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Benefits of Attending Liability Driven Investment Europe

The credit crisis and the ongoing turbulence in capital markets have brought risk avoidance and managing volatility to the fore. As a result, there is an ever greater need to balance these with meeting increases in liabilities and increasing returns, leading to doubling of LDI implementation globally this year.

Finance IQ’s 5th annual Liability Driven Investment Europe conference will allow you to confirm whether LDI is right for your fund and showcases the latest, most appropriate strategies to protect your funding ratio from difficult market conditions and accounting standard developments. Learn how to close your liability deficits with return-seeking strategies that won’t compromise your risk budget. LDI Europe 2009 brings leading European pension funds and their advisers together for a two-day information and learning exchange that is unique to the industry.

Our international speaker panel includes:

Richard Grottheim Chief Executive & Chief Investment Officer AP7 (Sweden)	Daniel Barr Chief Economist and Director of the Fund & Finance Department Premium Pension Authority (PPM) (Sweden)
Martin Clarke Executive Director of Financial Risk Pension Protection Fund (United Kingdom)	Dick Kamp Director Super de Boer (The Netherlands)
James Davis Investment Strategy & Innovation Director Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Canada)	Brian Zuro Chief Counsel Vivendi Universal (United States)
Harald Amon Senior Investment Manager VBV Pensionkasse (Austria)	Olivier Poswick Head Of Portfolio Management GDF Suez (Belgium)
Mads Stougaard Head of Risk JOEP (Denmark)	Professor Gordon L Clark co-author of ‘Best-practice pension fund governance’ Oxford University (United Kingdom)
Jaap van Dam Chief Strategist PGGM (The Netherlands)	Gerlof de Vrij Head of Global Tactical Asset Allocation APG Investments (The Netherlands)
Robert Gardner Founding Partner Redington Partners	Eric Steedman Senior International Consultant Watson Wyatt
Paul M. Bosse Principal, Investment Strategy Group Vanguard	Jelle Beenen Head of Investment Strategy Consulting Mercer
Gareth Derbyshire Chairman National Association of Pension Funds Accounting Standards Working Group (United Kingdom)	Ray Martin Director UK Pensions DHL & Chairman EFRP Accounting Standards Working Group
Marcus Hurd Head of Corporate Solutions Aon Consulting

Your Top 5 Reasons for attending the 5th annual Liability Driven Investment Europe conference:

• A diverse range of pension fund case studies presenting recent, successfully implemented investment strategies from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom & United States to give you a broad perspective of options to use for your fund.
• Interactivity through Q&A sessions and panel discussions led by a mix of pension funds, sponsors, asset managers and advisors, will cement your understanding of the topics discussed and fill in any knowledge gaps that arise. View the program highlights
• Get practical advice in greater detail with a chance to question the experts and benchmark against others through our focused pre-conference workshops on active & passive management and buyouts
• Building lasting business relationships with key contacts that can help you achieve your fund’s goals through our networking and ice-breaker sessions.
• Join new peers and familiar faces for a canal dinner cruise through Amsterdam. Enjoy a superb three course dinner with complementary wine and entertainment - the perfect opportunity to reflect on the day’s discussions in a more relaxed and informal atmosphere. Register your place today!

Don’t take our word for it, this is what previous attendees said:

“I came here to get ideas of how to implement LDI strategies and that’s exactly what I got.”
Etienne Dube, Investment Consultant, AON

“All the speakers were of a very high quality. This was a very good event - highly valuable from a learning and networking perspective”
Asad Moini, Software Consultant, APT.

“…useful and open debate between pension fund professionals and alternative investment managers.”
Dr. Ros Altmann, Governor, London School of Economics and the Pensions Policy Institute

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time.

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