Opal Financial Group's annual public funds conference addresses issues that are critical to the investment success of senior public pension fund officers and trustees in the new millennium. Although attendance is not limited to those in the public sector, the conference takes aim at topics that are of particular relevance to public pension funds. We will discuss how surplus returns should affect employee benefit plans, closely examine the processes for selection and evaluation of investment managers, investigate legal concerns with fund investment and management policies, as well as explore the benefits and pitfalls of a wide variety of investment strategies. By focusing on an atmosphere of education rather than sales or marketing, the Public Funds Summit provides a unique environment in which members of the public sector can exchange ideas and learn from other delegates, money managers and consultants.

World Research Group's 3rd Annual Performance Focused Emerging Managers Conference targets core issues that were cited by over 150 leading professionals from public funds, pension consulting firms and emerging manager firms. Our goal is to provide a one stop shop to acquire the tools to search for, select and incorporate emerging managers into your fund.

5th Investors' Summit on the Secondary Life Market

January 26th - 27th, 2009
The Helmsley, NYC

FRA's Investor's Summit on the Secondary Life Market is designed to educate investors about this cutting edge asset class that delivers mouthwatering returns which are non-correlated with external market influences. Designed for institutional investors aggregating and owning portfolios of life settlements, Summit attendees will gain knowledge and understanding of:

· Available life settlement products

· The economics of the value chain

· Techniques to acquire and maintain secondary life assets

· Strategies to minimize risk

· Regulatory issues and compliance implications

· And much, much more