Network 2008 Sponsors
Abraham Trading Company
Since 1988, Abraham Trading Company has offered professional money management by trading futures markets around the world. Abraham Trading Company’s highly diversified portfolio, which consists of a 57% physical commodity exposure, combined with our long-term experience has resulted in a 20-year annualized ROR of 21.50%. Visit us at www.abrahamtrading.com.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading global law firm providing innovative legal services and business solutions to individuals and institutions. Founded in 1945 with the guiding vision that commitment, excellence and integrity would drive its success, Akin Gump has become one of the world’s largest law firms, with more than 1,000 attorneys in 15 offices worldwide.
Alston & Bird LLP
Alston & Bird LLP is a full-service law firm with 800 attorneys providing a full range of services to domestic and international clients. Our alternative investment group is expert in the structuring, formation and management of hedge funds, publicly-offered and privately placed commodity pools, and private equity funds. We represent a broad range of clients employing a wide variety of alternative investment strategies, from well-established fund managers to those just entering the business. Alston & Bird ranked 5th in the U.S. on The BTI Consulting Group’s first "Masters of the Deal" list of firms excelling in transactional relationships.
Arthur Bell, Certified Public Accountants
Arthur Bell provides audit, tax, accounting and consulting services to the hedge fund, securities and managed futures industries. The firm works with over three hundred hedge funds, private equity/venture capital funds and commodity pools and over one hundred investment advisors, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators and fund sponsors.
Aviva Capital Management
Bank of New York Mellon
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has more than $20 trillion in assets under custody and administration, more than $1.1 trillion in assets under management and services $11 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at bnymellon.com.
Bode & Associates, Inc.
Bode & Associates is a public relations boutique dedicated to helping financial services providers develop and implement their marketing communications programs. From press relations, to logo and Web site development, to advertising, Bode & Associates helps clients maximize productivity by generating awareness of their products and services among key market segments.
Campbell & Company, Inc.
Located in Towson, Maryland, Campbell & Company is now in its 36th year of managing alternative investment portfolios. Campbell & Company manages approximately $9 billion in assets, including accounts for some of the largest and most sophisticated financial institutions in the world. Over half of Campbell’s 150 person staff is involved in research and technology which drives the firm’s commitment to a systematic discipline.
Chesapeake Capital Corporation
CME Group
CME Group is an entity formed by the merger of CME and CBOT. We bring more than 250 years of expertise to the global marketplace, and are the largest and most diverse exchange in the world. CME Group provides innovative products that cover all major asset classes, and technologies to manage risk more effectively.
Corporate Resolutions Inc.
Corporate Resolutions Inc. was founded in 1991 by Ken Springer, a former special agent with the FBI. The firm is headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Boston, Miami and London, and is comprised of former FBI agents, white collar investigators, and intelligence analysts, who are complemented by a network of 3,000+ investigators & public record specialists – both nationally and internationally, to include computer forensic and money laundering experts, as well as forensic accountants and others. For additional information, our web site is www.corporateresolutions.com
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
From debt to equity, from cash through structured products, and from analytics to execution, Autobahn is Deutsche Bank's family of award winning electronic distribution platforms. Through Autobahn, our clients have access to Deutsche Bank's rich suite of product offerings and an extensive range of markets around the globe, all through a single portal.
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a full-service law firm with a nationally recognized investment management practice with over 30 professionals. We have significant experience assisting fund managers in operating registered and unregistered funds (both domestic and offshore), including securities, futures, tax and ERISA plan law.
Eclipse Capital Management, Inc.
Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. is an alternative investment management firm specializing in the research, development, and management of quantitative, model-driven trading strategies. Eclipse Capital provides absolute return investment strategies that include managed futures, global macro, tactical trading, and asset allocation to a global clientele of institutional, retail, and private investors. Founded in 1983, Eclipse Capital is based in St. Louis.
IntercontinentalExchange®
IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE: ICE) operates global derivatives markets. ICE’s futures, options and OTC markets offer contracts based on crude oil and refined products, natural gas, power, emissions, canola, cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice and sugar, in addition to currency pairs, the U.S. Dollar index and Russell index futures and options. www.theice.com.
Investor Analytics
Investor Analytics is an ASP-based Risk Service for hedge funds and fund of funds. Our service supports risk managers, portfolio managers, compliance officers and investors who are looking for some level of transparency. If you need a 3rd party Value-at-Risk, Stress-testing, scenario analysis service, please visit our website at www.investoranalytics.com or contact us at info@investoranalytics.com.
John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
Founded in 1982 by John W. Henry, John W. Henry & Company, Inc. (JWH®) is an alternative asset manager that is one of the longest established managed futures advisors in the world. Utilizing global markets in foreign exchange, financial futures and commodities, JWH historically has generated returns non-correlated to those of equity and fixed income investments. The firm manages assets for retail, institutional and private investors in the Americas, Europe and Asia. JWH’s seven investment programs, and funds for which JWH acts as manager or co-manager, offer investors a wide variety of investment solutions to suit various portfolios and investment strategies.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
The Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Financial Services Practice represents many of the world’s premier hedge funds and money managers, major investment and commercial banks, leading firms and insurance companies, and several international exchanges. Our attorneys are at the leading edge of the global marketplace and regularly counsel clients on the latest innovations in financial products and business strategy and the latest changes in the regulatory environment.
MF Global
Through MF Global’s clearing membership on the New York Mercantile Exchange and its ring-dealing membership on the London Metal Exchange, MF Global’s Metals Team participates directly on the world’s two largest metal exchanges. The 50-person LME team's reputation is based on superior performance in the core functions of market-making, order execution, trade clearing, and contract administration. MF Global's customers include the principal producers, processors, consumers, and dealers of the traded metals in all geographical regions. In addition, a significant portion of MF Global’s extensive client portfolio consists of professional investors such as commodity trading advisors and hedge fund managers.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals from more than 600 offices in 33 countries. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Navigant Consulting’s Financial Services practice assists clients in banking, capital markets, asset management, and insurance to address key business issues. Areas of specialty include risk & regulatory compliance; operational & technology consulting; finance & accounting services; data & information management; transaction reconciliation; discovery support services; and dispute resolution & litigation support.
Newedge
Newedge offers a full range of clearing and execution services covering options and futures contracts for financial products and commodities, as well as for money market instruments, bonds, FX, equities, and commodities on OTC markets. Newedge provides a range of value added services, including prime brokerage, asset financing, an electronic platform for trading and order routing, cross margining, and the centralized reporting of client portfolios. Newedge gives its institutional clients access to over 70 markets and has a presence in 25 major global financial centers.
New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
NYMEX is the world’s leading energy and metals futures marketplace, providing global benchmark prices and comprehensive risk management instruments for hedging in both physical and cash settled markets. All Exchange products are available virtually 24 hours a day on the CME Globex® electronic platform, with its physically delivered contracts also available via open outcry.
O'Connor Davies Financial Services, LLC
O’Connor Davies Financial Services (ODFS) assists Alternative Investment clients in using sound practices to gain competitive advantage. Our highly experienced consultants provide risk management, due diligence and compliance services. Our unique approach leverages your existing strengths to meet investor demands for greater transparency, attract new capital, and grow the enterprise value of your firm.
Quality Capital Management Limited
QCM is a UK hedge fund manager located in Weybridge, Surrey. It has a twelve-year operating history and manages US $500 million. QCM’s investors include some of the largest financial institutions worldwide. The Company applies proprietary model-based strategies that are innovative and robust. Using global futures instruments, the models seek to deliver consistently strong skewed returns across the three QCM products.
RBS Greenwich Capital
RBS Greenwich Capital, the U.S. capital markets arm of RBS Global Banking & Markets, is a leading institutional fixed income firm providing the full range of banking and debt capital markets services to major corporations and financial institutions. Established in 1981, the firm is a perennial industry-leader in the U.S. treasury, agency and mortgage backed securities markets, and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing. It also has a significant presence in the U.S. credit, foreign exchange and derivatives markets, and has a longstanding reputation in providing high quality futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients. For more information about RBS Greenwich Capital, visit www.rbsgc.com.
R.J. O'Brien
Founded in 1914, R.J.O'Brien & Associates (RJO) is one of the few privately owned futures commission merchants left in the industry. RJO services a nationwide network of more than 250 introducing brokers and some of the world's largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions. RJO is a founding member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a full clearing member of the CBOT, NYMEX, NYBOT, COMEX, EUREX, LIFFE, ICE and offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on every futures exchange worldwide.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Sonnenschein’s Fund Services Group provides a full range of legal services and capabilities to the alternative investment industry, particularly hedge funds. We advise clients on all aspects of the sector from initial fund formation, organizational structuring, and regulatory compliance, through complex restructurings and transactional representation. Our practice specializes in matters that demand extensive experience and a high level of sophistication. Drawing seamlessly upon the expertise across the firm’s national practices, we provide business-focused counsel to effectively and efficiently meet each clients individual needs in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
SSARIS Advisors, LLC
SSARIS Advisors designs, structures and implements managed futures and multi-manager hedge fund strategies for institutional and private investors. SSARIS is a joint venture between State Street Global Alliance LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors and a minority-owned affiliate of the Dutch pension fund, ABP, the third largest in the world, and the principals at SSARIS.
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC
Sunrise Capital Partners, established in 1980, manages over $1.0 billion in client and proprietary assets. Sunrise offers diversified trading in the foreign exchange and futures markets, utilizing a variety of trading methods, which provide clients with systematic diversification and high risk-reward returns. The company offers investment opportunities in domestic and offshore funds.
Welton Investment Corporation
Welton is a quantitative hedge fund manager specializing in managed futures and global macro strategies. Our investment philosophy relies on using scientific methods to uncover and harness persistent market drivers to generate long-term returns. Our Global Directional Portfolio program (GDP) seeks to preserve the noncorrelated traits of managed futures, while also delivering composite-like, top-tier performance.
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