AIMA is a global, not-for-profit trade association. Membership is corporate and is supported by headquarters in London, with branch offices in Brussels, Hong Kong, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto and Washington, and volunteer networks in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Japan and the Middle East.

As the industry's pre-eminent voice globally, AIMA offers opportunities for investment managers, investors and service providers involved in alternative investments to join its already diverse membership of over 2,100 corporate members in 60 countries.

Founded in 1990 by a small group of European managers realising the need for mutual representation, AIMA has grown into a truly global organisation, with the majority of its 2,000 corporate member firms now based outside Europe’s borders. The global nature of investing, trading and regulation means our relevance today is as high as it has ever been.

From small European beginnings, an impressive international network encompassing Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Americas has been constructed. Our members now come from over 60 different countries. The US has the dominant market share in the industry and represents over 50% of the aggregate AUM of our global membership; our Americas presence is further augmented by our Washington office and the existence of our National Groups in Canada and Cayman as well as our activities in Brazil. In Asia-Pacific, we have National Groups operating in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia and an office in China, combined under a single regionally-focused operation.

Feel free to reach out to our staff here or reach out to info@aima.org to learn more.