
-Designing Effective Governance Structures to Monitor Performance
-The New Registration Regime for Investment Fund Managers
-The Practical Application of Style-Based Techniques for Manager Oversight
-The Times are Changing
-Protecting your Future: When it is Time to Find a New Manager