EDITORIAL: A strong start to our 25th anniversary year
By Jack Inglis, CEO, AIMA
Published: 31 March 2015
It has been another busy and productive quarter, as reflected in the pages of this edition of the AIMA Journal.
We have published three major reports since the start of the year. We produced a paper about hedge funds for pension trustees (here) jointly with the CAIA Association. More papers in this series are due
to appear throughout the year.
We contributed to a joint survey with the MFA, published by KPMG, in which we looked ahead five years and assessed the opportunities and challenges facing the industry (here). And we produced a study of the impact of the activist hedge fund sector on the ‘real’ economy and corporate governance (here).
Summaries of all three reports are included in this issue.
We hosted our first Asia-Pacific regional forum in Q1, “AIMA in Asia 2015”, which examined the key themes and topics across the region. The event drew 265 attendees and included presentations from Alexa Lam of the Securities and Futures Commission and Charles Li of Hong Kong Exchange. The forum was a sign of our continually increasing commitment to and support for the hedge fund sector in the Asia-Pacific region.
China remains the big talking point and 2015 will see AIMA increase our presence and influence there. Turn to the Events section of this edition for a review of AIMA in Asia 2015.
Q2 is shaping up to be just as exciting. On April 16th, we will host one of our flagship conferences of the year, AIMA’s Global Policy and Regulatory Forum, which will be held at the Trump SoHo hotel in New York. Among the speakers at this one-day forum will be Daniel Gallagher of the SEC; Mark Wetjen of the CFTC and Martin Wheatley of the FCA. There are still a few places remaining, so to register or for further information, please visit the event's website here or email our events team at [email protected].
We have a very strong pipeline of additional research reports, sound-practice guides and due diligence questionnaires, and a number of these publications are due to appear in Q2. Look out for updates in the AIMA Weekly News.
Finally, a reminder that this is AIMA’s 25th anniversary year. We are planning a number of projects and events to mark the occasion. I hope members will support our 25th Anniversary Dinner, which is being held in aid of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). It is being held in London on 23 September, on the evening before our Annual Conference. Members will receive more information about it shortly.
To learn more about how far AIMA and the global hedge fund industry have come in a quarter of a century, turn to our special feature later in this issue or click here.
