Summit was organised by Dalma Capital

Attended by region's leading fund managers and institutional investors

DUBAI-UAE: 01 April, 2015

The Dubai International Financial Centre in association with Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Dalma Capital hosted the second edition of the AIMA Middle East Hedge Fund Summit on March 31, 2015 at DIFC Conference Centre.

Drawing the participation of 300 delegates, the exclusive event brought together on one platform star portfolio managers, institutional investors and economists, risk managers, business leaders and key members of the financial industry who debated macro trends, regional market developments and alternative investment opportunities for the year ahead.  

While the summit highlighted the Middle East's new market trends, products and mandates, it also explored the robust prospects of hedge funds in the investment landscape. Through seasoned panels and workshops, discussions also dwelt on fluctuating prices of oil and dollar and interest rates.

Commenting on the participation, Arif Amiri, Deputy CEO of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC Authority) said: "DIFC was pleased to partner with Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Dalma Capital to host the second edition of the AIMA Middle East Hedge Fund Summit. The summit provided an outstanding opportunity to develop relationships, to gain insights into successful strategies across industry segments and to learn from leaders who are transforming investment strategies. We were honoured to facilitate the collaboration of talented fund managers and astute accredited investors on one platform."

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About Dubai International Financial Centre
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is the financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, providing a world-class platform connecting the region's markets with the economies of Europe, Asia and the Americas. It also facilitates the growth in South-South trade and investment. An onshore, international financial centre, DIFC provides a stable, mature and secure base for financial institutions to develop their wholesale businesses.

The Centre offers all the elements found in the world's most successful financial industry ecosystems, including an independent regulator, an independent judicial system with a common-law framework, a global financial exchange, inspiring architecture, powerful, enabling support services and a vibrant business community. The infrastructure within the district features ultra-modern office space, retail outlets, cafes and restaurants, art galleries, residential apartments, public green areas and hotels.

Located midway between the global financial centres of London in the West and Singapore in the East, DIFC (GMT +4) fills a vital time-zone gap with a workday that bridges the market and business hours of financial centres in both Asia and North America.

Currently, more than 1,225 active registered companies operate from the Centre, including 21 of the world's top 25 banks, 11 of the world's top 20 money managers, 7 of the top 10 insurance companies, and 9 of the top 10 law firms. Nearly 18,000 people work in the Centre.

DIFC continues to pursue expansion into new services and sectors within the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, an area comprising over 72 countries with an approximate population of 2.8 billion and nominal GDP of US$ 6.9 trillion.

For further information, please visit our website: www.difc.ae, or follow us on Twitter @DIFC.

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About Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global hedge fund industry association, with over 1,500 corporate members (and over 8,000 individual contacts) in over 50 countries. Members include hedge fund managers, fund of hedge funds managers, prime brokers, legal and accounting firms, investors, fund administrators and independent fund directors. AIMA's manager members collectively manage more than $1.5 trillion in assets. All AIMA members benefit from AIMA's active influence in policy development, its leadership in industry initiatives, including education and sound practice manuals, and its excellent reputation with regulators worldwide. AIMA is a dynamic organization that reflects its members' interests and provides them with a vibrant global network. AIMA is committed to developing industry skills and education standards and is a co-founder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation (CAIA) - the industry's first and only specialized educational standard for alternative investment specialists. For further information, please visit AIMA's website, www.aima.org.

About Dalma Capital
Dalma Capital arguably represents the next generation of asset management in the GCC. They are a multinational hedge fund manager that has established itself and its strategy on the simple philosophy that "The essence of astute, long-term investing is the management of risks before the management of returns." To achieve this, Dalma strives to optimise the best practices and methodologies of the world's leading hedge funds and investment managers with cutting edge technology, global regulatory oversight, world-class service providers and experienced leadership.

Dalma Capital recently received multiple Alternative Investment Awards from Wealth and Finance International as "Best for Quantitative Modeling", "Best Fund Management Platform", "Most Innovative Fund" and "Best Risk Adjusted Return Fund" in the UAE. www.dalmacapital.com

For media enquiries on behalf of Dalma Capital, please contact:
Howard Leedham MBE
Dalma Capital Management Limited
Howard.leedham@dalmacapital.com
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