Via Compasscayman.comDMS 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.”
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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!
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Why You Should Attend GAIM Ops Cayman 2012
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-Discuss the latest industry
trends including:
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Managing
Counter Party Risk after MF Global
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Understanding
the Current Regulatory Landscape
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Top
8 Procedures in Due Diligence that are a waste of time
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New
Thoughts on Corporate Governance
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Deciphering
the Global Economy
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The
Need for Transparency at the Administrators
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What
is on the Minds of the Investors Today?
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-Leverage Relationships with over
400 Attendees including 100 Expert Speakers
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-Network with your peers during
10+ Hours of Networking including:
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Charity
Reception on Sunday
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Ask
the Expert Track
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Champagne
Roundtables
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Breakfast
Roundtables
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Beach
Party on Tuesday afternoon
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Speaker
hosted Lunch tables
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-Ensure that you are in compliance
with the latest regulations with over 5 hours of regulatory guidance
including:
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Live
SEC Video Conference on Enforcement
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Live
SEC Video Conference on Examinations
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Form
PF Requirements
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Latest
on OTC Clearing Rules
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How
to Prevent Insider Trading
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Preparing
for an SEC Exam
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Register
today and save up to $600 off our standard rates.
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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.
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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:
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Live
SEC Video Conferences on Enforcement and Examinations
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Implications
of Hedge Fund Regulation on the Industry
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Expanding
scope of Insider Trading Liability
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Understanding
the new OTC Derivatives Rules
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How
to Prepare Form PF
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Watch
a Mock SEC Audit and learn where you are vulnerable
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Below
is a sample of some
of the top speakers we have presenting at GAIM Ops Cayman 2012:
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Investors
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Mark
Hannoush, Director,
Operational Due Diligence, Investment Finance, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
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Elizabeth
M. Hammack, Chief
Counsel, CCO & Managing Director, C.M. Capital Corporation and
Subsidiaries
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Melanie
Z. Pickett, Chief
Operating Officer, Emory
Investment Management
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Regulators/Associations
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Carlo
Di Florio, Director
Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Securities and Exchange
Commission
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Valerie
Szczepanik, Assistant
Director, Asset Management Unit, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement
Division
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James
McGovern, Deputy Chief -
Securities Fraud Unit, US
Attorney's Office
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Stuart
J Kaswell, Executive
Vice President & Managing Director, General Counsel, Managed Funds Association
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Daniel
A. Driscoll, Chief
Operating Officer, National
Futures Association
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Todd
Groome, President,
AIMA
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Premier
McKeeva Bush, Premier,
Cayman Islands
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Hedge
Funds/FOF
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Leslie
MacDonald, Legal &
Regulatory Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, PAAMCO
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Suzanne
McDermott, CCO,
Halcyon Asset
Management
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Kip
Allardt, Chief Operating
Officer, Discovery
Capital Management, LLC
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Tim
Barefield, COO,
Pershing Square
Capital Managment, L.P.
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Steve
Farmer, Chief Compliance
Officer, Mesirow
Advanced Strategies, Inc.
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Marc
Baum, General Counsel
and CCO, Serengeti
Asset Management
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Bruce
Berger, COO/CFO,
Atlantic Investment
Management, Inc
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Daniel
M. Levinson, Partner,
Chief Operating & Chief Financial Officer, Atalaya Capital Management LP
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Andrew
Kandel, Chief Compliance
Officer & Co-General Counsel, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P
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Click
here to view the
complete list of speakers.
If you’re interested in speaking, please contact
Kim Griffiths at kgriffiths@iirusa.com
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