Founded in 1990, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global representative of the hedge fund industry. AIMA represents all practitioners in the alternative investment management industry – including hedge fund managers, fund of hedge funds managers, prime brokers, legal and accounting services, fund administrators and independent fund directors. Its hedge fund manager members manage in excess of 75% of global hedge fund assets and 70% of global fund of hedge funds assets. Its membership is corporate and comprises over 1,100 firms (with over 4,500 individual contacts) in more than 40 countries. Members benefit from AIMA’s active influence in policy development, its leadership in industry initiatives and its outstanding reputation with regulators.

Albourne Village, a virtual hedge fund community with nearly 30,000 active residents, is a free and independent website for anyone interested in alternative investments. It incorporates a virtual pub and library to exchange news, views and IP, a job centre, conference centre and School. The Data Farm offers a daily update on key hedge fund indices alongside Albourne Partners' "Weather Forecasts", which estimate how conducive the prevailing underlying market environment is for a variety of hedge fund trading strategies. The Village is also home to a vast number of established industry contacts.

Don't just join the Village, be the Village.

BarclayHedge, a leading source for proprietary research in alternative investments since 1985, has provided services as a publisher, database and software provider, and industry consultant. Barclay’s 18 hedge fund indices and 10 managed futures indices are utilized worldwide as performance benchmarks for hedge funds and managed futures.

The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association® is an independent, not-for-profit global organization committed to education and professionalism in the field of alternative investments. Founded in 2002, the Association is the sponsoring body for the CAIASM designation. Recognized globally, the designation certifies one’s mastery of the concepts, tools and practices essential for understanding alternative investments and promotes adherence to high standards of professional conduct.

Canadian Hedge Watch is a Toronto based publishing and educational firm whose goal is to provide valuable, unbiased and timely information about Hedge Funds and the Canadian Hedge Fund industry. We provide up-to-date statistical data for Canadian hedge funds, current hedge fund news and links, an archive for our newsletter, a library of hedge fund related books/articles and general information about investing in hedge funds.

Cayman Financial Review is the only magazine which promotes the Cayman Islands financial services industry at a local and international level. Produced by Cayman’s leading printing and publishing company Cayman Free Press, the Cayman Financial Review is published quarterly and is distributed in print and online to relevant organisations and associations worldwide as well as at key financial industry related conferences.

For more information on this leading financial magazine log on to www.caymanfinancialreview.com - You can also subscribe to receive FREE printed copies of future editions by clicking on FREE MAGAZINE on the top right of the menu bar on the website.

Serving the needs of 80% of the world’s investment funds that are domiciled in Cayman, Cayman Funds magazine is designed to educate the local industry on best practice, as well as update and educate the wider funds and investment community on regulatory, legislative, operational and business management changes that are affecting the industry as a whole. Cayman Funds is circulated to fund managers, brokers, investors, administrators and related service providers worldwide, helping to promote Cayman as a centre of excellence for fund domicile and administration.

Eurekahedge is the world's largest independent data provider and research house focusing on alternative investments. We are headquartered in Singapore and have representative offices in New York and London. We maintain coverage on over 25,000 alternative funds globally. Our global alternative research covers hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds, Islamic funds, real estate funds, long-only absolute return funds and enhanced equity funds (130/30) and socially responsible investment funds (SRI).

For more information, please contact Sultan Arif, Head of Marketing & Communications, at sultan@eurekahedge.com or +65 6212 0925 (Head Office – Singapore) or visit www.eurekahedge.com. Also, you are able to reach us through our US Office lines at +1 646-710-4898.

Hedge Connection has been helping managers and investors through web-based research, events and advisory work since 2005. Hedge Connection is the first and only internet- based platform that offers hedge funds direct access to a membership of "opt-in" qualified active hedge fund allocators. Investor members join for free and gain access to detailed information on hedge fund members. All members receive invitations to member's only events and partner discounts. Learn more and Join the Club at

HedgeCo.Net is the leading online community for qualified investors, hedge funds and service providers. For investors, HedgeCo.Net offers the premier free hedge fund database and powerful tools to search, rank and analyze potential investments. HedgeCo.Net members enjoy access to daily news, manager columns, and a comprehensive directory of service providers.

Hedgeweek is the hedge fund industry’s leading portal on news and topical features = including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and fund manager interviews. Hedgeweek produces a free weekly and a daily newsletter covering essential news and features within the Hedge Fund industry.

Preqin is the leading source of information for the alternative assets industry, providing data and analysis via online databases, publications and bespoke data requests. Preqin is an independent business with 70 staff serving over 4,700 customers in 72 countries.

Preqin has built a reputation in the alternative assets industry for providing the most comprehensive and extensive information possible (Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Hedge Funds). Leading alternative assets professionals from around the world rely on Preqin’s services daily, and its data and statistics are regularly quoted by the financial press.

Private Equity Wire is the private equity industry’s leading portal on news and topical features, including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and product profiles. Private Equity WIre produces a free daily newsletter covering essential news and features within the private equity industry and a series of special reports.

Property Funds World is the property fund industry’s leading portal on news and topical features, including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and fund manager interviews. Property Funds World produces a free weekly and a daily newsletter covering essential news and features within the property fund industry as well as an extensive special reports series.