Principles and Practices for Hedge Fund Investors

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The President's Working Group on Financial Markets Russell Read, Ph.D., C.F.A. Chairman, PWG Investors’ Committee Chief Investment Officer, CalPERS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR HEDGE FUND INVESTORS PWG Investors’ Committee Managed Funds Association, Network 2008 February 12, 2008 HIGHLIGHTS OF RECOMMENDATIONS

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The President's Working Group on Financial Markets

Russell Read, Ph.D., C.F.A.Chairman, PWG Investors’ Committee

Chief Investment Officer, CalPERS

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICESFOR HEDGE FUND INVESTORS

PWG Investors’ Committee

Managed Funds Association, Network 2008February 12, 2008

HIGHLIGHTS OF RECOMMENDATIONS

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(2) What is the Concern about Hedge Funds?

(2) The President's Working Group and Recently Created Committees

(6) Measures of Success for the Investors' Committee

(8) Highlights of Report: Principles and Practices for Hedge Fund Investors

(5) Looking Forward

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What is the Concern about Hedge Funds?

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(2) The President's Working Group and Recently Created Committees

(a) Purpose of PWG

(b) PWG statements on hedge fund investments from 1999 and 2007

(c) Sir Andrew Large's Hedge Fund Working Group

(d) Asset Managers' Committee and Investors' Committee

(e) Intended audience for each committee's report

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Background of PWG

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Background of PWG

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Background of PWG: 1999 Findings on Hedge Fund Regulation

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Background of PWG: 2007 Findings on Hedge Fund Regulation

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Composition of PWG Committees

Eric Mindich, CEO of Eton Park Capital Management

Russell Read, CIO of CalPERS

Investors’ Committee

Asset Managers’ Committee

“…comprised of representatives from a broad array of investors and investor advocates…from labor organizations, endowments, foundations, corporate and public pension funds, investment consultants, and other U.S. and non-U.S. investors.”

“…comprised of representatives from a broad array of assetmanagers. Its purpose is to facilitate an exchange of information between the alternative asset management community and the agencies comprising the…PWG.”

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Intended Audience of PWG Asset Managers’ Committee

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Intended Audience of PWG Investors’ Committee

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(3) Measures of Success for the Investors' Committee

(a) Best Practices

(b) Accepted Practices

(c) Common Practices

(d) Healthier and more successful use of hedge funds by investors

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Structure of the Report

1. Introduction

2. Fiduciary’s Guide

3. Investor’s Guide

(4) Highlights of Investors’ Committee Report: Principles and Practices for Hedge Fund Investors

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Investors’ Committee--Highlights of the Fiduciary's Guide

1. No fiduciary should feel forced to invest in hedge funds

3. Potential Roles

5. Appropriateness

7. Expertise

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Investors’ Committee--Highlights of the Investor's Guide

1. Detailed Investment Policy

2. Due Diligence

3. Risk Measurement / Management

4. Expertise

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(5) Looking Forward (a) both committees will be standing committees -- will not dissolve after the publication of the reports -- will continue to address areas of concern to the hedge

fund industry and investors as they arise -- three year renewable terms among members

(b) Intended to foster a healthy long-term environment for the hedge fund industry and investors

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Russell Read, Ph.D., C.F.A.Chairman, PWG Investors’ Committee

Chief Investment Officer, CalPERS

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NAPPA Winter Section Meeting, February 8, 2008