This conference has the theme…. Investor Focused

Fasano Conference in Washington DC will include a “point – counterpoint” discussion between Phil Hall, Managing Director of Highland Capital, and Dan Knipe, Life Portfolio Manager at Leadenhall Capital Partners, as to Whether Pension Funds should be Long or Short on Life Settlements. Said Michael Fasano, “The life settlement industry has been trying to attract pension dollars for quite some time now, and there are some compelling arguments in support of that position. At the same time, there are strong arguments as to why a pension fund would reduce its risk exposure by shorting life settlements. So I think this will be a compelling discussion.”

The Conference also includes an analysis by David Miles, CEO of Miles Capital on the Role of Life Settlements in a Fixed Income Portfolio and a presentation by Matt Popoli, Senior Managing Director of Reservoir Capital, on an Investor’s View of the Life Settlement and Longevity Markets.

Fasano added, “The quality of our presentations this year is the best I have ever seen. Dr. Jochen Russ will be presenting groundbreaking original research on Predictions for Mortality Improvements, and Deutsche Bank’s Pretty Sagoo will talk about the U.K. based Life & Longevity Markets Associations (LLMA) and LLAMA’s Role in Longevity Markets.”

The Fasano Conference will also include a session on Portfolio Valuations by Allan Morris, Director of Risk Management at KPMG, and will open with a presentation by Michael Lovendusky, Vice President of the ACLI (American Council of Life Insurers), on “The Relationship Between Life Insurance and Life Settlements: Can We Get Along?”

The Fasano Conference is a one-day event, with cocktails and dinner following the presentations. With a registration fee of only $395 and eight original presentations, Fasano characterized its Conference as “the best value in the business.” The detailed agenda and information about invitations to the Conference are available at www.fasanoassociates.com.

LifeSettlementInfo.com is not sure if the presentation will be made available after completion. We  will have more details after or nearing the event…

Carlisle Management Company, the Luxembourg-based alternative fund manager, has again been invited to present at Ascor’s annual Life Settlement Educational Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The presentation will be led by Jose Garcia, CEO of Carlisle, and will take place at Federation des Entreprises Romandes, in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, November 3rd 2011.

This informational forum will focus on highlighting to the investor community the versatility of a Life Settlement investment. By making use of financial engineering, Life Settlements can also be employed to offer a number of other opportunities with dynamic strategies and hybrid products. Leading experts will also discuss and debate the issues that the asset class encounters, new transparency and index initiatives and the future challenges to be aware of in the Life Settlement industry.

Other Speakers:

Scott Birnbaum, Operating Partner of Kohlberg & Company Beat Hess, Managing Partner of AA Partners Jean-Philippe Callaud, Consultant at Ascor Jose Garcia, Chief Executive Officer of Carlisle.

SOURCE: Carlisle Management Company

Life Partners is one of the few publicly traded life settlement companies so it is good to follow how the market is reacting to their business.

Shares of Life Partners Holdings Inc (LPHI) hit a new 52-week low on Tuesday. The stock traded as low as $6.91 during mid-day trading and last traded at $7.22. The stock previously closed at $8.17.

Life Partners Inc is engaged in the secondary market for life insurance known generally as life settlements. LPI facilitates the sale of life settlements between sellers and purchasers, but does not take possession or control of the policies. The purchasers acquire the life insurance policies at a discount to their face value for investment purposes. Life settlement transactions involve the sale of an existing life insurance policy to another party. By selling the policy, the policyholder receives an immediate cash payment to use as he or she wishes. The purchaser takes an ownership interest in the policy at a discount to its face value and receives the death benefit under the policy when the insured dies.

On a related note, analysts at Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Life Partners Holdings Inc from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, February 1st.

Current stock chart on February 16, 2011 at 10:40 am eastern: