Panel to Discuss 'Chicago’s Money Management Industry' on December 1st

The meeting will occur from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1st, 2005 at UBS, 1 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 4, 2005 -- A panel of financial experts will meet on Thursday, December 1 to discuss the topic of “Chicago’s Money Management Industry.” The meeting will showcase Chicago-based experts on equities, fixed income, hedge funds, credit derivatives, commodities, and the job market.

The panelists for the meeting will be (1) Mr. David Hightower, President, The Hightower Report; (2) Mr. Chris Davis, Senior Fund Analyst, Morningstar; (3) Mr. David Kuenzi, Risk Manager, Glenwood Capital Investments, LLC; (4) Ms. Melissa Van Hees, Director of Risk Management, BRI Partners LLC; and (5) Ms. Kathy Graham, Principal, HQ Search, Inc.

The moderator for the evening will be Mr. David Barone of Turning Point Securities and a member of Chicago QWAFAFEW’s Steering Committee.

The meeting will occur from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1st, 2005 at UBS, 1 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.

The meeting is sponsored by Chicago QWAFAFEW (Quantitative Work Alliance for Applied Finance, Education & Wisdom) www.qwafafew.org.

The meeting is hosted by Mr. David O’Brochta of UBS.

Admission is $10 with light snacks and drinks provided. Please RSVP via www.qwafafew.org/chicago by Monday, November 28th.

This will be the 32nd meeting of Chicago QWAFAFEW (Quantitative Work Alliance for Applied Finance, Education & Wisdom) www.qwafafew.org. Steering committee members of Chicago QWAFAFEW include Mr. Sanjay Arya, Morningstar, www.morningstar.com; Mr. Keith Black, IIT, www.stuart.iit.edu; Mr. David Barone, Turning Point Securities; Mr. Adam Cohen, Zacks Investment Research, Inc., www.zackspro.com; Dr. Barry Feldman, Prism Analytics, www.prismanalytics.com; Mr. Matthew Moran, Chicago Board Options Exchange, www.cboe.com; Mr. Ranga Nathan, InvestMatrix Inc.; Mr. David O'Brochta, UBS, www.ubs.com; Ms. Hilary Till, Premia Capital Management, LLC, www.premiacap.com; and Ms. Melissa Van Hees, BRI Partners LLC.

Media Contact:

Mr. David Barone

312-362-4851

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