ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BERMUDA EMPLOYERS COUNCIL, December 2nd

This year’s address will be on the Perceptions and Realities around Pay Differentials and I believe this very topical panel discussion may be of interest to your employees, colleagues and friends. I would be grateful if you would distribute this email as you see fit.

For more information contact Julie Preece, Director of Education & Training, Bermuda Insurance Institite, Cedarpark Centre, 48 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM 12, tel 441 295 1596, fax 441 295 3532, email jpreece@bii.bm or website www.bii.bm

“IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: THE IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON PRIVATE EQUITY AND HEDGE FUNDS” December 2nd

A morning seminar is being presented by Edward Kirk and Nick Miles of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP. This presentation will provide a primer on how private equity and hedge funds are structured and operate, analyze how these complex private investment vehicles have been impacted by the ongoing financial crisis, including an analysis of the Madoff and other investment fund Ponzi schemes and bankruptcy, the end of the buyout boom and litigation and regulatory trends in the U.S. and offshore, and discuss related opportunities and risks for insurers and funds professionals.

For more information contact Julie Preece, Director of Education & Training, Bermuda Insurance Institite, Cedarpark Centre, 48 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM 12, tel 441 295 1596, fax 441 295 3532, email jpreece@bii.bm or website www.bii.bm