ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT NEWS
Borrowing from the long-standing real estate adage, July's CAIA Canada Real Estate Round-Up was made for members, members, members. Our sixth event of the year was the third to feature CAIA Briefing Notes (which you can download from the event page) and are designed to give attendees a heads-up on the subject discussed, data points showing the...
CAIA Chicago kicks off educational series with an expert panel in private equity and distressed debt
On Thursday July 15th CAIA Chicago kicked off its educational event series with a presentation entitled Current State and Trends in the Private Equity and Distressed Debt Markets. This event was held at Morningstar’s new auditorium. CAIA Chicago assembled a distinguished panel of experts and practitioners from both Private Equity and Distressed...
GlobeOp Reports Strong Growth, Says Hedge Fund Clients Are Attracting New Money
June 29, 2010
If the growth of GlobeOp Financial Services is any reflection as to how the hedge fund industry is doing, then it is indeed doing pretty well. ... (read more)
Earlier this year, the CAIA Association established an academic partnership program to encourage business schools to increase the coverage of the alternative investments (AI) in their curriculum. The growing importance of AI has prompted many business schools to want to increase their coverage of this subject, especially in the areas of hedge...
Special to AllAboutAlpha.com by: Mikhail Munenzon, CFA, CAIA
There is a common belief among many that hedge funds thrive in times of market chaos. Hedge funds provide the market with much needed liquidity during times of crisis. Whether you call this market making, or contrarian investing, hedge funds have the flexibility to trade with...
Recently, the Toronto chapter of CAIA Canada held its semi-annual C+C (Congratulations and Commiserations) event at the storied and oaken-walled Cambridge Club. To celebrate those who got through and comfort those who would try once again in the fall, Marc Laverdiere, Scotch Whisky Ambassador, presented an informative and much-liked whisky tasting...
The CAIA Association is pleased to introduce the CAIA member Class of March 2010. Nearly 600 CAIA candidates successfully completed the Level II exams in March and joined the CAIA membership ranks as official CAIA designees. Our most sincere congratulations to all.
Class of March 2010
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 Montréal as the first academic partner in the newly established CAIA Academic Partnership Program. HEC...
Hedge Fund Interviewers Ask Tough Questions
June 3, 2010
"Tell me anything that I haven't heard before," is a typical inquiry posed by employers at hedge funds when they interview prospective hires. Such firms ranked as the toughest interviewers in the financial services industry, according to a new survey. ... (read more)
Last month several CAIA staff members had the opportunity to meet some of the 1,500 CFA charterholders at the CFA 2010 Annual conference in Boston, Mass. Most of the CFA charterholders who stopped by the CAIA exhibit wanted to know the difference between the CAIA and the CFA. We explained that the CAIA and the CFA are complementary designations...
The relentless German drive for hedge fund regulation has raised the hackles of many over the past few months. The latest to raise concerns about the EU’s AIFM Directive is freshly-minted UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who sees the protectionist slant of German proposals as a threat to London’s hedge fund industry. The protectionist elements of...
It's attitude, not altitude, as the saying goes. As some readers know, the London skyline (like much of Europe) is rather squat, with the highest located at 1 Canada Square at 50 stories (235 metres/801 feet). The Global Absolute Return Congress (Global ARC), long supported by CAIA, was held at the Landmark Hotel in London and CAIA London took the...
Hedge Fund Compensation: Big Bucks are Back!
May 1, 2010
The doom and gloom of 2008 must now seem as distant as the Great Depression to many hedge fund employees - at least if their new fat paychecks are anything to go by. Stellar performance in 2009 spelled big bonuses for many, who earned considerably more than they did in 2008. ... (read more...
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