Hennessy Funds Press Luncheon: October 25, 2011

Hennessy Funds held its 4th annual market outlook and Hennessy Focus 30 Fund rebalance press luncheon in New York City on Tuesday, October 25th. Neil Hennessy, CIO and portfolio manager, along with Brian Peery, co-portfolio manager, presented their views on the U.S. equity markets along with the new portfolio for the Hennessy Focus 30 Fund.

Thirty reporters attended from many publications including the following:

  • The Wall Street Journal,
  • Barron’s,
  • Fortune,
  • Forbes,
  • Bloomberg News,
  • ThomsonReuters,
  • MarketWatch,
  • Money,
  • and many more.
published a summary of the event, "Hennessy Remains on the Prowl for Acquisitions" and gave SunStar kudos for setting it up.

About the press briefing

Does your fund have a good story tell, but not get the attention and recognition it deserves? Do you want to communicate to your investors and advisors to keep them comfortable? Do you want to prospect for new investors during these challenging times?


If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, then participate in the next SunStar Webinar for Top Mutual Funds and tell your story to dozens of journalists who cover mutual funds, investing and personal finance at the same time.

Benefits:
  • Be on a panel with other top undiscovered fund managers to get the attention and recognition you deserve
  • Build/strengthen relationships with financial journalists
  • Earn positive news coverage about your fund and its management style
  • Leverage the third-party endorsed news coverage to add credibility to your other sales and marketing efforts
SunStar will offer the Press Briefing for Top Mutual Funds on a date to be determined.

The Briefing will give you the opportunity to tell dozens of reporters about how you achieved outstanding performance during these challenging times and longer periods, as well as your investment philosophy, sectors and stocks you like, and beliefs on the market going forward. We anticipate 20-35 journalists will hear your story.

You will also receive contact information for each journalist who participates and other attendees so you can stay in touch.
There are a limited number of speaking opportunities available. Cost will be determined.

To get more information or ask questions, call Dan Sondhelm at 703-894-1046 or by email at dsondhelm@isunstar.com.

SunStar Press Briefings assemble undiscovered and name-brand fund managers across a wide range of asset classes, sectors, and management styles. Participants can look forward to presenting to members of the retail, intermediary, institutional and trade press from recognized publications such as Associated Press, Barron’s, Bloomberg News, Business Week, CNNMoney, Crain’s New York Business, Dow Jones News, Financial Advisor, Financial Planning, Forbes, Fortune, Institutional Investor, Investment Advisor, Investment News, Marketwatch.com, Money, New York Times, Newsday, On Wall Street, Registered Rep., Reuters, Smart Money, Standard & Poors, The Daily Record, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

SunStar helps institutional investment managers and mutual fund firms attract and retain investors, strengthen distribution, and build brands through structured news generation programs and smart marketing. We know the industry and the reporters who cover it helping our clients get the attention and recognition they deserve.

10/19/2010- Hennessy Funds press luncheon

Hennessy Funds held its 3rd annual market outlook and Hennessy Focus 30 Fund rebalance press luncheon in New York City on Tuesday, October 19th. Neil Hennessy, CIO and portfolio manager, along with Frank Ingarra, Jr., co-portfolio manager, presented their views on the US equity markets along with the new portfolio for the Hennessy Focus 30 Fund. Forty reporters attended from a variety of publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg News, ThomsonReuters, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Associated Press, CNNMoney, MarketWatch, TheStreet.com and many more.

In addition, Neil Hennessy appeared live on CNBC and was interviewed by WSJ Radio, TheStreet.com’s video and podcast divisions as well as Yahoo!Finance’s video operation.

MFWire summized his key points and gave SunStar kudos for setting it up.