Starting a Hedge Fund A Canadian Perspective

Foreword
Phil Schmitt, Chairman, Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Canada, Toronto.

Chapter 1: Who Invests in Hedge Funds in Canada? Market Overview and Analysis
Katrina Rempel, BMO Capital Markets, Toronto.

Chapter 2: The Role of the Prime Broker
Maggie DiStasi, BMO Capital Markets, Toronto.

Chapter 3: Structuring the Fund
Ronald M. Kosonic and Carol E. Derk, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto.

Chapter 4: Offshore Fund Administration
Greg Bennett and John Lewis, Butterfield Funds Services Limited, Cayman Islands.

Chapter 5: Registration in Canada
Prema K. R. Thiele, Ronald M. Kosonic and Laurie J. Cook, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto.

Chapter 6: Keeping Current with Your Compliance Obligations
Lynne M. McGrade, and Ronald M. Kosonic, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto.

Chapter 7: A Starter Guide to 130/30 Strategies
Alex Chapman, Commonwealth Fund Services, Toronto.

Chapter 8: Managing Risk
Kathryn Ash and Scott McEvoy, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto.

Chapter 9: Taxation
Martin Wickens and Fraser Gall, Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto.

Chapter 10: Building an Effective Governance Program for Hedge Funds
W. William Woods, Independent Review Inc., Toronto.

Chapter 11: The Role of Independent Directors
Geoff Ruddick, International Management Services Ltd., Cayman Islands.

Chapter 12: Exiting Strategies
Peter Draper and Peter Astleford, Dechert LLP, London.

Chapter 13: World's Unions Debate: Are Hedge Funds Locusts or Termites?
Christopher Holt, AllAboutAlpha.com, Toronto.

Chapter 14: Long/Short Equity Strategy
Colin Stewart and Keith Tomlinson, AIMA Canada, Toronto.