Memberlink® - Recommended - Hedge Funds and Private Equity



			The End of the Mega Buyout Cycle: Is This Only the First Shoe Dropping? AUDIO RECORDING For investors in private equity, what are the likely immediate impacts of the liquidity and credit crises, and where should one look for safe harbors and new opportunities?

			Where Is the Hedge? Legal Hazards for Hedge Fund Investors AUDIO RECORDING This session discusses lock-ups, gates, side pockets and other issues relating to getting out of a hedge fund, including whether all investors will receive equal treatment.

			Hedge Fund Replication Strategies in Theory and Practice AUDIO RECORDING Keynote Speaker Andrew Lo, Ph.D., discusses his perspective on the birth of beta, risk and return and the performance and correlations of hedge fund clone strategies.

			Clash of the Titans: Mega-Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds AUDIO RECORDING In the next recession, Dr. Ehrlich contends the cozy "convergence" of hedge funds and private equity firms will unravel. Which side is likely to win this looming battle of money and power, and what are the likely implications for global economics?

			Indexing Private Equity: The Evolution of a Benchmark AUDIO RECORDING Susan Woodward discusses the evolution of the Sand Hill Index and how the benchmark can be used to measure the performance of venture portfolios, and to measure risk and return to venture investing overall.

			Portable Alpha and the Evolution of Asset Management in the Institutional World AUDIO RECORDING Allen Reed discusses his experience in overhauling the $100 billion GM pension fund using a high Alpha approach to significantly reduce volatility without reducing expe ted returns.

			How Neutral Are Market Neutral Strategies? AUDIO RECORDING Anoop Dhakad discusses the impact of interest rate shocks, economic shifts, energy pricing jolts and geopolitical crises on market neutral strategies.