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2004 CHICAGO QWAFAFEW MEETINGS
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December 2, 2004

"The Third Annual Chicago QWAFAFEW Holiday Party:  Featuring a Panel Discussion on the Money Management Industry”

JOB MARKET:  Ms. Kathy Graham, Principal, HQ SEARCH, INC,

click here for Ms. Graham’s presentation;

MUTUAL FUNDS:  Mr. Kunal Kapoor, Director, Mutual Fund Analysis, MORNINGSTAR,

click here for Mr. Kapoor’s presentation;

FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS:  Ms. Galina Kalcheva, Consultant, IBBOTSON ASSOCIATES,

click here for Ms. Kalcheva’s presentation;

IPO’s:  Dr. Josef Schuster, Founder, IPOX Schuster LLC,

click here for Dr. Schuster’s presentation; and

COMMODITIES:  Mr. Thomas Clark, Manager, Commodity Product Sales, Chicago Mercantile Exchange;

click here for information on Mr. Clark’s presentation

 

September 30, 2004

“Are Bonds the Answer? Pension Solutions & Fixed Income’s Indispensable Role in Asset Allocation”

 Mr. David Hershey, Director of Research, Lotsoff Capital Management,

click here for Mr. Hershey’s presentation

click here for Mr. Hershey’s prepared remarks

Mr. Ron Ryan, Chief Financial Architect, Ryan ALM, Inc.

 

May 20, 2004

"Modeling Foreign Currency Markets for Risk Management”

Mr. Michael Wilcox, President, ALFORD ASSOCIATES, INC.

click here for Mr. Wilcox’s presentation

Mr. Ulf Lindahl, Chief Investment Officer, A.G. BISSET & CO.

 

April 29, 2004

“Challenges Facing the Financial Services Industry”

Mr. Michael Henkel, President, IBBOTSON ASSOCIATES

Mr. Ian McDonald, Reporter, WALL STREET JOURNAL

Ms. Jeannette Lewis, Senior Special Counsel for Regulation, Midwest Regional Office, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

MODERATOR: Ms. Patricia Gillman, Counsel, SEYFARTH SHAW.

 

March 25, 2004

“Volatility and Enhanced Returns”

Dr. Joanne Hill, Managing Director, GOLDMAN SACHS

click here for Dr. Hill’s presentation

Dr. Izzy Nelken, President, SUPER COMPUTER CONSULTING, INC.

click here for Dr. Nelken’s presentation

Mr. Gary Lahey, Adjunct Lecturer, ITT CENTER FOR LAW AND FINANCIAL MARKETS

click here for Mr. Lahey’s presentation

Mr. Jon “Dr. J” Najarian, Chief Market Strategist, PTI SECURITIES

Click here for picture from event:  Dr. Barry Feldman, Ibbotson Associates; Mr. Matthew Moran, CBOE; Ms. Hilary Till, Premia Capital; Dr. Joanne Hill, Goldman Sachs; and Mr. Gary Lahey, IIT Center for Law and Financial Markets.

 

February 19, 2004

“Venture Capital:  Due Diligence and Risk Monitoring”

Mr. Peter Stavros, Vice President, GTCR

click here for Mr. Stavros’ presentation

Ms. Melissa Van Hees, Director of Risk Management, BRI Partners LLC

click here for Ms. Van Hees’ presentation

 

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