Scotia Capital brings Canadian hedge funds to Milan roadshow

Date: Friday, September 8, 2006
Author: Scotia Capital

Scotia Capital Presents the Canadian Hedge Funds Forum

MILAN, Italy, September 7

Join top Canadian hedge fund managers as they discuss the market trends associated with this rapidly expanding industry. The forum will provide sophisticated Italian and European institutional investors with valuable insights into opportunities and risks associated with the hedge fund industry in Canada.

Participants will learn how:

- The Canadian hedge fund sector represents a largely untapped and undiscovered asset class, offering considerable advantages to European investors.

- Canadian hedge funds have significantly outperformed the broader international hedge fund indices over the past 12 months.

- Canadian hedge funds are projected to continue to offer exceptional growth thanks in part to Canada's thriving oil, gas and resources sectors.

- This asset class is of particular interest to Italy's community of asset management companies, hedge funds and funds of funds that seek high-potential, alternative investments in light of current fiscal drivers and recent regulatory and tax changes.

    
    WHAT:    Scotia Capital - Canadian Hedge Funds Forum. Topics for 
             discussion include:
    - North American Long/Short - A Canadian Perspective
    - Energy, Resources & Metals
    - Event Driven & Multi-Strategy

    WHEN: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
          2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CEST (UTC/GMT +2 hours)

    WHERE: Hotel Principe di Savoia - Cartesio Room, Lower Level
           Piazza della Republica 17
           20124, Milan, Italy
           Tel: +39-02-62301

    WHO: 2:00 p.m.
 
         Introduction:
          Patrick Blessing, Scotia Capital

         Opening Address:
         James McGovern, Managing Director & CEO, Arrow Hedge Partners Inc.
         and Chairman, Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)
         Canada

         2:15 p.m.
         Panel One: North American Long/Short - A Canadian Perspective
         Moderator: Sarah Caygill, Arrow Hedge Partners
         Steve Duenkler, Flatiron Capital
         James Fox/Jean-François Tardif, Sprott Asset Management
         Tom Schenkel, Epic Capital Management Inc.
         Colin Stewart, JC Clark

         3:10 p.m.
         Question & Answer Period

         3:35 p.m.
         Panel Two: Energy, Resources & Metals
         Moderator: Stanley Marchon, Systematic Absolute Return AG,
         Norm MacDonald, Salida Capital Corp
         James Mahoney, HorizonOne Asset Management
         Darko Kuzmanovic, David W. Tice & Associates (Prudent Funds)

         4:10 p.m.
         Question & Answer Period

         4:20 p.m.
         Panel Three: Event Driven & Multi-Strategy
         Moderator: Massimo Maurelli, AIMA Italy & CAPITALGEST 
         Alternative Investments SGR SPA

         Barry Allan, Marret Asset Management
         Rohit Sehgal, Dynamic Funds
         Paul Sabourin, Polar Securities Inc.

         4:55 p.m.
         Question & Answer Period

         5:05 p.m.
         Closing Remarks:
         Robert Pitt, Scotia Capital

         5:10 p.m.
         Cocktail Reception

Scotia Capital represents the global corporate and investment banking and capital markets platform of the Scotiabank Group, one of North America's premier financial institutions. With more than 55,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates serve about 10 million customers in some 50 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a diverse range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. With $365 billion in assets (as at July 31, 2006), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York (BNS) Stock Exchanges. For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.