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"I think it was a great success but the compliment should definitely go to Terrapinn and yourself for the organization, the content and the overall quality of the event."
Pierre Guillemin, Managing Director, Alternative Investments, Swiss Life Asset Management
“I was impressed by the quality of the discussions as well as the broad attendance by real money investors.”
Lionel Semonin, Global Head, Commodity Investor Derivatives, BNP Paribas
“I have listened to new speakers with new stories, I have met new people in our industry and the conference program has been overall very captivating. I look forward to next year's edition. Well done!”
Nicolas Maduz, Managing Partner, Tiberius Group
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Commodities Week Europe is the 4th annual commodities investment conference where the world’s commodity investment and trading industries meet.
Bringing together commodity investors, asset managers, hedge funds, investment banks, commodity traders and brokers from across the globe.
Over 325+ attendees are expected to attend.
Experts discussing commodity investment include:
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Bob Greer, Executive Vice President, PIMCO
Renowned as one of the world’s biggest and most respected commodity investors – with over $12billion currently invested – Bob will share with you his big picture perspective on commodity investments and also the rise of structured alpha products
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Frank Holmes, CEO and CIO, US Global Funds
Frank is one of the world’s most successful natural resources investors. He manages more than $5 billion in assets at US Global Investors, an investment adviser specialising in natural resources and emerging markets, and has won 20+ #1 Lipper Fund Awards.
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Jim Crimmins, Managing Director, Jefferies Asset Management
During his tenure as Vice President of Currency and Commodity Research at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Crimmins was a chief architect of the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, the GSCI futures contract listed on the CME.
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Andrew Spence, Chief Economist and Vice President, Asset Mix and Risk, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
As well as being involved in OTPP’s asset allocation strategies, Andrew also advises their Executive Committee on economic matters and is perfectly place to help us unravel the current macroeconomic environment and how that is impacting investors |
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Dr Graham Birch, Managing Director and CIO, Natural Resources, BlackRock
Recognised as one of the world’s largest and most successful commodity-based equity investors Graham will explore the big question of whether you should invest in commodities directly, or indirectly
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Frans De Wit, Senior Investment Manager, Beta Portfolios, PGGM
Frans, a pioneer in institutional commodity investing and manager of PGGM’s now 8 year old commodity allocation, will give you insights on how his allocation has evolved and why at the start of 2008 he changed the weighting and structure of his commodity index investments |
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Doug Hepworth, Director, Research, Gresham Investment Management
Doug has more over 27 years experience in Wall Street and is directly responsible for the quantitative and fundamental research behind Gresham’s incredibly successful Tangible Asset Program – a Long-Only Commodity Investment Strategy. We warmly welcome Doug as a special guest chair.
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Delivering you access to commodity investors and promoting future business
Commodities Week Europe will again provide you with a comprehensive picture of today’s commodities markets: its components, players, risks and opportunities. 60+ expert speakers will brief you on the big issues...
- Are alternative asset classes now a better investment than traditional asset classes?
- The case for and against – are commodity investments now ‘a must have’ allocation in an institutional fund?
- Why, and how to, include commodities within an investment portfolio?
- Analysing the range of financial instruments now offering commodity exposure
- Has structured alpha spelt the beginning of the end for indexes and passive investment?
- Can active commodities management really bring investors greater returns?
- Which commodity groups hold the greatest opportunities – gold, oil, base metals, softs and ags or exotics?
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2008 Commodities Week attendees already include:
Adma-Opco * Aisling Analytics * Anglian Commodities Fund * ATP * Axiom Funds * AXA Investment Managers * Balor Capital Management * Bedfordshire County Council * BlackRock * Blackfish Capital Management * BNP Paribas * BP * Butterfield Bank * Butterfield Asset Management (Switzerland) * CAIA Association * Chinese Government * Clontarf Capital * CME Group * Conning Asset Management * Cole Partners Asset Management * Commodities Now * Commonfund Asset Management Company * Contango Fund Management * Contango Markets * CPP Investment Board * Credit Suisse Asset Management * Cumulus Funds * Dawnay Day Quantum * EasyETF * EBRD * Ebullio Capital Management * Emergent Asset Management Ltd * Ernst & Young * ESSsa(Geneva) * Flintshire County Council * Fat Prophets * Fortis Investment Management UK * Four Winds Capital Management * Freight Investor Services * Galena Asset Management * GE Asset Management * GFMS * Global Commodities * Gold Arrow Partners * Gold Arrow Partners * Government Of Singapore Investment Corporation * Gresham Investment Management * Guinness Atkinson Funds * Habibsons Banks * Heartwood Wealth Group * Hermes Fund Managers * Hermes Pensions Management * Hymans Robertson * Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company * JMTG * Kerr Trading International * Kingsman * Klesch & Company * KPMG * Krom River Partners * Lagral Capital * LMC International * Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie * London & Capital * Macquarie Bank * Mercer * Meridian Fund Managers * MN Services * Mitsubishi Corporation (UK) * Mitsui Bussan Commodities * Morgan Stanley Investment Management * Mother Earth Investments/Juno Mother Earth AM * Navita * NAVITA * Nestlé Capital Advisers * New Jersey Department of the Treasury * NewFinance Capital * Newgate Capital Management * Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan * Peak Trading Group * PFP Wealth Management * PGGM * PIMCO * PIMCO (UK) * RMF Investment Management * RMF (UK) * Rothschild Private Banking * Russell Investments * Seven Investment Management * Smart Commodities UK * Sophis * Sector Investment Managers * SSgA * Standard & Poor’s * Statoilhydro * Steve Forrest Associates * Sungard Kiodex * Swiss Life Asset Management * Terrafuturos * Tiberius Asset Management * US Global Investors * VTB Europe * Watson Wyatt * Wessex Asset Management * West Midlands Pension Fund
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