22 июня 2016 г.

On Wednesday, June, 22nd, 2016, at 8:30 am, CFA Association Russia will hold a Business breakfast on the Russian hedge fund industry and Altera hedge fund's experience.

Please join us to get full understanding of the hedge funds in Russia and worldwide. Discussion's main focus will be on alternative investments - hedge funds as an investment tool.

Nowadays, hedge funds use dozens of different strategies and thus are often classified according to investment style. There is substantial diversity in risk attributes and investment opportunities among styles, which reflects the flexibility of the hedge fund format. In general, this diversity benefits investors by increasing the range of choices among investment attributes. 

This event will help explore different investment strategies, key statistics, fees and jurisdictions for managing the hedge fund and to look into the main challenges and issues.

Registration is here.

Participation for members of CFA Association (Russia) is free. If you have updated your membership for 2016, but not yet received the “discount code”, please contact us at info@cfarussia.ru


Overview of the Russian hedge fund industry. Altera's experience

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

08:30-10:30


During the event we will discuss:

Michael Boboshko - an overview of the Russian hedge fund industry. 

a) what is a "Russian" hedge fund?

b) what is a "hedge fund" in our world?

c) what kinds of typical investment strategies?

d) what key statistics, fees, jurisdictions, service providers?

e) what have overall recent performance results been?

Vyacheslav Pivovarov - Altera's hedge fund. 

a) what is Altera's hedge fund?

b) how are investment ideas generated and executed?

c) how is risk managed?

d) what does it take to find and close investors?

e) what are near-term expectations for the fund and its core markets

f) what are the other main challenges and problems of managing the hedge fund?


Our speakers:

Michael Boboshko, NAIMA Director and is Head of the Hedge Fund Committee. 

Michael is a US citizen of Russian background, and while born and educated in the US, has spent the bulk of his professional career in Russia. 
For the past four years he has been an independent consultant helping local clients properly structure and launch alternative investment fund structures, including hedge funds, PE funds and family offices; as part of this work, he represents APEX Fund Services in Russia and the CIS. 
Before going off on his own, Michael spent over 15 years working in a wide array of different capacities in the investment banking industry for both international financial services companies (ABN Amro, FIM Group) and local banks and boutique investment firms (Alfa Bank, Sovlink Securities, AIOC Capital).

Vyacheslav Pivovarov, Managing Partner, Altera Capital, a member of the Board of Directors of JSC " RusHydro".

Education:
Sergo Ordzhonikidze State Academy of Management, majoring in International Economic Relations (1995),
American University in Paris, majoring in Applied Economics (1995).
MBA, Stanford Business School (2002).
Positions held in the past 5 years:
2009 – 2011 
Advisor to the Minister of Economic Development of Russia;
2011 – present
Chief Executive Officer, Altera Capital LLC. 

Registration 

This Business Breakfast of the CFA Association Russia will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June, 22nd, 2016 at the Kazan Bar (map).

Please note that seats are limited and the cost of registration closer to the event may increase.