[0] I/B/E/S International Hosts Conferences on Future of Fund Management Industry for Institutional Investors.Business Editors [pilcrow (paragraph sign)] LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2000 Industry and Academic Leaders to Discuss Trends in Stock Evaluation and Derivatives at Frankfort, Stockholm and London Events I/B/E/S International Inc., a unit of Primark Corporation (NYSE/PCX: PMK PMK Pairwise Master Key (wireless protocol security mechanism) PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi (political party in India) PMK Postmark PMK Popular Mechanics for Kids PMK Person Most Knowledgeable ), is sponsoring a series of conferences for institutional investors on the future of the fund management industry, in Frankfort, Stockholm and London, September 12, 13 and 15. I/B/E/S is a leader in global financial data, research and technology which it provides to institutional investors. "New Directions in Fund Management" is the theme for the conferences. Speakers from the top echelons of the financial, investment and academic communities will discuss and debate stock evaluation, derivatives and related subjects, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Marcelle Jansen, managing director of I/B/E/S (UK) Ltd., the London arm of I/B/E/S International. The weekly financial newspaper, Financial News, is the media-sponsor for the conferences. Each conference will be a full day event held at the following locations: September 12, Frankfurt, Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel; September 13, Stockholm, Berns' Salonger & Co Hotel, and September 15, London, Grosvenor House Hotel The Grosvenor House Hotel is one of the largest and most famous luxury hotels in London. It was built in the 1920s on the site of the former London residence of the Dukes of Westminster, whose family name is Grosvenor. . Chair for the London event will be Michael Hughes Notable people named Michael Hughes include:
"Last year's I/B/E/S conference in London quickly established itself as a very exciting forum for institutional investors," said Ms. Jansen. "This year's series will focus on new value-added techniques in an era of high priced technology stocks; the growing interest in derivatives, and the move away from value stocks Value stocks Stocks with low price/book ratios or price/earnings ratios. Historically, value stocks have enjoyed higher average returns than growth stocks (stocks with high price/book or P/E ratios) in a variety of countries. to growth stocks." Participating in all three conferences are Matthew Lovatt, chief executive, Quaestor quaestor (kwĕs`tôr), Roman magistrate, with responsibility for the treasury; in early times a quaestor also had judicial powers. At first there were two quaestors. Sulla named 20, and Caesar set 40 as the number (45 B.C. Investment Management, who will discuss "The Latest Developments in Equity Market Neutral Quant Funds," and Eoin Murray Eoin Murray is an Irish auto racing driver, born 9th December 1982. After winning the European Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge in 2005, he made his BTCC debut in the middle of 2006. , senior portfolio manager, First Quadrant Ltd., who will present new research on "Index Enhancement Strategies and Derivatives." Other speakers include Peter Ho, fund manager, IKOS Asset Management; Giovanni Beliossi, senior quantitative analyst A quantitative analyst is a person who works in the financial markets developing and implementing mathematical models to assist the activities of traders and risk managers within investment banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions. , First Quadrant Ltd.; Andreas Sauer, managing director, DG PanAgora Gmbh; Peter Pope, professor of finance, Lancaster University; Paul James, managing director, Enterprise Value Ltd.; Robert Schwob, director, Style Research Ltd.; Scott Rosen, director of research, I/B/E/S/ International, and Anthony Bercel, European marketing manager, PanAgora Asset Management. Copies of all speakers' presentations will be included in every delegate pack. All delegates to the free conferences will be guests at a luncheon and a cocktail reception, where they will have the opportunity of meeting with the speakers. For more information about the events, visit www.ibes.com or contact: Georgia Goodall, +44 (0) 20.7562.7000 or email conferences@ibesuk.com. About I/B/E/S International, Inc. I/B/E/S International (www.ibes.com) is the quality source for expectation data, research, tools and applied intelligence to the institutional investor marketplace. Spanning four decades, I/B/E/S databases are the most comprehensive in the industry, covering 18,000 companies in 60 countries, with forecasts from nearly 900 firms around the globe. I/B/E/S International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Primark Corporation (NYSE/PCX:PMK). About Primark Corporation Primark Corporation (www.primark.com), headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a $500 million global information services See Information Systems. company that collects, integrates and delivers financial and economic information. Through its premier brands such as A-T A-T Ataxia Telangiectasia (form of muscular weakness) Financial Information, Baseline, Disclosure, Datastream, Global Access, GlobalTOPIC, I/B/E/S, MarketEye, WEFA WEFA Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates WEFA Weir Farm National Historic Site (US National Park Service) WEFA Water Earth Fire Air WEFA Women Economic Empowerment Association , Worldscope and Vestek, Primark is at the forefront of the international investment information business. Primark serves financial, corporate and government decision-makers in 61 countries through 86 offices in 24 countries. Over 1,000 of Primark's 3,500 employees are engaged in the collection of financial and economic data. |
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