ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT NEWS
After being beaten up along with most hedge fund strategies in
2008, emerging markets hedge funds are roaring back this year along
with the fortunes of their target regions. Hedge Funds Review
reports that, "While prone to volatility, emerging markets hedge funds
have historically posted strong gains following market bottoms. In the
12...
Back in early 2008, the Economist marveled over the gravity-defying returns of US university endowments. In early2009, AllAboutAlpha.com contributor professor Christian Tiu wrote on these pages that "all endowments are relatively unconstrained, tax exempt and largeenough to hold different asset classes". But what happens when a...
The CAIA Association is pleased to introduce the CAIA member Class
of March 2009. Over 650 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 2009
"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, considera
que 2009 puede ser un buen año para los fondos alternativos,
al menos en términos de...
Abdul Sheikh, CAIA, a Vice President at State Street's fund administration group, makes the case that many attendees of GAIM Ops also made: that independent fund administration may be the only way to fully address investor concerns in the post-Madoff world.
Alternative Viewpoints: The Ascendancy of Risk Management
Special to...
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 place, to hang out?
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association has just the
social...
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst CAIA Association announced today that it has acquired AllAboutAlpha.com, one of the leading online voices of the alternative investment industry.
"The integration of AllAboutAlpha.com into the CAIA family is a reflection of our mandate to provide the industry with salient and topical alternative...
AMHERST, MASS, March 31, 2009—The Chartered
Alternative Investment Analyst Association® (CAIA), today announced
it has opened registration for the September 2009 CAIA Level I and Level II
examinations..
The September 2009 curriculum incorporates several new areas
of industry innovation, particularly on such topics as climate change...
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 strong, and reflects our members' interest in expanding their knowledge of the alternative...
AMHERST, MASS, March 26, 2009 - The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association® announced today the launch of its 9th and newest chapter in
Boston Massachusetts.
"The demand for a Boston chapter of the CAIA
Association is strong, and reflects our members' interest in expanding their
knowledge of the alternative...
In this guest blog posted on AllAboutAlpha.com on March 19, Konstantin Danilov, CAIA, highlights some of Machiavelli's ideas from 1513 that are relevant to today's hedge fund industry.
Looking at several excerpts from chapter 25 of Machiavelli's letter to Lorenzo de' Medici written in 1513, it is interesting to note that a large portion of...
AMHERST, MASS, March 18, 2009—The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association® today announced that it has made significant curriculum updates to its September 2009 and March 2010 Level II curriculum.
The September 2009 and March 2010 Level II exam will cover a new edition of the CAIA Level II Current and Integrated Topic...
Hedge fund transparency was in the news again last week as EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy told a conference audience that hedge funds need "to provide effective due diligence of the funds' liquidity and risk management, valuation process as well as on the basic investment proposition."
Note that McCreevy stops short of calling for position-...
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, who heads up the Massachusetts-based association that accredits the CAIA designation, was in Toronto...
February 6, 2009: (Amherst, MA. USA) - Dr. Jane Buchan Ph.D. has been named to the Board of Directors for the CAIA Association. Jane is the Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC, and (PAAMCO) headquartered in Irvine California
"Jane has been a member and valuable contributor to the CAIA program since its...
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