The CAIA Charter

The CAIA Charter offers you immediate credibility in the complex world of alternative investing, along with access to a global network of peers. Find out how you can earn a better rate of return on your educational investment.

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The CAIA Charter is the educational benchmark for the alternative investment industry. Alternative investment topics covered in the CAIA Program include:

  • Hedge Funds
  • Commodities and Managed Futures
  • Private Equity
  • Real Assets
  • Asset Allocation
  • Risk Management
  • Due Diligence
  • Credit Derivatives
  • Structured Products
  • Professional Standards & Ethics

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News

Macquarie University, CAIA Association Partner
AMHERST, Mass. — The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association®, the global leader in alternative investment education, and Macquarie University, one of Australia’s leading Universities, today announced a strategic partnership between the CAIA Association and the Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre’s Master of Applied...
CAIA Charter Candidates Outperform on Exams with Revised Textbooks and New Study Tools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lynne Feldman (413) 549-3312 AMHERST, Mass. —The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association today announced that 68% of candidates passed the CAIA Level I exam and 65% passed the CAIA Level II exam in March 2013. This is up from 64% and 62%, respectively, from September 2012. Qualified candidates...
April 2013 Newsletter
Exam Updates September 2013 Exams: Early registration: April 1-May 13, 2013 Standard registration: May 14-July 31, 2013 Level I exam window: September 16-27, 2013 Level II exam window: September 9-20, 2013 top
CAIA Association Appoints Mark J.P. Anson, Chief Investment Officer at Acadia Investment Managers, to its Board of Directors
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association today announced that Mark J. P. Anson, chief investment officer of Acadia Investment Management, the Family Office he founded with Robert M. Bass, has joined the Board of Directors. The CAIA Association is the provider of the CAIA Charter, the international alternative investment...
CAIA Exams Now Offered Locally in Amsterdam, Dublin, Espoo / Helsinki, Melbourne, and Stockholm
CAIA Association announces the addition of five international, computerized test centers available now for the September 2013 CAIA exams. Including these new Pearson VUE test centers, CAIA Level I and II exams are now available in more than 290 test centers in 33 countries. All Pearson VUE test centers are easily accessible with...
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