| 7:15 AM |
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MORNING SESSIONS
(West Lounge - 1st Floor) |
| 7:50 AM - 7:55 AM |
WELCOME REMARKS |
Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President & Conference Chairman - Capital Link, Inc.
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| 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM |
CLOSED VERSUS OPEN-END FUNDS - WHO WAS THE BETTER PERFORMER IN 2011? |
Mr. Lewis Aaron, Founder and Director - Fund Consultants LLC - Conference Chairman
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OPENING ADDRESS |
| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM |
CLOSED-END FUNDS |
THE STATE OF THE CEF INDUSTRY IN 2012
Mr. Jeff Margolin, Senior Vice President and Closed-End Fund Analyst - First Trust Advisors
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| 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS |
THE STATE OF THE ETF INDUSTRY IN 2012
Mr. Martin Kremenstein, Head of North America ETP Management - db-X Group
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| 8:40 AM - 9:20 AM |
REAL ASSETS FOR REAL RETURNS
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THE ELEMENTS OF INVESTING IN REAL ASSETS
Mr. Yigal Jhirad, Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager - Cohen & Steers
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MLP MARKET
Mr. Kenny Feng, President and Chief Executive Officer - Alerian
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| 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM |
OUTLOOK AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC |
Mr. Donald Amstad, Director - Aberdeen Asset Management Asia
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| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
FIXED INCOME INVESTING
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ROYALTY TRUST
Mr. Dan Spears, Partner & Portfolio Manager - Swank Capital / Cushing MLP Asset Management
SENIOR LOAN MARKET UPDATE AND OUTLOOK
Mr. William Housey, Senior Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, Leveraged Finance Investment Team - First Trust Advisors
FIXED INCOME ETF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Mr. Don Suskind, CFA, Senior Vice President & Head of ETF Product Management - PIMCO
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| 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM |
EQUITY & TOTAL RETURN INVESTING |
FACTOR INVESTING: MEASURING AND MANAGING FACTOR EXPOSURES
Mr. David Koenig, Director, Investment Strategy - Russell ETFs
CURRENCY EFFECTS ON INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Mr. Alex Depetris, Vice President - db-X Group
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| 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM |
INVESTING INTERNATIONALLY
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THE THIRD COMING OF EMERGING MARKETS
Mr. James Upton, Executive Director- Morgan Stanley Investment Management
THE MEXICO FUND: MEXICAN ECONOMIC CLIMATE, PERSPECTIVES & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Mr. Eduardo Solano, Investor Relations Vice President - The Mexico Fund, Inc.
TACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES IN GLOBAL MARKETS
Mr. Bruno del Ama, Chief Executive Officer - Global X Funds
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PARALLEL BREAK OUT SESSIONS
(James Room - 2nd Floor) |
| 8:40 AM - 9:10 AM |
CAPITALIZING ON THE ADVANCEMENT TOWARD ENERGY INDEPENDENCE |
Mr. Dan Spears, Partner & Portfolio Manager - Swank Capital / Cushing MLP Asset Management
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| 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM |
HIGH YIELD & CONVERTIBLES |
Moderated by:
Mr. Michael Jabara, Vice President, Head of Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Closed-End Funds Research – Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Panelists:
Mr. Scott Becker, Senior Vice President & Portfolio Specialist - Calamos Investments
Mr. Gary Russell, CFA, Managing Director - DWS Investments Closed-End Funds
Ms. Jessica Tom, Senior Vice President , Senior Credit Analyst - PIMCO
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| 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM |
ALTERNATIVE FIXED INCOME ETFs: "IT'S THE YIELD, STUPID!"
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Moderated by:
Mr. James Pacetti, Head of Business Development - S-Network Global Indexes
Panelists:
Mr. Paul Mazzilli, CEO - Mazzilli Advisors and Chairman - S-Network CEF Indexes
Mr. Joseph Becker, Senior Income Product Strategist - Invesco PowerShares
Mr. Ed Lopez, Marketing Director - Market Vectors ETFs
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| 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM |
OPPORTUNITIES IN PREFERRED SECURITIES: AN EVOLVING ASSET CLASS IN AN ERA OF FINANCIAL REFORM
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Mr. William Scapell, CFA, Senior Vice President & Director of Fixed-Income - Cohen & Steers
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| 11:40 AM - 12:20 AM |
LEVERAGE AND DERIVATIVES IN CLOSED-END FUNDS |
Moderated by:
Mr. Yuriy Layvand, CFA, Director, Fund & Asset Manager Rating Group - Fitch Ratings
Panelists:
Mr. Greg Fayvilevich, Associate Director, Fund & Asset Manager Rating Group - Fitch Ratings
Mr. Robert Crothers, Vice President - BlackRock
Mr. Jon Maier, Global Macro Research, Closed-End Fund Analyst and ETF Strategist - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mr. Tomer Seifan, Head of Structuring for Global Equities and Commodity Derivatives - BNP Paribas
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| 12:20 AM - 12:50 PM |
CAPITAL RAISING FOR CLOSED-END FUNDS & ETFS
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Panelists:
Mr. Fletcher Ladd, Global Prime Finance Sales - Deutsche Bank
Mr. Moe Cohen, Managing Director - JonesTrading
Mr. Andy Tuthill, Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets – JonesTrading
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| 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
WHY GLOBAL BONDS? |
Mr. Jack P. McIntyre, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst - Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC
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| 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM |
SCOTT SCHULTZ'S CLOSED END FUND LONG ONLY, TOP PERFORMING STRATEGY |
Mr. Scott Schultz, Founder, Manager & Chairman - Scott Schultz Closed End Funds, Inc.
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LUNCH SESSION
(Main Dining Room - 3rd Floor) |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON ADDRESS
Introductory remarks by
Mr. Piers Currie, Global Head of Marketing, Aberdeen
"The Age of the Enlightened Investor"
Mr. Scott Burns
Director of ETF, Closed-End, and Alternative Fund Research - Morningstar
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| 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
CEF, ETF & ANALYST AWARDS CEREMONY |
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
(West Lounge - 1st Floor) |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
CEF INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE
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CURRENT TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES & OUTLOOK
Moderated by:
Mr. Mike Taggart, Director of U.S. Closed-End Fund Research - Morningstar
Panelists:
Mr. Robert Bush, Director of Closed-End Fund Products - Calamos Investments
Mr. Paul Williams, Managing Director, Product Development - Nuveen Investments, Global Structured Products Group
Mr. Robert Ionescu, Director and Senior Closed-End Fund Product Specialist - Legg Mason
Mr. Robert Shaker, Portfolio Manager - Shaker Financial Services
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
ETF INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE
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CURRENT TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES & OUTLOOK
Moderated by:
Mr. Paul Justice, Director of North American ETF Research - Morningstar
Panelists:
Mr. Martin Kremenstein, Head of North America ETP Management - db-X Group
Mr. Edward Rosenberg, Director, Head of ETF Capital Markets & Analytics - Russell ETFs
Mr. Erik Liik, President & CEO - FocusShares
Ms. Deborah Fuhr, Partner & Co-founder - ETF Global Insight
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| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
INDICES
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CURRENT TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES & OUTLOOK
Panelists:
Mr. Mark Abssy, Senior Index & ETF Manager - International Securities Exchange (ISE)
Mr. Florian Fischer, Global Product Manager - Thomson Reuters Indices
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| 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
COMMODITY OPPORTUNITIES - A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY
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Mr. Jonathan Spencer, President - Gresham Investment Management LLC
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| 4:20 PM - 4:50 PM |
COMMODITY ETFs
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Moderated by:
Ms. Mariana Bush, Closed-End Fund and Exchange-Traded Tracking Products - Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Panelists:
Mr. John T. Hyland, CFA, CIO - United States Commodity Funds, LLC (USCF)
Mr. Ashmead Pringle, President - GreenHaven LLC
Mr. Jonathan Spencer, President - Gresham Investment Management LLC
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| 4:50 PM - 5:05 PM |
OUT LOOK FOR PRECIOUS METALS & ETFs IN 2012
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Mr. William Rhind, Managing Director - ETF Securities (US) LLC
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| 5:05 PM - 5:25 PM |
EQUITY VOLATILITY MANAGEMENT
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Mr. Matthew Moran, Vice President – Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)
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| 5:25 PM - 5:55 PM |
ANALYST PANEL
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Moderated by:
Mr. Dennis P. Emanuel, Managing Director, ETFs & Closed-End Funds - Citigroup Investment Research
Panelists:
Mr. Jon Maier, Global Macro Research, Closed-End Fund Analyst, and ETF Strategist - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Ms. Mariana Bush, Closed-End Fund and Exchange-Traded Tracking Products - Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Mr. Michael Jabara, Vice President, Head of Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Closed-End Funds Research - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Mr. Alex Reiss, Vice President, Closed-End Fund Research - Stifel Nicolaus
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| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
