Supporting Organizations

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The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) is the national association for market-funded finance companies and provides a forum on matters ranging from industry economics to public policy. The 365 member companies of AFSA provide credit in the auto finance/leasing, installment lending, mortgage, payment cards and commercial finance segments.

AFSA's two annual Fixed Income Investors Conferences feature many of the largest debt issuers in the finance industry. Held in both the U.S. and Europe, these events provide in-depth commentaries on the strategies and operations of AFSA's largest member companies. The two-day conferences bring professionals responsible for credit and investment decisions together with senior management of finance companies, rating agencies and the Industry's bankers.

For more information please visit www.afsaonline.org.


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The Association for Financial Professionals® (AFP) serves a network of more than 16,000 treasury and finance professionals. Headquartered just outside of Washington DC, AFP provides members with breaking news, economic research and data on the evolving world of treasury and finance, as well as world-class treasury certification programs (CTP), networking events, financial analytical tools, training, and public policy representation to legislators and regulators. AFP is the daily resource for treasury and finance professionals, www.AFPonline.org.

AFP's global reach extends to over 150,000 treasury and financial professionals worldwide, including AFP of Canada; gtnews, an on-line resource for the treasury and finance community; and the London-based bobsguide, a financial IT solutions network.


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Automated Trader is the first global magazine dedicated to automated and algorithmic trading, and offers in-depth business and technical coverage through comprehensive news, features, in-depth articles on best practice/techniques and detailed user case studies. In addition to thousands of CTAs, hedge funds, proprietary trading operations and conventional asset managers globally, Automated Trader is also read by all major sellside participants in automated and algorithmic trading.


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Eurekahedge is the world's largest independent data provider and research house dedicated to alternative investments. Maintaining coverage of over 22,000 funds across all strategies and asset classes, Eurekahedge is the most widely used and quoted alternative research house worldwide.

Eurekahedge has produced a market-leading research data suite from which our hedge fund and Islamic fund indices are derived; an array of region-specific hedge fund, private equity fund, Islamic fund, real estate fund, enhanced equity fund (130/30) and socially responsible investment fund (SRI) databases; as well as a collection of educational guides for both funds and investors.

Founded in 2001, Eurekahedge has offices in London, New York and Singapore.

For more information, please contact Ivy Keh, at ivy.keh@eurekahedge.com or +65 6212 0900. US Office Line: +1 212 308 4272, UK toll free: 0808 2343 386


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HedgeCo.Net is the leading online community for qualified investors, hedge funds and service providers. For investors, HedgeCo.Net offers the premier free hedge fund database and powerful tools to search, rank and analyze potential investments. HedgeCo.Net members enjoy access to daily news, manager columns, and a comprehensive directory of service providers. www.hedgeco.net


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Guarantee Your Edge in the Alternative-Investment Arena
Every week, Hedge Fund Alert delivers the early intelligence you need to anticipate new risks and opportunities facing fund-management firms, their investors and service providers. Be first to identify new capital-raising tactics, investor strategies and competition among industry vendors. Sign up for a three-issue FREE trial subscription to Hedge Fund Alert by calling 201-659-1700 or visiting www.HFAlert.com.


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Founded in 1995 when global hedge fund assets were just approaching the $250 billion mark, The Hedge Fund Association" (HFA) is a not-for-profit international group of industry professionals with a mission to provide a forum for thought leaders, innovators, practitioners and investors who are shaping the way business is conducted in the global hedge fund industry.


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As part of the top-ranked HedgeCo Network, HedgeFundEmployment.com facilitates job searches for the global alternative asset community. Our employment website is devoted exclusively to the hedge fund industry, and offers highly-targeted search tools and a user-friendly meeting place for hedge fund job seekers, hedge fund recruiters and hedge fund firms. www.hedgefundemployment.com


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At HedgeFundTools.com we connect hedge funds to pre-qualified service providers with a proven track record of high quality, cost effective results. As part of the HedgeCo Network, our team of project planning, sourcing and management experts draws upon a worldwide pool of talent to drive the success of your projects.  www.hedgefundtools.com


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The Institutional Limited Partners Association is a not-for-profit association committed to serving limited partner investors in the global private equity industry by providing a forum for facilitating value-added communication, enhancing education in the asset class and promoting research and standards in the private equity industry. ILPA has over 230 institutional member organizations that collectively manage approximately $1 trillion of private equity assets. For a copy of the ILPA Private Equity Principles or for more information about ILPA, please visit http://ilpa.org


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Plug In To Industry Secrets
Every week, Private Equity Insider reports on developments you're not supposed to know about -- behind-the-scenes squabbles, hush-hush plans of investors and inside moves of buyout and venture capital funds. See for yourself by signing up for a three-week FREE trial subscription to Private Equity Insider. To start your no-risk trial, call 201-659-1700 or visit www.PEinsider.com.


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QFINANCE.com is a unique collaboration of more than 300 of the world's leading practitioners and visionaries in finance and financial management, providing an unparalleled range of cross-referenced finance and business resources. QFinance hosts a huge range of financial resources and articles written by finance experts, a 9,000+ term dictionary, and a daily commentary.

QFinance has been created by Bloomsbury Information Ltd in partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA).