Sunday, January 06, 2008

“What Makes A Great Hedge Fund Manager.... and Winning Strategies for 2008" with Katherine Burton. January 30th at the Lansdowne Club

Katherine Burton draws upon her experience of interviewing the 23 of the world's top hedge fund managers for her recently published book "Hedge Hunters: Hedge Fund Masters on the Rewards, the Risk, and the Reckoning" in discussing what it takes to be one of the world's top hedge fund managers. Barron's called her book "A readable, relevant book, with lessons a new generation of hedge-fund managers... would do well to take to heart."

Katherine will be presenting with Guillaume Rambourg of Gartmore Investments. Guillaume has spent the last 9 years working closely with colleague Roger Guy on Gartmore Fund Managers' European equity team where he is in joint charge of European retail investment and high performance funds. Together they will discuss what makes a great hedge fund manager. Guillaume will then provide his outlook for European equities/sectors for 2008.

Join the London Junto and the Harvard Business Forum and come and catch a glimpse into the minds of today's top hedge fund managers.

About Katherine Burton and Guillaume Rambourg

Katherine Burton has been a reporter at Bloomberg News since 1993, covering hedge funds and investment management. Before joining Bloomberg, she wrote for the International Herald Tribune and U.S. News & World Report. She has an MBA from New York University and is a winner of the 2001 Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award for breaking news, and the 2005 New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Award for Excellence in Journalism for business writing. "Hedge Hunters" is her first book.

Guillaume Rambourg initially joined Gartmore's European equity team as an assistant investment manager in 1995. Prior to embarking on a career in money management Rambourg studied at top French business school ESSEC. He graduated in 1993 having majored in Finance.

DATE: Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
TIME: 6:30 PM for 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Lansdowne Club (Shelburne Room)
9, Fitzmaurice Place, London. W1J 5JD.
Booking: www.londonjunto.com or email info@londonjunto.com
Tube: GreenPark.

Tickets for the event are £25.00. This includes:
=>A welcome glass of wine or other beverage
=>An opportunity to win a dedicated copy of Katherine Burton's book "Hedge Hunters"
=>Copies of the book will be available for signing and dedication at the presentation for a special discounted price of approximately £10.

Please register for the event by paying for the event on the link below: