Operational Risk Consulting Focus at New Orlean’s Alternative Investment Conference Panel
It has been announced that Jason Scharfman,Managing Partner at Corgentum Consulting will moderate the alternative investments
panel session at the upcoming Opal Investment Education Symposium. The conference is being organized in conjunction with the Louisiana Trustee Education Council (LATEC).
At the panel sessions, it is anticipated that Mr. Scharfman will focus the discussion on upcoming trends in operational risk in alternative investments including hedge funds and private equity funds. Other topics which are anticipated to be discussed include the role of operational due diligence consultants such as Corgentum in designing a comprehensive operational due diligence solution, and operational due diligence challenges institutional investors can expect in 2012.
The panel Mr. Scharfman will moderate will be entitled, “Investing in Alternatives” and will take place on Wednesday February 15, 2012 at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, LA.
To register for the event here, please visit the conference website.
Operational due diligence focus – Corgentum to present on hedge fund opportunities at Opal 2012 Investment Consultants Forum
Operational due diligence is coming into focus in 2012. It has been announced that Corgentum Consulting Managing Partner, Jason Scharfman will moderate the hedge funds panel at the upcoming Opal 2012 Investment Consultants Forum.
The panel will be entitled, “Hedge Fund Opportunities” will take place on Friday March 2, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York, NY.
It is anticipated that Mr. Scharfman will discuss evolving trends in hedge fund operational due diligence for 2012, the benefit to investors towards working with operational due diligence consultants such as Corgentum, and the benefits of incorporating risk considerations into the hedge fund portfolio construction process.
To register for the event here, please click here.
Galleon Verdict : Raj Rajaratnam Insider Trading Guilty Sentence
A jury recently handed down a sentence which found that the Galleon Group’s founder Raj Rajaratnam was convicted of insider trading. Bloomberg is reporting that jury never argued during 12 days of secret deliberations that he was innocent. Instead the focus was on what sentence to give Rajaratnam. Here is a post about the Galleon verdict entitled, Galleon’s Fait Accompli : Investor’s Move the Dial Towards a Conservative Approach to Hedge Fund Research, on the Corgentum Consulting blog and some videos from the trail and verdict:
http://youtu.be/YKbqdE_BA5w
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