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List of sponsors 
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities at this event then please contact:
Hazel Oh, Sponsorship Sales Manager
Email: hazel.oh@terrapinn.com
Tel: (65) 6322 2773
Fax: (65) 6226 3264
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Strategic partner
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The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is an onshore financial`free zone designed to create a unique financial services cluster economy for wealth creation initiatives. It is established by the government of Dubai to create an environment for growth, progress and
economic development in thee UAE and the wider region.There are six ‘pillars’ of activity within the DIFC: Banking Services, Capital Markets, Asset Management & Fund Registration, Reinsurance, Islamic Finance and Back-office
Operations.
The DIFC positions itself as a bridge between the international financial centres of Europe, the Far East and North America.
Integrity, transparency and efficiency are the guiding principles
of the DIFC. Visit www.difc.ae
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Platinum & Luncheon sponsor
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A pioneer and leader in providing the region with real-time price dissemination, sophisticated analytical tools, news and other information to allow investors to make sound investment decisions.
Mubasher provides a complete end to end e-trading solution with the most advanced e-trading engine that empowers investors to buy and sell securities online any time any where. With straight-through-processing capabilities, Mubasher aims to provide its local, regional and international customers with real-time e*trading, eliminating inefficiencies in the order execution cycle.
Serving a large and extensive subscriber base, Mubasher has played a key role in helping the markets to be more transparent and efficient.
Mubasher is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Technology Group (NTG) – www.ntg.com.sa . NTG is a leading ICT holding company operating across the MENA region, with its headquarters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
With phenomenal growth in capital markets in the region, Mubasher Market, Mubasher Trade and Mubasher Value Added Services are three initiatives by Mubasher providing real-time market information, online trading capability and interactive informational tools to investors Worldwide.
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Platinum sponsor
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Commerzbank Alternative Investment Strategies (COMAS) is the global alternative investments platform of Commerzbank. COMAS offers institutions and retail intermediaries access to a wide variety of alternative investments, including hedge funds, through a flexible and integrated platform. COMAS delivers both flagship funds of funds as well as bespoke portfolio solutions to meet individual client objectives. COMAS combines cutting edge product development capabilities with a sophisticated asset allocation engine and robust institutional risk oversight.
Commerzbank AG is Germany's second largest private sector bank and one of Europe's leading financial institutions. COMAS benefits from the vast resources and institutional risk oversight provided by Commerzbank, as well as from the legal, operational and IT infrastructure necessary to handle the scale and complexity of hedge fund investments.
The COMAS product menu includes:
• Flagship multi-strategy funds of hedge funds with established track records
• Specialised single strategy funds of hedge funds
• Bespoke solutions through customised portfolio construction
• White labelling
• Structured products
• Managed accounts
For more details, visit www.commerzbank.com
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Gold sponsor
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Tabarak is the leading independent Islamic finance, structuring, advisory and capital introduction firm in the GCC.
We work closely with Sheikh Nizam Yaquby & Dr. Mohamed Elgari in structuring innovative Islamic investment products for our sophisticated & institutional client base.
Founded in 2004, the Firm already has a significant international client base, including a leading Swiss bank, Islamic Funds, an International School operator, government agencies, Supranationals as well as the leading GCC Private Equity firm.
Tabarak combines in-depth financial skills with the creative and entrepreneurial approach required in Islamic Finance. Tabarak prides itself in creating products and raising financing in areas historically not known to cater to the Islamic investor, and hence taking Islamic finance into the 21st century.
Over the years the partners have built long-term client relationships having structured and arranged nearly $500mn in transactions within trade finance, capital protected notes, real estate, Murabaha, Istisna & Ijarah Financing. Today, the majority of our assignments represent repeat business.
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Silver sponsor
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Dexia AM, the asset management centre for the Dexia financial group, specialises in financial analysis, fund management and management of institutional and private mandates. As a first class European asset manager, Dexia AM manages some 105.2 billion euros of assets spread over a wide range of investment competences: traditional management, alternative management and sustainable and responsible investments. Dexia AM has management centres in Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris and Sydney and marketing teams in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Australia and Bahrain.
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Bronze sponsor
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Coast Investment and Development Company is one of the leading financial institutions in Kuwait and the region. Coast was established in 1975 and listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange in 1989. Its current paid-up capital is 180 million USD and assets under management (AUM) is approximately 2.40 billion USD. Coast is engaged in a variety of investment management activities such as private equity, asset management and real estate investments both locally and internationally. Coast is also an active player in the local, GCC and international markets offering a wide array of investment services including portfolio and fund management, advisory services, corporate finance and investment banking services.
Coast has adopted a seamless, strategic and analytical approaches towards enhancing returns while controlling risk for its shareholders, clients and strategic partners. Further, the company has taken an unrivalled approach towards setting the highest standards for investment management in the region. It is, therefore, the intention of Coast to continue to strive for excellence and lead in serving local and global investors.
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Associate sponsor
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Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., provides financial information, analysis, advice, and credit ratings globally. Standard & Poor's Index Services, a leading provider of equity indices, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet the widest array of investor needs. The S&P Global 1200, an investable index for the world, combines seven indices: the S&P 500 for the US, the S&P Europe 350, the S&P/TOPIX 150 for Japan, the S&P/TSX 60 for Canada, the S&P/ASX 50 for Australia, the S&P Asia 50 and the S&P Latin America 40. The S&P/Citigroup Global Equity Index is the comprehensive index series that covers more than 10,300 companies in 53 countries.
Other widely-tracked indices for U.S. equities include the S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600, and S&P Composite 1500 and style indices; the emerging markets indices S&P/IFCI, S&P/IFCG, and S&P/IFCF; the S&P Global 100; and the S&P Hedge Fund Indices. Standard & Poor's has developed regional indices in partnerships that include: The S&P/CITIC (China), S&P/HKEx (Hong Kong), S&P/TSE (Japan), S&P/ASX (Australia), S&P/TSX (Canada), S&P/MIB (Italy).
Standard & Poor's has been on the forefront of exchange-traded fund (ETF) development since the launch of the S&P 500 SPDR in 1993, the S&P MidCap SPDR in 1995, the Select Sector SPDRs in 1998, and 20 other S&P index linked ETFs that are part of the iShares series. Canada, one of the world's oldest and largest ETF markets, has 10 S&P index-linked ETFs. An ETF on the S&P/TOPIX 150 trades in the U.S., on the S&P/ASX 50 and S&P/ASX 200 in Australia, and on the S&P Europe 350 and S&P Euro in Europe. Other global initiatives for ETFs are underway. Visit www.indices.standardandpoors.com for more information.
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Endorsed by
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The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association® is an independent, not-for-profit global organization committed to education and professionalism in the field of alternative investments. Founded in 2002, the Association is the sponsoring body for the CAIASM designation. Recognized globally, the designation certifies one’s mastery of the concepts, tools and practices essential for understanding alternative investments and promotes adherence to high standards of professional conduct.
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Business information partner
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Zawya is the leading business information company serving the high-end business and financial professional community. Headquartered in Dubai, Zawya has a global user base of over 212,000+ high-end business professionals. Zawya covers detailed information on the top 11,000+ companies in the Middle East with comprehensive live news coverage through the exclusive Zawya Dow Jones newswire service. Furthermore, the service provides industry news, macroeconomic reports, country statistics, stock market data as well as specialized databases such as IPO, Sukuk, Mutual Funds, Projects and Private Equity monitors.
In addition to subscription services, Zawya offers advertisers the ability to target the most affluent online audience with an interest in the MENA region. Zawya’s online service caters to and attracts only serious professional users and decision makers as it has the only fee paying user base in the region. Some of Zawya's prominent clients include: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, ABN Amro, Shuaa Capital, Arab Banking Corporation, Emaar, McKinsey & Co, Ernst & Young, Standard & Poor's, KPMG, Booz Allen, US Treasury, United Nation (ESCWA), the World Bank (IFC), BMW Middle East and American Express. Visit us today at www.zawya.com
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Official broadcaster
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