Released on: December 11, 2007, 6:43 am

Press Release Author: Ashley Carter

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: Opal Financial Group will be hosting the 2007 Investment
Consultants Forum Monday, December 17, 2007 at the Princeton Club in New York City.
This day-long event will provide a unique environment for enhancing dialogue between
plan sponsors, managers and consultants.

Press Release Body: OPAL FINANCIAL GROUP WELCOMES TOP MONEY MANAGERS, CONSULTANTS
AND INVESTORS

2007 Investment Consultants Forum to be held in NYC

NEW YORK - December 11, 2007 - Opal Financial Group will be hosting the 2007
Investment Consultants Forum Monday, December 17, 2007 at the Princeton Club in New
York City. This day-long event will provide a unique environment for enhancing
dialogue between plan sponsors, managers and consultants.

Approaching its 10th anniversary in 2008, Opal is honored to present its first ever
conference in New York City. Having held conferences all over the world, Opal is
choosing to mark this milestone by welcoming participants and attendees to its home
city.

The content of the conference is also extremely relevant. Today, the role of the
consultant is more important than ever in making wise investment decisions. The plan
consultant is increasingly asked to take on a much more prominent position in
evaluating and selecting investment managers. This event will feature a full day of
panel-driven discussions focused on the evolving role of plan consultants, the
manager evaluation process, specific investment techniques in fixed income and hedge
funds, transition management, investing in global markets and more.

Specific topics of discussion include:
. Current State of the Investment Consultant Industry
. Integrating Risk into the Investment Process
. Private Equity Investment Strategies and Expectations
. Current State of the Real Estate Investment Landscape
. Convergence of Fund of Funds and Consultants: What are the Implications for
Institutional Investors?

Opal Financial Group produces high-profile educational conferences for the
institutional investing and securitization communities around the globe. Since its
inception in 1998, Opal Financial Group has been dedicated to creating events that
bring together industry leaders for the meaningful exchange of information and
heightened networking opportunities. To inquire more, please visit us on the web at
www.opalgroup.net.




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Web Site: http://www.opalgroup.net

Contact Details: Ashley Carter, Public Relations
Opal Financial Group
10 E. 38th St., Floor 4
New York, NY 10016
(p) 212.532.9898 x 281
(f) 212.532.7151
acarter@opalgroup.net