Founded in 1990, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global representative of the hedge fund industry. Our membership is corporate and comprises over 1,500 firms (with over 9,000 individual contacts) in more than 50 countries. Members include hedge fund managers, fund of hedge funds managers, prime brokers, legal and accounting firms, investors, fund administrators and independent fund directors. AIMA’s manager members collectively manage more than $1.5 trillion in assets. 

AIMA members benefit from our active influence in policy development, our leadership in industry initiatives and our outstanding reputation with regulators. We address the real issues affecting the industry’s development. We represent the global hedge fund industry at national and international levels in ongoing discussions about the future regulatory framework for the industry.