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CAIA in the News

The importance of the CAIA Association's mission and its success in realizing its goals have brought it more and more into the public eye. Below are links to articles from external news sources in which the Association is mentioned or featured.

June 4, 2010
HEC Montréal and the CAIA Association Enter Academic Partnership Agreement
Montréal—The internationally-known Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, which is dedicated to education, professionalism, and ethics in the alternative investment area, announced the selection of HEC Montr...
May 10, 2010
CAIA Canada Timber Talk Article
Institutions Turning to Timberlands Investors in non-traditional asset classes seek good returns and relatively low correlation. Less volatility helps. Timberland fits the bill thanks to one unique characteristic: "trees grow." That lets investors...
November 5, 2009
CAIA to launch in Hong Kong
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association is seeking to impart the joys of learning to the brainiacs of Hong Kong’s alternatives community. Having promoted its services in Asia for several years, the Chartered Alternative Investment...
August 18, 2009
Privilege of Peerage: The Value of Professional Designations
If it seems like an increasing number of people in the investment community have an acronym or two after their names, it's true-more people are earning professional designations and certifications than ever before. There are already too many...
June 29, 2009
Putting Hedge Funds on a Tighter Leash
The global markets crisis of 2008, capped by the revelation of Bernard Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme, has sped up a long-expected tightening of hedge-fund regulations. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, looks to...
May 23, 2009
El reto para los gestores alternativos es recuperar la confianza de los inversores
"Los gestores de hedge funds ven muchas oportunidades. Los mercados son muy ineficientes, con grandes diferenciales y enormes oportunidades para hacer dinero". Steve Wallace, director asociado de relaciones con la industria de CAIA para EMEA,...
April 27, 2009
Popular blog has a new owner
Do you need someone to talk to these days, now that you've had to lay off most of your hedge fund's research staff? Are you longing for a forum for your ideas about trading, markets and investment strategies? Do you just need a place, a virtual...
March 31, 2009
CAIA launches Boston, Massachusetts chapter
Tues. March 31, 2009 thehedgefundjournal.com The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association has announced the launch of its 9th and newest chapter in Boston Massachusetts. "The demand for a Boston chapter of the CAIA Association is...
February 23, 2009
A fresh look at due diligence [excerpt]
by Mark Noble Do investors really know the risks associated with their chosen investments? For many of them, the answer may be no, according to Craig Asche, [executive] director of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association. Asche,...
December 15, 2008
Your Q&A: Does Crisis Undermine Alts Credential?
Response by Sally M. Stalcup, president of Stalcup Consulting, which provides strategic consulting services to financial services companies.   Q: How does this financial crisis impact the validity of the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment...