AIMA - www.aima.org

AIMA - www.aima.org

AIMA, the Alternative Investment Management Association, is the hedge fund industry's global, not-for-profit trade association with over 1,280 corporate members worldwide.

Members include leading hedge fund managers, fund of hedge funds managers, prime brokers, legal and accounting services and fund administrators. They all benefit from AIMA’s active influence in policy development, its leadership in industry initiatives, including education and sound practice manuals and its excellent reputation with regulators.

AIMA is a dynamic organisation that reflects its membership’s interests and provides them with a vibrant global network. AIMA is committed to developing industry skills and education standards, and is a co-founder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation (CAIA) – the industry’s first and only specialised educational standard for alternative investment specialists.

About AIMA

Founded in 1990, AIMA is the only professional trade association with worldwide membership representing the hedge fund industry. Today, it has 1,280 corporate members.

AIMA addresses the real issues affecting the industry’s development. Its focus on education, regulation, policy development and sound practices has resulted in a substantial body of work used around the world by members, institutional investors, policymakers and regulators. AIMA provides the centre of knowledge for the hedge fund industry.

AIMA has built an excellent reputation for its professionalism, high quality output and meaningful dialogue with policymakers around the world. Its role in this dynamic industry is substantial. It provides a unified voice for this large and growing industry.

AIMA’s objectives are to:

provide an interactive and professional forum for its membership and act as a catalyst for the industry’s future development;
be the pre-eminent voice of the industry to the wider financial community, institutional investors, the media, regulators, governments and other policy makers; and
offer a centralised source of information on the industry’s activities and influence, and to secure its place in the investment management community.
AIMA is governed by its Council (Board of Directors).

http://www.aima.org