Introduction

Pensions publishes in each quarterly issue detailed briefings, analyses and updates which are of direct relevance to practitioners working in the field, while meeting the highest intellectual standards.

Conferences

Institutional Investor Education Benefit Forum
May 5-7, 2008, Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas

This event will bring together representatives of public, corporate and Taft-Hartley pension funds, as well as individuals and trustees of endowments and foundations, for three days of engaging discussions on a broad range of investment topics, challenges and strategies. A significant portion of the event's profits will be donated to the Hispanic College Fund and the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

Topics of Discussion Include:

• Investing in Infrastructure
• Indexing, Trends and Developments
• Real Estate, Innovative Insights and Perspectives
• Developments in the Fixed Income Sector
• A Case for Emerging Managers

Advisory Board Members Include:

• Joseph Haslip, Assistant Comptroller, New York City Retirement System
• Dennis Cotto, Esq., Lovell, Mitchell & Barth
• Alison Cruz, Trustee/Deputy Director of Pensions, New York City Pensions System
• Jarvis Hollingsworth, Chairman, Texas Teachers Retirement System
• Thurman Zollicoffer, Trustee, State of Maryland Retirement System and Baltimore Employees Retirement System
• Kevin Davis, Trustee, Baltimore Employees Retirement System
• Kneeland Youngblood, Trustee, Dallas Employee Retirement System
• Jack Marcos, The Marcos Group
• Jorge Castro, Lombardia Capital Partners, LLC
• Mary Collins, Trustee, District of Columbia Retirement System and Board Member, Council of Institutional Investors
• Eugene Duffy, Paradigm Asset Management
• Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities are Available

Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities are available. For sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, call 212-532-9898, ext. 226

To register, visit us online at www.opalgroup.net or email us at register@opalgroup.net

Alpha Max 2008
7-9 May, 2008, The Westin Palace - Madrid, Spain

Institutional investors are finding it increasingly difficult to reach their long-term investment goals due in large part to less than stellar returns from traditional investments. It has become necessary for them to seek other sources of alpha in order to enhance returns.

This event will explore the multitude of strategies incorporated by savvy institutional investors for generating alpha through hedge funds, alternative investments, portable alpha approaches and a wide variety of other asset classes.

Investors will also share their methods for selecting and identifying the most talented managers and there will be thorough discussions of risk assessment and mitigation, fee structures and methods for avoiding common investment pitfalls.

Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities are available. For sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, call 212-532-9898, ext. 226

To register, visit us online at www.opalgroup.net or email us at register@opalgroup.net

2008 SPS Conferences

• May 15:
  SPS 7th Annual Bond Investment Strategies for Pension Funds, London
• June 12:
  SPS Absolute Return Strategies for Pension Funds, London
• June 19:
  SPS 10th Annual DC Current Issues, London
• July 10:
  SPS Sustainable Alpha Returns for Pension Funds, London
• September 2:
  SPS Alternative Investing for Pension Funds, London
• September 11:
  SPS Investment Strategies for Pension Funds, London
• September 30:
  SPS Investment Strategies for Pension Funds, Helsinki
• October 16:
  SPS 16th Annual Property Investment Strategies for Pension Funds, London
• November 6:
  SPS Current Investment Issues for Pension Funds, London
• November 20:
  SPS Balancing Risk and Reward Strategies for Pension Funds, Manchester

For further details and a personal invitation (a limited number of complimentary places are available to approved pension funds) please contact Trevor Cook at:

Tel: +44 1438 712345
Fax: +44 1438 718883
Email: trevor@spsconferences.com
Web: http://www.spsconferences.com

These conferences are organised by: SPS Conferences