The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is a not-for-profit global association, whose primary objective is education: for investors, regulators, the media and all those interested in playing a role in the development of this growing industry. AIMA has 370 corporate members worldwide and services more than 1,000 professionals within these members companies. Many of the industry's most experienced and respected institutions fund AIMA's activities and work with their peers towards the on-going improvement of the hedge fund industry. The AIMA Hong Kong Chapter, created in May 2000, is an active group of financial professionals from different disciplines. It is their wish to enhance the understanding of the Hong Kong financial community to these specialist strategies through the provision of easily accessible and reliable information at little or no cost. AIMA and its Hong Kong Chapter are pleased to be co-hosting and endorsing this important educational initiative. For further non-commercial educational items, please visit our web-site at www.aima.org where many interesting items by academics and knowledgeable professionals are available to you at no charge.