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– 8:30 |
REGISTRATION |
MORNING
SESSION
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Welcome
Remarks |
A.
Michael Lipper, CFA, President
Lipper Consulting Services,
Inc.
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| 8.40
- 9:00 |
US
STOCK EXCHANGE INITIATIVES
Moderated
by:
Mr.
Jon Maier
Director, Closed-End Funds & Business
Development Companies
UBS Investment Research |
American
Stock Exchange
Mr.
Thomas Rzepski, Vice President - ETF Marketplace
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| 9:00
- 9:50 |
INDEX
STRATEGIES
Moderated
by:
Mr.
Paul Mazzilli
Executive Director ETF Research
Morgan
Stanley
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Barclays
Global Investors
Ms.
Amy Schioldager, Head of US Equity Portfolio Management,
Managing Director
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FTSE
Global
Investment Trends: China, Small Caps, & Hedge Funds
Ms.
Carmen Campollo, Vice President, Business Development
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Chicago
Board Options Exchange (CBOE)
Improving
Risk-adjusted Returns with BXM & VIX Products
Mr.
Matthew Moran, Vice President
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| 9:50
- 10:30 |
ACHIEVING
QUALITY YIELD
Moderated
by:
Mr.
Dennis Emanuel
Managing Director, Closed-End
Fund & ETF Research
Smith
Barney
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ALPS
Mutual Fund Services
WH
Reaves REITs fact
sheet
Mr.
Ronald J. Sorenson, Portfolio Manager
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Scudder
RREEF Real Estate Fund I
Scudder
RREEF Real Estate Fund II Monthly
Fact Sheet
Mr.
John Robertson, Partner, Portfolio Manager
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| 10:30
- 10:50 |
PURSUING
TOTAL RETURN
Moderated
by:
Mr.
Jeffrey Margolin
Vice President – Closed-End Fund Analyst,
Ryan Beck & Co
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Lazard
Global Total Return & Income Fund
Mr.
James Donald, Director, Portfolio Manager/Analyst
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| 10:50
- 11:30 |
TAXABLE
INCOME
Moderated
by:
Ms.
Amy Hawkins
Director Closed-End Fund Research
Raymond
James & Associates
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Mercury
Advisors a division of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
- Mercury
Advisors brochure
Mr.
Chris Roberti, Non-Proprietary Sales Director
Mr.
Craig Blessing, CFA, Vice President - Fixed Income
Product Specialist
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Barclays
Global Investors
Mr.
Brad Pope, CFA, Business Development Officer,
Principal
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| 11:30
- 11:50 |
TAX
FREE INCOME
Moderated
by:
Ms.
Mariana Bush
Closed-End Funds & Exchange
-Traded Funds Analyst
Wachovia
Securities
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Scudder
Municipal Income Trust Monthly
Fact Sheet
Ms.
Eleanor Brennan, Director, Portfolio Manager
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| 11:50
- 12:10 |
INTERNATIONAL
STOCK EXCHANGE INITIATIVES
Moderated
by:
Mr.
Paul Mazzilli
Executive Director ETF Research
Morgan
Stanley
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Euronext
Mr.
Walter Kerschbaum, Executive Vice President Euronext
US
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| 12:10
- 12:30 |
GLOBAL
FUNDS
Moderated
by:
Ms.
Mariana Bush
Closed-End Funds & Exchange
-Traded Funds Analyst
Wachovia
Securities
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World Trust Fund
Monthly
fact sheet
Mr.
Alexander Zagoreos, Managing Director, Lazard
Asset Management
Mr.
Kun Deng, CFA, Director, Lazard Asset Management
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| 12:30
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LATIN
AMERICAN FUNDS
Moderated
by:
Ms.
Mariana Bush
Closed-End Funds & Exchange
-Traded Funds Analyst
Wachovia
Securities
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The Brazil Fund
Monthly
Fact Sheet
Mr.
Paul Rogers, Managing Director, Lead Portfolio
Manager
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| 12:50
- 1:00 |
COCTAILS |
| 1:00
– 2:30 |
LUNCHEON
The
realization of a corporate strategy
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Keynote
Speaker:
Mr.
J. S. Parsons, Director of Sales, Intermediary
Business, iShares, Managing Director
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AFTERNOON
SESSION
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| 2:30
- 3:30 |
ASIAN
FUNDS
Moderated
by:
Mr.
Michael Porter
Senior Research Analyst
Lipper,
Inc |
Taiwan
Greater China Fund - Monthly
Fact Sheet
Mr.
Steve Champion, President
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The
Korea Fund Monthly
Fact Sheet
Mr.
John Lee, Managing Director, Lead Portfolio Manager
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Scudder
New Asia Fund Monthly
Fact Sheet
Mr.
Terence Gray, Director, Lead Portfolio Manager
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| 3:30
- 4:30 |
EUROPEAN
FUNDS
Moderated
by:
Mr.
Michael Porter
Senior Research Analyst
Lipper,
Inc
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New
Ireland Fund
Mr.
John Forde, Senior Equity Manager
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Alpha
Trust Andromeda factsheet
Mr.
Phaedon Tamvakakis, Managing Director, Alfa Trust
Investment Services
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The Central Europe and
Russia Fund
Ms.
Sandra Schaufler, Chief Investment Officer
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| 4:30
- 5:15 |
CURRENT
INDUSTRY ISSUES & CHALLENGES
A round table discussion
Moderated by:
Mr. Clifford
J. Weber
Senior Vice President
ETF
Marketplace
American Stock Exchange
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Representatives from Closed-End Funds &
ETFs - A round table discussion
CEF
Sector:
Ms.
Patricia Rosch
Director, Deutsche Bank Asset
Management
ETF
Sector:
Mr. James G.
Polisson,
Chief
Marketing Officer, US Intermediary Business, Barclays
Global Investors
Media:
Ms.
April Therese Kabahar,
Reporter, Fund
Action
Investment
Banker:
Mr.
Todd Reit
Managing Director, UBS Investment Bank
Financial Institutions Group
Broker:
Ms.
Tina Singh
Director, Shareholder Services
Merrill Lynch
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| 5:15
- 6:00 |
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