A Transformative
Year Started with a
Long-Term Vision
What if 2025 wasn’t just another milestone—but a fork in the road?
This year we chose the path that leads to long-term impact, future-forward leadership, and a redefined capital market system.
Hear directly from CAIA CEO John L. Bowman as he shares the story
behind Vision 2035 and what it means for the future of capital allocation.
From Strategy to Vision: 2025 Marks the Start of a Transformative Decade — Message From John Bowman
The Year in Numbers: Real Impact, Global Reach
Where CAIA Shows Up — and Stands Out
- 68,900+ curious minds choosing to follow us on LinkedIn
- 11,200+ eyes taking in our real-time insights over on X
- 228,000 of you visited our Blog to read what the industry is thinking.
- 44,500+ subscribers received the Chronicles of an Allocator newsletter
- 2,100+ listeners sipped on the Capital Decanted Podcast—discerning and dialed in!
Exploring What’s Next—Everywhere
- Across APAC, 72 events convened, spotlighting the region’s future focus with high interest in gold, digital assets, AI, and democratization.
- Throughout EMEA, 102 events hosted, with strong pull toward private equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure—and more.
- 150 events led across the Americas, with popular demand centered around TPA, private credit, and private markets.
Joined by Thousands from Across Continents
- Globally, CAIA Candidates grew nearly 10% year-over-year, with the EMEA region leading the charge with a 15% growth in that region alone.
- Meanwhile, eligible CAIA Members increased 4% worldwide, a steady rise that reflects not just numbers, but the growing depth of engagement and commitment across our network.
- EMEA may have made waves this year, but every region added to the rising tide. The numbers tell us we’re growing. But the movement behind them tells us why.
Tuned In. Quoted. Called On.
This year our voices were heard in more places than ever!
From industry articles and podcasts to global media features and expert panels, we were called on to share insights, challenge assumptions, and contribute to critical conversations shaping the alternative investment space. While the bylines speak for themselves, the bigger story is clear: our expertise is being sought out—and it’s resonating.
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Global Alignment in Action: Regional Signals from 2025
What did Vision 2035 mean to investment professionals around the world in 2025?
Regional leaders from AMRS, EMEA, and APAC share how local engagement, market activity, and practitioner perspectives across their regions helped shape and solidify CAIA’s long-term vision—proving that Vision 2035 isn’t just global in scale, but global in substance.
EMEA in Focus:
Expansion with Intent
APAC Rising: Growth Shaped
by Local Voices
Americas Trendlines:
Moving with Intention
Guiding the Profession Through Six Big Shifts
CAIA didn’t just comment on change; we helped define it.
From digital assets to ethics, see how our 2025 content shaped real conversations.
Ideas with Impact: CAIA’s Content Shift in 2025 — Message from Aaron Filbeck
Our Top Pick from Each of This Year’s 6 Content Themes
Total Portfolio Approach: A flexible framework for a new investment era
In 2025, CAIA deepened its efforts to demystify TPA, refine its practical applications, and address how it differs from traditional portfolio construction strategies.
Private Markets in Wealth: The growing role of alternatives in private client portfolios
Throughout 2025, CAIA educated wealth managers, helping them navigate the complexities of private markets and collaborate with asset managers to refine distribution strategies, ultimately improving outcomes for all stakeholders.
Private Credit: Unpacking the risks, rewards, and future of this fast-growing space
In 2025, CAIA aimed to provide balanced perspectives on the secular trends fueling the rise of private credit, while also highlighting the cyclical challenges and risks investors had to navigate.
Digital Assets: A closer look at evolving adoption, regulation, and investment implications
As regulatory clarity emerged throughout 2025, CAIA empowered industry professionals with insights to harness the potential of digital assets while remaining vigilant to the risks they posed.
Ethics & Professionalism: Addressing new challenges in an increasingly complex market
In 2025, CAIA formalized new ethical principles within its member and candidate agreements and worked to integrate them into the 2026 curriculum—ensuring that the next generation of candidates will study and apply them from the start. To amplify this effort, we produced case studies, engaged in industry dialogue, and advocated for higher standards across the profession.
The Great Convergence: Reshaping the industry at large
The Great Convergence was a dynamic force that shaped the investment profession, and these themes defined CAIA’s presence on public stages, in the press, and at conferences throughout 2025.
A Smarter Future Unveiled in 2025:
CAIA.nxt™ Reimagined for What’s Next
Expanded in 2025 with practical, on-demand content — and FREE access for CAIA Members!
In 2025, we reintroduced CAIA.nxt™—a reimagined learning platform designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s alternative investment professionals. With on-demand microcredentials and full access to the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments (FAI) certificate, CAIA.nxt™ delivers rigorous, relevant, and practical education.
Whether you’re deepening expertise or upskilling for what’s next,
CAIA.nxt™ is now the industry’s most innovative resource for continuous learning.
Inside CAIA.nxt™: The Future of Learning Is Now —
Message from Steve Novakovic
The Power of Community
2025 Set the Stage for a New Kind of Member Experience
In 2025, we redefined what community could mean — starting with the voices of our Members.
In 2025, we began laying the groundwork for something rarely seen in professional associations: a super hospitality model—one rooted in deep Member understanding, meaningful touchpoints, and high-impact support. While this year wasn’t defined by flashy new programs, it was pivotal in setting the foundation. Through strategic listening and Member polling, we aligned around a new vision of what it means to belong to CAIA.
The result? A community experience that won’t just serve our Members—it will surprise and elevate them!
Laying the Groundwork: How 2025 Reshaped the Future of CAIA Community —
Message from Mirjam Dekker
2026 on the Horizon
A look ahead at what’s next and how your support continues to drive our shared future forward.
As we close out 2025, CAIA CEO John Bowman shares what to expect from CAIA Association in the year ahead. And at the heart of it all: our promise to be responsible stewards of your time, trust, and resources. We invite you to be part of what’s next, because the future of this profession is one we build together.