Thursday, May 10, 2012

We've Moved

The GAIM Ops Team will now be blogging at our new blog, www.InAlternatives.com which offers insights and ideas on alternative investments from IIR's Finance Division.

Please look for our updates at Inalternatives and follow us via Twitter.

For information about the upcoming GAIM Ops Cayman, please visit the website here.
For information about upcoming GAIM Ops International, please visit the website here.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Last chance to join 435 of your industry peers at GAIM Ops Cayman!


Register today to ensure your place at GAIM Ops Cayman. 

This three day event is packed with sessions that discuss recent industry developments and boasts 115+ expert speakers, 435+ total attendees (50% of which are new) and more than 10+ hours of invaluable meeting opportunities.

Our Distinguished List of Participants includes the following Companies:

19 Degrees North Fund Services Ltd
ABS Investment Management
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
ACA Compliance Group
Admiral Administration Ltd
Advent
AIMA
AIS Fund Administration
Albourne Partners Ltd
Alfred I duPont Testamentary Trust
ALPS Fund Services
Alternative Investment Management
Amber Capital
Antipodean Advisors LLC
APG Asset Management US Inc
Appleby Global
Arden Asset Management LLC
Arrowgrass Capital Services UK Ltd
ASC Advisors LLC
Atalaya Capital Management LP
Atlantic Investment Management Inc
Aurora Investment Management LLC
BackTrack Reports
Baker Tilly Cayman Ltd
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barclays Bank Plc
Baronsmead Partners LLP
Barrett Capital Management LLC
BDO USA LLP
Benchmark Plus Management
Bishops Services Inc
BlackRock Financial Management Inc
Blackstone Alternative Asset Mgmt.
BlueMountain Capital Management LLC
BNP Paribas
BNY Mellon
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Brandeis University
Brown University
Butterfield Fulcrum
BVI Financial Services Commission
CACEIS Investor Services
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec
Caledonian Fund Services Limited
Campbells
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Cantab Capital Partner
Cantor Fitzgerald LP
Carne Global Financial Services Ltd
CarVal Investor Service Inc
Castle Hall Alternatives
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Cerberus Capital Management
Cevian Capital AB
Charter Bridge Capital Management
Christus Health
Citco Fund Services
Citibank
Citrin Cooperman & Company LLP
CMA
Common Sense Investment
Concept Capital
Confluence
Constellation Investment Consulting
Corbin Capital Partners
Crestline Investors Inc
Deloitte & Touche
Deutsche Bank
DGAM
Discovery Atlas Fund Ltd
DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS)
Docimo & Associates
Dorchester Capital Advisors LLC
Duff & Phelps LLC
EIM Management USA Inc
EisnerAmper LLP
Electra Information Systems
Emerging Sovereign Group LLC
Emory Investment Management
Empyrean Capital Partners
EnTrust Capital
Equinox Partners LP
Ernst & Young LLP
Evanston Capital Management
Eversheds LLP
Fauchier Partners
Fintan Partners
First Advantage FQS Capital
Fund Evaluation Group LLC
Genesis Trust & Corporate Services Ltd GLG Partners Service LP
Global Custodian
GlobeOp Financial Services
GlobeTax Services Inc
Goldman Sachs
Gottex Fund Management
Gracie Asset Managment
Green Cay Asset Management, Ltd.
GSO Capital Partners
Halcyon Asset Management
Harbour
Harney Westwood & Riegels
HBMJ Consulting
Hedge Fund Standards Board
Hedgeserv Corporation
Herbert L Jamison & Co LLC
Highbridge Capital Management
Highfields Capital Management
Highwater
Hirtle Callaghan
HLW Fund Services
HMC
Houlihan Lokey
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hudson Bay Capital Management
IAM Research LLC
ICG Management
iFind Group, LLC
Indus Capital Partners Llc
Infonic AG
Innocap Investment Management
Interactive Data
International Management Services
International Standard Asset Mgmt
Intertrust (Cayman) Limited
Ironwood Capital Management
ISIS Fund Services Ltd
Jeffrey Slocum & Associates
JP Morgan Alternative Asset Mgmt
Kamehameha Schools
Kantar Group
Khronos
Kingdom Trust Company
Koger Inc
KPMG LLP
Lakewood Capital Management
Lanterne Strategic Investors Pty Limited
Larch Lane Advisors LLC
Lazard Capital Markets
LCH.Clearnet
Legislative Assembly
Loomis Sayles & Company L P
Lowenstein Sandler PC
Magnitude Capital LLC
Managed Funds Association
ManagementPlus Group
Maples and Calder
Maples Finance
Marathon Asset Management
Masters Capital Investments LLC
Maverick Capital
Mayflower Features
McGriff Seibels & Williams
Meridian Fund Services
Merlin Securities
Mesirow Advanced Strategies Inc
Millennium Trust Company
Miura Global Management LLC
MKP Capital Management
MMIP Services
Moore Stephens Decosimo
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
National Futures Association
Navigant Capital Advisors
NCO Financial Investigative Services
NEPC, LLC
New York Times
New Zealand Superannuation Fund
Nomura Asset Management USA, Inc
NorthPoint
Northview Services Ltd
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Optima Fund Management LLC
Orchard Harbour
Orical LLP
Outrider Management LLC PAAMCO
Paulson & Co Inc
Penny It Works
Perella Weinberg Partners
Performance Trust Investment Advisors
Permal Group Inc
Pershing LLC
PFK Cayman
Pine Grove Associates Inc
Pointer Management Company
Polar Securities
Press Management
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Prism Advisors
Private Advisors
Protege Partners
Pulse Capital Partners
QuantRes
Queensgate Bank & Trust Company Ltd
Richard Fleischman & Associates
Riverstone Group LLC
Robson Capital Management Inc
Ropes & Gray LLP
Rothstein Kass
Saba Capital Management LP
Salient Partners
Sandalwood Securities Inc
Sandler Capital Management
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Sciens Capital
Scout Capital
SEC Compliance Consultants
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEI Corporation
Sensato Investors
Serengeti Asset Management
Seward & Kissel LLP
Silver Creek Capital Management
Solomon Harris Attorneys at Law
South Street Advisors
SS&C Technologies Inc
Stanford Management Co
Steelhead Partners LLC
Strategic Investment Group
Summit Rock Advisors
Sun Valley Gold LLC
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
TD Securities Inc
Tenor Capital Management Co LP
The Bank Of New York
The Blackstone Group
The Regulatory Fundamentals Group
The University of Chicago
The Wall Street Journal
Third Point LLC
Thorp Alberga
Titan Advisors LLC
Topwater Capital Partners LLC
Towers Watson
Traiana Inc
UBP Asset Management
UBS Investment Bank
UNC Management Company
Universities Superannuation Scheme
University of Florida Investment Corporation
University of Richmond
US Attorney's Office
US Bancorp Fund Services LLC
USS Ltd
UTAM
UVIMCO
Vanderbilt University Office of Investments (Endowment)
VBM Management, Ltd.
Virtus Partners LLC
Virtusa Financial Services Consulting
VITEOS Fund Services
Walkers Global
Watershed Asset Management LLC
West Face Capital
Weyerhaeuser Asset Management
World Check
WTP Advisors
XSP
York Capital Management LP
Ziff Brothers Investments
Zimmer Lucas Capital, LLC

This conference provides you with up to date, in-depth discussions on the latest regulatory and operational changes affecting the hedge fund industry. You will leave refreshed, with a renewed focus on how to be more productive and return to your office with new insights into the key issues affecting your business.

Download the complete up-to- date Agenda here

Participate in 10+ Hours of Formal and Informal Networking Including:

Hosted VIP Speaker Roundtables: Continue learning during lunchtime as you join a speaker hosted lunch table
Breakfast Roundtables: Start the day informally as you discuss recent industry developments
Champagne Roundtables: End the day informally as you share off the record war stories on current issues facing the industry with other conference attendees

Register now at www.GaimOpsCayman.com

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

DMS invites students to apply for the annual GAIM Ops

DMS Offshore Investment Services will provide the opportunity for one Caymanian student to gain exposure to the financial services industry by attending the upcoming hedge fund conference.
Fund governance firm DMS partnered with South Street Capital Management LP and GAIM to present the GAIM Ops Scholar Award at the seventh annual GAIM Ops Cayman conference, hosted at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman from 22-25 April.
All Caymanian students between the ages of 15 and 18 who are considering a career in financial services are encouraged to reach out and submit in 100 words why they should be chosen to attend this event.
GAIM Ops Cayman is recognised as the premier hedge fund industry event that strengthens operational due diligence in response to game-changing hedge fund industry trends. The conference serves as a platform to educate and inform industry professionals on critical issues and provide an opportunity to discuss possible changes to due diligence and compliance processes moving forward.
Leading institutional investors from around the world convene in the Cayman Islands each year to see, first-hand, the institutional quality excellence in fund governance that has contributed to Cayman being the No. 1 jurisdiction for hedge funds.
The short-list of applicants will be invited to DMS House in George Town prior to the conference to attend a complimentary Hedge Fund 101 workshop, which will also provide an educational opportunity for students who would otherwise not have the exposure to Cayman’s financial services industry.
Don Seymour, founder of DMS and a managing director, said, “The hedge fund industry is the most important industry in the Cayman Islands, however, the GAIM Ops conference had not been accessible to many young Caymanians due to the steep ticket price of $4,100. For the second year, DMS is looking for applications from local students between the ages of 15 and 18 for the GAIM Ops Scholar Award to share this incredible learning experience of GAIM Ops with deserving young Caymanians. We are grateful to GAIM and South Street Capital Management LP for their assistance in implementing the award and for caring about the Cayman Islands community,” Mr Seymour said.
He added, “It was my pleasure to provide guidance to Ralston Thorpe, the award recipient from 2011, throughout the conference, helping him to network and understand the issues being discussed. The feedback on him was excellent, and DMS looks forward to offering the same opportunity to another bright and ambitious young Caymanian this year.”
Via Compasscayman.com

To Register and learn more about GAIM Ops Cayman, please visit click here.


If you are attending GAIM Ops Cayman 2012, DMS invites ODD professionals to join them in interactive sessions: "Look Inside DMS House," to perform an in-depth due diligence review of DMS FUND GOVERNANCE SM and FUND GOVERNANCE TRANSPARENCY REPORT SM, including a walk-through of DMS House where you'll see the inner workings and meet the teams behind the breakthrough methodologies. Contact jsuto@dms.com.ky to arrange an appointment time or click here to find out more...



Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Last Chance to Register for GAIM Ops Cayman at a discount!


GAIM Ops Cayman offers the opportunity to leverage your existing relationships and meet new people while learning from your peers at the preeminent gathering of hedge fund operations professionals.

Meet who matters at GAIM Ops Cayman

Attendance is tracking 35% ahead of 2011, so reserve your place today as this conference will sell out!



Don’t miss the chance to network with 400+ of your peers during 14+ Hours of Networking including:

Sunday, April 22nd 

GAIM Ops Cayman Charity Night - All net proceeds will be donated to RBaby Foundation and Michael’s Mission. $85 additional fee.

Monday April 23rd

Ask the Expert Track - interactive sessions to allow you to participate in the conversation as you learn
Champagne Roundtables - end the day with informative discussions as you unwind with a glass of champagne
Speaker hosted Lunch tables – continue the conversation with a speaker during lunch

Tuesday April 24th 

Breakfast Roundtables - start the day with an informal chat on the topic of your choice
Speaker hosted Lunch tables – continue the conversation with a speaker during lunch
Beach Party - network with your peers and enjoy the sun

Wednesday, Wednesday April 25th 

Breakfast Roundtables - start the day with an informal chat on the topic of your choice

Don’t miss the opportunity to be updated on the recent regulatory changes and participate in discussing industry best practices.

Take advantage of our last discounted pricing offer, register by Friday March 23rd to save up to $200.


Toll Free: 888.670.8200
Int'l: +1.941.951.7885
E: register@iirusa.com

* For Sponsorship Sales and Opportunities, please contact Kim Griffiths, Sponsorship Sales Manager at  +1.646.616.7638, kgriffiths@iirusa.com.




Wednesday, March 7, 2012

See who is attending GAIM Ops Cayman 2012


Join us at GAIM Ops Cayman this April and be part of the largest gathering of operational due diligence professionals in one place at one time.

Here is a list of organizations that will be in attendance:

  • 19 Degrees North Fund Services Ltd
  • ABS Investment Management
  • Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
  • ACA Compliance Group
  • AIMA
  • Aladdin Credit Partners LLC
  • Albourne Partners Ltd
  • ALPS Fund Services
  • Alternative Investment Management
  • Amber Capital
  • Antipodean Advisors LLC
  • APG Asset Management US Inc
  • Arden Asset Management LLC
  • Arrowgrass Capital Services UK Limited
  • Atalaya Capital Management LP
  • Atlantic Investment Management Inc
  • Aurora Investment Management LLC
  • BackTrack Reports
  • Baker Tilly Cayman Ltd
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Barclays Bank Plc
  • Baronsmead Partners LLP
  • Barrett Capital Management LLC
  • BDO USA LLP
  • Benchmark Plus Management
  • BlackRock
  • Blackstone Alternative Asset Management
  • Blue Mountain Capital Management LP
  • BNP Paribas
  • BNY Mellon
  • Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
  • Brandeis University
  • Bridgewater
  • Brown University
  • Buffalo Bay Capital
  • Butterfield Fulcrum
  • C M Capital Corporation
  • CACEIS Investor Services
  • Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec
  • Caledonian Fund Services Limited
  • Campbells
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
  • Cantab Capital Partner
  • Cantor Fitzgerald LP
  • Carne Global Financial Services Ltd
  • CarVal Investor Service Inc
  • Castle Hall Alternatives
  • Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
  • Cerberus Capital Management
  • Cevian Capital AB
  • Charter Bridge Capital Management L
  • Chris Throop
  • Christus Health
  • Citco Fund Services
  • Citi
  • Citrin Cooperman & Company Llp
  • Common Sense Investment
  • Concept Capital
  • Confluence
  • Constellation Investment Consulting
  • Corbin Capital Partners
  • Crestline Investors
  • Dana Culbertson
  • Deloitte
  • Deloitte & Touche
  • DGAM
  • Discovery Atlas Fund Ltd
  • DMS Offshore Investment Services
  • Docimo & Associates
  • Duff & Phelps LLC
  • EIM Management USA Inc
  • EisnerAmper LLP
  • Electra Information Systems
  • Emory Investment Management
  • Empyrean Capital Partners
  • EnTrust Capital Equinox Partners LP
  • Ernst & Young
  • Evanston Capital Management
  • Fauchier Partners
  • Fintan Partners
  • First Advantage
  • FQS Capital
  • Fund Evaluation Group LLC
  • Genesis Trust & Corporate Services Ltd
  • GLG Partners
  • GlobeTax Services Inc
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Gottex Fund Management
  • Gracie Asset Managment
  • Grant Capital Partners
  • Green Cay Asset Management, Ltd.
  • GSO Capital Partners
  • Halcyon Asset Management
  • Harbour
  • HBMJ Consulting
  • Hedgeserv Corporation
  • Highbridge Capital Management
  • Highfields Capital Management
  • Hirtle Callaghan
  • HLW Fund Services
  • HMC
  • Houlihan Lokey
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Hudson Bay Capital Management
  • IAM Research LLC
  • ICG Management
  • Indus Capital Partners Llc
  • Innocap Investment Management
  • Interactive Data
  • International Management Services Limited IMS Fund Services
  • Ironwood Capital Management
  • ISIS Fund Services Ltd
  • Jeffrey Slocum & Associates
  • JP Morgan
  • Khronos
  • Kingdom Trust Company
  • KPMG
  • Lakewood Capital Management
  • Lanterne Strategic Investors Pty Limited
  • Larch Lane Advisors LLC
  • LCH
  • Legislative Assembly
  • LGT Capital Partners
  • Loomis Sayles & Company L P
  • Lowenstein Sandler PC
  • Luke Sedler
  • Magnitude Capital LLC
  • Managed Funds Association
  • ManagementPlus Group
  • Marathon Asset Management
  • Masters Capital Investments LLC
  • McGriff Seibels & Williams
  • Merlin Securities
  • Mesirow Financial
  • Mike Priest
  • Millennium Trust Company
  • Miura Global Management LLC
  • MKP Capital Management
  • MMIP Services
  • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
  • National Futures Association
  • NCO Financial Investigative Services
  • NEPC, LLC
  • New York Times
  • New Zealand Superannuation Fund
  • Nomura Asset Management USA, Inc
  • Nomura Securities Co. Ltd
  • NorthPoint
  • Northview Services Ltd
  • Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Orical LLP
  • PAAMCO
  • Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company
  • Patrick Travers
  • Perella Weinberg Partners
  • Performance Trust Investment Advisors
  • Pershing LLC
  • Pershing Square Capital Management
  • PFK Cayman
  • Pine Grove Associates Inc
  • Pointer Management Company
  • Polar Securities
  • Press Management
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Prism Advisors
  • Private Advisors
  • Protege Partners
  • Pulse Capital Partners
  • Queensgate Bank & Trust Company Ltd
  • Richard Fleischman & Associates
  • Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Rothstein Kass
  • Salient Partners
  • Sandalwood Securities Inc
  • Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
  • Sciens Capital
  • Scout Capital
  • SEC Compliance Consultants
  • SEI
  • Serengeti Asset Management
  • Seward & Kissel LLP
  • Silver Creek Capital Management
  • Solomon Harris Attorneys at Law
  • South Street Advisors
  • SS&C Technologies Inc
  • Stanford Management Co
  • Steelhead Partners LLC
  • Stephen Bodwell
  • Strategic Investment Group
  • Summit Rock Advisors
  • Sun Valley Gold LLC
  • Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
  • TD Securities Inc
  • Tenor Capital Management Co LP
  • The Bank Of New York
  • The Blackstone Group
  • Third Point LLC
  • Titan Advisors LLC
  • Topwater Capital Partners LLC
  • Towers Watson
  • Travis Alexander
  • UBP Asset Management
  • UBS Investment Bank
  • UNC Management Company
  • Universities Superannuation Scheme
  • University of Florida Investment Corporation
  • University of Richmond
  • US Attorney's Office
  • USS Ltd
  • UTAM
  • VIRTUSA Corporation
  • VITEOS Fund Services
  • Walkers
  • Watershed Asset Management LLC
  • West Face Capital
  • Weyerhaeuser Asset Management
  • World Check
  • WTP Advisors
  • WTP Capital Markets
  • XSP
  • York Capital Management LP


GAIM Ops Cayman offers:

40+ cutting edge conference sessions
Over 5 hours of regulatory updates including 2 live SEC Video Conferences and the latest on insider trading, Form PF, and OTC derivatives
Expert faculty of 100+ industry leaders including 50+ new speakers
Audience led interactive sessions  to allow you to participate
More than 14 hours of networking time

Don’t miss the opportunity to be updated on the recent regulatory changes and participate in discussing industry best practices.

Take advantage of our early bird pricing, register by Friday March 23rd to save up to $200.

Register today!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

300+ Confirmed So Far- GAIM Ops Cayman- Best Rates Expire Feb 24th


Register by Friday February 24th to save up to $400!

“Operational due diligence is the new alpha” according to Professor Stephen Brown of New York University. Plan to attend the largest gathering of senior executives that focuses on operational due diligence, compliance and risk management to ensure that you are updated on the latest trends in the industry.

GAIM Ops Cayman offers a rare opportunity to learn and engage with your peers in a relaxed setting. 





We have added the following new speakers to the program:

Todd Groome, Chairman, AIMA
Dana Volfing, Managing Director, Operations Risk, Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
C. Martin Meekins, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Empyrean Capital Partners, LP
Josh Hall, Partner, Operational Due Diligence, Hermes BPK Partners
Justine Lee, Senior Investment Consultant, Head of Operational Due Diligence, Towers Watson
J Michael Sleightholme, Managing Director, Global Head of Hedge Fund Services, Citi
Robert Burke, Managing Director, Global Head of OTC Clearing, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Patrick J. McCurdy, Partner, Merlin Securities
Aaron H. Steinberg, Director, Pershing Prime Services
Dawn M. Maxwell, Prime Brokerage Sales, UBS Securities LLC

What’s New for 2012? 

Fresh Insight from 50+ New Speakers
Increased Attendee Participation with 4 NEW INTERACTIVE SESSIONS with Investors, Consultants, Hedge Funds and Fund of Funds
More Time to Network with 16+ HOURS of Formal and Informal Meeting Time
New Focus on Counterparty Risk, Corporate Governance, Transparency and Investor Needs
A Rare Look into the Most Important Priorities of Chief Compliance Officers and Chief Risk Officers
A 4-Hour Due Diligence Overview for Investors on Sunday afternoon

Our conference provides the best opportunity to network with experts in the industry.

You can’t afford to miss this event so secure your spot early as this event will sell out.

Be sure to register by February 24th to take advantage of our best rates and save up to $400!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

GAIM Ops Cayman - Best Rates Expire January 27th




Meet the Most Senior Level Decision Makers in Operational Due Diligence, Compliance and Risk Management in One Place at One Time – GAIM Ops Cayman 2012! 

Why You Should Attend GAIM Ops Cayman 2012 

-Discuss the latest industry trends including: 

Managing Counter Party Risk after MF Global 
Understanding the Current Regulatory Landscape 
Top 8 Procedures in Due Diligence that are a waste of time 
New Thoughts on Corporate Governance 
Deciphering the Global Economy 
The Need for Transparency at the Administrators 
What is on the Minds of the Investors Today? 

-Leverage Relationships with over 400 Attendees including 100 Expert Speakers 

-Network with your peers during 10+ Hours of Networking including: 

Charity Reception on Sunday 
Ask the Expert Track 
Champagne Roundtables 
Breakfast Roundtables 
Beach Party on Tuesday afternoon 
Speaker hosted Lunch tables 



-Ensure that you are in compliance with the latest regulations with over 5 hours of regulatory guidance including: 

Live SEC Video Conference on Enforcement  
Live SEC Video Conference on Examinations 
Form PF Requirements 
Latest on OTC Clearing Rules 
How to Prevent Insider Trading 
Preparing for an SEC Exam 

Register today and save up to $600 off our standard rates. 

Don’t forget to book your hotel room at the Ritz Carlton too as our room block is filling up quickly. Individuals can contact the Ritz-Carlton's reservations department at 345-943-9000 or 800-241-3333 and request the GAIM Ops Cayman group rate. Discounted rates are valid through Friday, March 30, 2012 or until sold out. 

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Ensure Your Fund is in Compliance with the Latest Regulations



The SEC has greatly expanded their review of hedge funds and have hired senior specialized examiners with experience in derivatives, trading, risk management and operations. If your job responsibilities include compliance, due diligence or risk management, you need to be fluent in the new regulations and latest requirements affecting hedge funds. That is why you should register for the 7thAnnual GAIM Ops Cayman. Take advantage of our best rates which expire Friday, January 27th.

GAIM Ops Cayman allows you to leverage relationships and learn from your peers at this preeminent gathering of hedge fund operational professionals. Most importantly for 2012, we’ve included over 5 hours of regulatory updates including: 

Live SEC Video Conferences on Enforcement and Examinations 
Implications of Hedge Fund Regulation on the Industry 
Expanding scope of Insider Trading Liability 
Understanding the new OTC Derivatives Rules 
How to Prepare Form PF 
Watch a Mock SEC Audit and learn where you are vulnerable 

Below is a sample of some of the top speakers we have presenting at GAIM Ops Cayman 2012:  

Investors 

Mark Hannoush, Director, Operational Due Diligence, Investment Finance, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan 
Elizabeth M. Hammack, Chief Counsel, CCO & Managing Director, C.M. Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries  
Melanie Z. Pickett, Chief Operating Officer, Emory Investment Management  

Regulators/Associations 

Carlo Di Florio, Director Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Securities and Exchange Commission 
Valerie Szczepanik, Assistant Director, Asset Management Unit, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division 
James McGovern, Deputy Chief - Securities Fraud Unit, US Attorney's Office  
Stuart J Kaswell, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, General Counsel, Managed Funds Association  
Daniel A. Driscoll, Chief Operating Officer, National Futures Association  
Todd Groome, President, AIMA 
Premier McKeeva Bush, Premier, Cayman Islands  

Hedge Funds/FOF 

Leslie MacDonald, Legal & Regulatory Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, PAAMCO 
Suzanne McDermott, CCO, Halcyon Asset Management  
Kip Allardt, Chief Operating Officer, Discovery Capital Management, LLC 
Tim Barefield, COO, Pershing Square Capital Managment, L.P.  
Steve Farmer, Chief Compliance Officer, Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc.  
Marc Baum, General Counsel and CCO, Serengeti Asset Management  
Bruce Berger, COO/CFO, Atlantic Investment Management, Inc 
Daniel M. Levinson, Partner, Chief Operating & Chief Financial Officer, Atalaya Capital Management LP  
Andrew Kandel, Chief Compliance Officer & Co-General Counsel, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P 

Click here to view the complete list of speakers.

If you’re interested in speaking, please contact Kim Griffiths at kgriffiths@iirusa.com 

Be sure to register by January 27th to save up to $600! 

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

GAIM Ops Cayman: Best Rates Expire this Friday, Dec 16!

Register by December 16 and Save up to $800

One year after the Dodd Frank Act has passed, hedge fund due diligence and compliance is more important than ever. The decision to invest in new funds is now equally weighted between the investment strategy and the due diligence review of a fund.

GAIM Ops Cayman 2012 reflects this renewed focus on counterparty risk and investor due diligence after the fall of MF Global.

What’s New for 2012:

• Fresh Insight from 50+ New Speakers

• Increased Attendee Participation with 4 NEW INTERACTIVE SESSIONS with Investors, Consultants, Hedge Funds and Fund of Funds

• More Time to Network with 16+ HOURS of Formal and Informal Meeting Time

• New Focus on Counterparty Risk, Corporate Governance, Transparency and Investor Needs

• A Rare Look into the Most Important Priorities of Chief Compliance Officers and Chief Risk Officers 

• A 4-Hour Due Diligence Overview for Investors on Sunday afternoon

GAIM Ops Cayman is the ONLY FORUM where you can meet:

• Senior Leaders of The Hedge Fund Due Diligence Community

• People who Perform Operational Due Diligence on Your Fund

• Experts in Hedge Fund Regulation

• Top Compliance and Risk Management Professionals

GAIM Ops Cayman provides the best opportunity to network with senior leaders in the hedge fund due diligence industry.

You can’t afford to miss this event, so secure your spot early as it’s going to sell out. Register by December 16, 2011 to take advantage of our best rates and save up to $800.

We look forward to seeing you in Cayman!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Save the Date: GAIM Ops Cayman, April 22-25, 2012





Mark your calendar for the 7th Annual GAIM Ops Cayman conference, taking place April 22-25, 2012, to discuss the critical changes affecting the hedge fund industry and leave with new insights on improving your operational due diligence, compliance and risk management procedures going forward.  This event has traditionally sold out so secure your place today.

Top 5 Reasons You Need to Attend GAIM Ops Cayman 2012:

1.
Senior Level Attendees: Over 400 senior level executives, including CCO, CFO, CROs and Heads of Operational Due Diligence converge at one place and one time  
2.
Regulatory Guidance: Over 5 hours of regulatory updates including 2 live SEC Video Conferences and the latest on insider trading, Form PF, and OTC derivatives
3.
New Developments That Affect Your Business: From the renewed focus on corporate governance, transparency and counterparty risk, get cutting edge information you need to enhance your due diligence skills
4.
Peer-to-Peer Knowledge Sharing: Participate in 16+ hours of formal and informal networking including speaker hosted lunches, breakfast meetings and champagne roundtables with 125+ speakers and over 40 conference sessions.
5.
Save money, miles, and time: Benefit from first class education and networking at the conference and meet with your many on-island industry partners. 

If you are interested in speaking, email kgriffiths@iirusa.com for more information.

Our conference provides the best opportunity to network with experts in the industry. You can’t afford to miss this event so secure your spot early as this event will sell out.

Be sure to register by December 16, 2011 to take advantage of our best rates and 
save up to $800, use code: U2565LKN1