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Hedge Fund Association
The International Association of Hedge Funds Professionals (IAHFP)
You are a hedge funds manager, administrator, analyst,
mathematician. Perhaps you are
a junior or senior consultant. Or, you do your best for the fund
establishment, portfolio management, product
development, financial control, financial reporting, regulatory
reporting, tax reporting , compliance
monitoring, sales, marketing, relations. You work for an industry
that
reached $2.68 trillion in Q3 2007. You have the ability to generate positive returns in both rising and falling markets. You provide market with liquidity and investors with a wide choice of strategies to meet their investment objectives. You give them also opportunities for absolute returns, skill-based strategies and diversification. You live in a world that believes that you are paid ridiculously well regardless of performance. There are some jobs almost all hate, and one of them is your job. Nobody really knows what you do and how difficult it is, but they have no problem: You simply make money looking at numbers on a computer screen. People love people like Bill Gates, who makes billions for delivering products like Windows, but dislike or hate hedge fund managers (and their teams) who make really good money only when their funds are delivering absolute returns to their investors. We have to explain to the world what hedge funds professionals and their consultants do in order to make money. The challenges, the difficulties, the risks, the nights without sleep, the tension. We have also to explain simple things, like performance fees that are similar to stock options for the CEO. We live in a secretive environment, because they love to copy our strategies and positions, but we have to know each other better and to leave the world learn more about us.
Membership is free
To learn more:
www.hedge-funds-association.com
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In 1999, under the guidance of The Center for International
Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) and the Alternative
Investment Management Association (AIMA), committed industry
leaders undertook the task of creating a professional designation
exclusively for alternative investment specialists.
The result of their efforts is the
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation, or CAIA
- the
Alternative Investment
industry's specialized educational standard. The CAIA Association was established with the belief that a strong foundation of knowledge specific to alternative investments is essential for all Alternative Investment professionals. Other programs do not address the unique attributes associated with alternative assets, but focus primarily on traditional investments. Given the area's explosive inflow of capital, it is now more imperative than ever that Alternative Investment participants set themselves apart from the broader investment industry. Earning the CAIA designation demonstrates an individual's commitment to the profession and comprehension of its unique fundamentals. CAIA Chapters Canada Chicago London New York Singapore Switzerland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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