London, 18 July 2007. The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the leading global hedge fund and alternative investment industry association has announced the creation of a new hedge fund industry Investor Steering Committee (ISC).<\/p>\n
The committee is to comprise institutional and other investors, and will look to offer strategic and practical guidance on hedge fund industry activities to the investor community. Additionally, the ISC will offer investors input on regulatory and political issues.<\/p>\n
The idea was originally developed by AIMA\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s global Research Committee, with AIMA responsible for securing the involvement of high-level international institutional investors. Members of the 13-strong Committee include:<\/p>\n
– Paul Spijkers, CEO, ABP Investments US Inc.<\/p>\n
– Jan Straatman, CIO, Axial Investment Management (formerly Pearl Group)<\/p>\n
– Kurt Silberstein, Portfolio Manager (Absolute Return Strategies), California Public
Employees\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Retirement System (CalPERS)<\/p>\n
– Eric Breval, Managing Director, Fonds de Compensation AVS<\/p>\n
– Mark Taborsky, VP, External Management, Harvard Management Company<\/p>\n
– Fran\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00a7ois-Serge Lhabitant, Chief Investment Officer, Kedge Capital<\/p>\n
– Vera Kupper Staub, Chief Investment Officer, Pensionskasse Stadt Z\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00bcrich<\/p>\n
– Alexander Ineichen, Senior Investment Officer, UBS Global Asset Management<\/p>\n
– Gumersindo OIiveros, Director of Pension Plan and Endowments, The World Bank
Pension Plan<\/p>\n
Christopher Fawcett, Chairman of AIMA said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cIt is imperative that the hedge fund industry engages fully with the investor community in a positive and constructive manner.<\/p>\n
The Alternative Investment Management Association Ltd
Meadows House, 20-22 Queen Street, London W1J 5PR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7659 9920 Fax: +44 (0)20 7659 9921
E-mail: info@aima.org www.aima.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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