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II Events Brings Together Plan Sponsors and Industry Leaders at the 3rd Annual Alpha Generation Forum, December 3-4, NYC

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 5, 2007 -- Institutional Investor Events (II Events) is proud to announce the 3rd Annual Alpha Generation Forum: Driving Portfolio Management Through Portable Alpha, 130/30 and Other Innovative Strategies, December 3-4, 2007 at The Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel, New York City.

Pension funds are finding it increasingly difficult to get returns from the U.S. equity market; struggling to beat the index has become an even greater feat in light of recent market volatility. This quest has lead to the emergence of innovative alpha seeking strategies, such as 130/30 and brought into focus new and more in-depth applications of portable alpha and alpha beta separation strategies.

Produced in association with Foundation & Endowment Money Management and Money Management Letter, the 3rd Annual Alpha Generation Forum tackles this challenge by bringing together plan sponsors at the forefront of applying these strategies, as well as the industries who serve them. Delegates will learn a breakdown of each strategy, debate their viability for institutional portfolios, discover how to implement and integrate them within their current portfolio, and much more.

Hear from keynote speakers Bob L. Boldt of Perella Weinberg Partners, formerly CEO and CIO of The University of Texas Investment Management Company, and Rita Sallis of The New York City Comptroller's Office. Speakers also include Rob Arnott, Research Affiliates LLC; Ronald Layard-Liesching Pareto New York LLC; Lawrence Siegel, Ford Foundation; Gregory T. Williamson, BP America, Keith Black, EnnisKnupp, Lisa Marie Harris, San Diego County?and more.

Don't miss these pivotal sessions:

- Debate the Viability of 130/30 - Can Long/Short Compete with Sophisticated Hedge Fund Programs?

- Learn How to Optimize your Portfolio by Combining Liability Driven Investing and Portable Alpha

- Explore Emerging Market Debt - What are Rational Expectations for Alpha and Beta?

- Implementing 130/30: How to Make the Move from Long-Only to a Long/Short Product

- Addressing the Relationship between Trustees and Consultants

- Panel Discussion: How Are Funds Successfully Utilizing Portable Alpha Strategies?

- The Next Step in Alpha Generation: Don't Get Left Behind, Catch the Next Alpha Wave.

For more information on this event please visit www.iievents.com. If you would like to feature this event in your publication and attend this event as press, please contact Cristin Riffle-Lash criffle@iievents.com, Tel: 212-224-3969.

About II Events:

Institutional Investor Events produces awards events and high quality conferences and seminars that leverage the content of Institutional Investor News' 17 financial newsletter titles. Like the Institutional Investor newsletters, the conferences deliver critical intelligence across the entire field of financial services, providing leading edge information on tomorrow's trends. www.iievents.com

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