ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT NEWS
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIAA) to Host Canadian Alternative Investment Professionals in Toronto on June 21
AMHERST, MASS; May 30 - The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association® (CAIAA)-an independent, not-for-profit international organization that provides a charter program for professionals in...
Fewer than 10 people applied for the Chartered Alternative Investment
Analyst (CAIA) programme when it started here three years ago, but come
September, about 40 will sit for the next half-yearly examination. Successful
candidates become members of the CAIA Association (CAIAA).
The CAIA, like the CFA, is a graduate-level, self-study...
Congratulations to the Class of February 2006!
By Jeff Benjamin
DETROIT - In an industry loaded with all manner of professional designations and
credentials, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association appears to
have found its niche.
The fact that the number of people sitting for the
two-part CAIA exams has doubled annually since it was established three years
ago...
In keeping with the CAIA Association's curriculum goals,
revisions to the September 2006 curriculum were implemented to ensure that the
CAIA program responds to the dynamic nature of the alternative investment area.
Most significantly, 12 new articles were incorporated into the Level II required
readings list, nearly doubling the...
By Victoria Knight and Marietta Cauchi
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[Excerpted from the original article] Financial advisers, and even regulators, are going back to school to learn the A-to-Z of alternative investments spurred by the growing popularity of hedge funds with wealthy investors.
There's not a whole load of...
NEW YORK - It's only been three months since the Securities and Exchange Commission's rule requiring hedge fund managers to register as investment advisers went into effect, and regulators are already cranking up the heat on these funds even more.
Hedge funds, which are private investment pools limited to wealthy individuals and...
AMHERST, Mass. The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association is set to double once again the number of registrants for its exam for the CAIA designation.
Craig Asche, executive director for the association, said that 1,200 registered for the group's February exam, which is just 200 shy of the total number of registrants the...
Thousands of advisors have taken steps to broaden their knowledge
of alternative investments.
The Chartered
Alternative Investment Analyst Association-an
organization focused on educating professionals about alternative
investments-says that 3,800 people have [...
The Chartered Alternative Investment
Analyst Association® (CAIAA)-an independent, not-for-profit
international organization that provides a charter program for
professionals in alternative investments-will host an informational
seminar and lunch event in Zurich, Switzerland, on...
2006 is now well underway and the CAIA Association has been moving fast to keep pace with its goals for the year. As the CAIA program evolves, certain changes are being implemented to accommodate the continued growth, improve process flow and to expand our outreach in general.
Changes in the Testing Schedule
Traditionally, the CAIA Summer...
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, which offers the CAIA designation to those interested in becoming experts in alternative investments, announced recently it hired Jennifer Marcoullier as its director of member services.
In her role, Marcouiller will primarily lead the association in its development of member-...
NEW YORK - Roundtables, international chapters and
new member benefits are in the works at the Chartered
Alternative Investment Analyst Association.
Jennifer Marcoullier was hired to aid the group in
its growth and the generation of additional programs, services...
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association®, today announced that Jennifer Marcoullier has been named to the position of Director of Member Services. Under Marcoullier, the role of Director of Member Services will be expanded in response to the Association's rapid growth and subsequent need for additional programs...
For the first time in the history of CAIA program, over 1000
individuals have registered to test during a single examination period.
On December 8th, 2005, the 1000th registration was processed for the February 2006 CAIA examinations. Given the growth of the CAIA program thus
far, hitting the 1000 mark was not a surprise....
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