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June 27-28, Dorchester Hotel, London

The Asset Allocation Summit is a two-day conference covering all aspects of strategic and tactical asset allocation, current strategy and alternative investing.  The theory and practice of asset allocation is undergoing dramatic change, and IRC has assembled a list of speakers at the very heart of these key changes. The Summit also brings together a number of truly world-class economists and strategists, to help you plan investment strategy over the next twelve months and beyond. For anyone involved in asset allocation, this will be the most significant investment conference of 2005.

AGENDA – MONDAY 27 JUNE 2005

• Pension Fund Benchmarks - Tim Gardener, Mercer Investment Consulting Ltd
• Making Sense of Liability Driven Investing - Joanna Munro, AXA
• Structured Products in Asset Allocation - David Escoffier & Lionel Martellini
• The Medium Term Investment Outlook - Dr. David W. Mullins, Jr., Vega
• How to Prosper in a Challenging Environment - Gavyn Davies
• Tactical Asset Allocation using pair strategies - Daan Potjer, ABN AMRO
• ETFs: Moving beyond large cap UK and European equity - Bruce Lavine, BGI
• Asset allocation in a world of lower returns - Rob Arnott, Research Affiliates
• The investment case for gold - Katharine Pulvermacher, World Gold Council
• Investing in Private Equity - Susan Flynn, Coller Capital
• Life Settlements as an Alternative - Larry Alan Simon, Life Settlement Solutions

AGENDA – TUESDAY 28 JUNE 2005

• The BRICS Economies - Jim O’Neill, Goldman Sachs
• Shareholder Activism in Russia - William Browder, Hermitage Capital Management
• TAA for Emerging Markets - Dr. Leila Heckman, Heckman Global Advisors
• The Hunt for Absolute Return - Andrew Dyson, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
• Implementing a Portable Alpha Strategy - John Wilkinson, Man Investments
• Recent developments in bond markets - Chris Hatry, Legal & General
• Gold?  Oil?  Commodities?  The dollar?  China? - Jules Staniewicz, J.W. Henry
• Using synthetic baskets to add alpha - Alain Kerneis, Goldman Sachs
• The Outlook for Equity Market Returns - Andrew Smithers, Smithers & Co. Ltd.
• The valuation of key asset classes - Tim Bond, Barclays Capital
• Making Sense…or Making Money? - Michael Panzner, Rabo Securities