European Investors Meet Canadian Fund Managers, London, May 28 2010
Venue: Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London Date: May 28 2010, 10:00am to cocktail hour The Toronto Hedge Fund Hotel, in conjunction with the Ontario International Marketing Centre, is pleased to annnounce the expansion of our successful capital introduction series to the UK. Following the successful format of the 2007-09 series, the day featured Canadian managers presenting on their funds, and discussing subjects such as current investor appetite, the benefits of UCITs and risk management. There was plenty of opportunities throughout the day for one-to-one meetings and networking, and the day was concluded with a round-table discussion followed by a cheese and wine reception. |
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| The forum was free of charge to hedge fund managers and investors.
One Day in May in Trafalgar Square On Friday, 28th May Canada House opened its doors to a group of professionals eager to leverage Canada’s strong economic position in mid-2010.
With Canadian banks’ balance sheets standing strong compared with those of its larger neighbour to the South, and certainly most European counterparts, many non-Canadian investors are taking their first serious look at all things Canadian – and learning there is more to Canada than commodities. The day’s proceedings were supported by KPMG and Apex Fund Services, hosted by the Province of Ontario, and supported by media partners ISI Publications, Albourne Village and HedgeCo Net. Tom Caldwell, Founder and Chairman, Caldwell Financial Ltd (CFL), opened the day with an animated speech as to why investors should invest in – and through – Canada. CFL is a private financial services firm with four divisions (securities, investment management, insurance and asset management). There followed presentations from hedge funds with a variety of strategies and AUM (please see their profiles later in this document), as well as a newly-formed fund of managed accounts, MANNA Asset Management (www.mannam.com). MANNA’s offshore platform offers a turn-key, cost effective, and efficient, solution for Canadian managers that need an offshore fund. The Wine Investment Fund (TWIF) was profiled as the post-lunch feature. Rodney Birrell is a Director of the TWIF; Rodney is based in London, but was born and raised in Montreal, and currently sits on the board of several large Canadian funds. Rodney offered an interesting insight into the unique asset class of Bordeaux wines; many in the alternative asset industry are unfamiliar with concept of physical assets being held in custody of a government-bonded warehouse and the Liv-ex benchmark. Later in the day, both Jean-Pierre Langevin and Hal Kent presented their respective funds, followed by a lively debate. Jean-Pierre first introduced us to Crystalline Management Inc.’s fund, the Amethyst Arbitrage Fund. Amethyst is a dual-strategy hedge fund that invests in event-driven opportunities and convertible securities arbitrage, with a Canadian market focus. Hal then spoke on the Roulston Resource Opportunities Fund (RROF), which was created to provide international investors with access to Lawrence Roulston’s unique and highly effective analytical methodology of resource companies. The RROF is one of the very few resource funds with the understanding and the ability to effectively capitalize on the most profitable portion of the mine development cycle. An informative debate around the topical subject of the benefits (and costs) of UCITS structures closed out the session, Marilyn Ramplin, Founder and CEO of Ramplin Capital Ltd. and Stuart Martin, Partner, Dechert LLP explained when it makes sense to consider a UCITS structure when raising capital. All those who attended the session, as well as those that expressed an interest in doing so but had a conflict of interest on the May bank holiday weekend, are receiving the presentations and funds’ profiles by email. Details of the session, and other meetings planned for the balance of 2010, may be found on Toronto’s “hedge fund hotel” website www.hfhto.com. It was our great pleasure to be a part of this initiative to promote Canadian funds specifically at this interesting time in our economic history.
Sarah Barham
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This event was sponsored by:
 Apex Fund Services delivers global fund administration solutions to investment managers investing in traditional and alternative assets. Apex offers clients a wide variety of specialised and integrated products supporting middle and back office fund administration, complex derivatives, risk reporting and corporate secretarial and fund formation administration, as well as specialist start up services to boutique asset managers.
KPMG is a Canadian leader in delivering audit, tax and advisory services. With a global network of professionals, KPMG member firms respond to clients' complex business challenges across Canada and around the world.
“You and the Canada House team put on a very good show. You should be congratulated. I was very impressed with your attention to detail and the way you rearranged things to suit the occasion. The round table format worked really well…pat yourself on the shoulder for a job well done in London.”
Rodney Birrell.
“Thank you for organising the great event on Friday and for inviting me to speak! It was a pleasure meeting you all and the other participants.”
Dr. Eugene Durenard.
“Thank you so much for organizing an excellent event. The "no shows" missed something very good. Thank you for including me and our company.”
Thomas Caldwell.
“Sarah, you and your team ROCK! Thank you so much. You have alleviated a great deal of stress!”
Elizabeth Naumovski.
 Sponsorship and branding opportunities are available For further information, please contact Janet Keefe on 416.849.1925, or email: jkeefe@knowledgesuites.com. |
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