Journal Information
Editor-in-Chief: Hossein Kazemi
ISSN: 1520-3255
E-ISSN: 2168-8435
Frequency: Quarterly
Content available from Vol 1 Issue 1 (1998)
AUDIENCE
Hedge fund managers, portfolio managers, academics, and senior investment officials at corporations and financial institutions.
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
The Journal of Alternative Investments (JAI) offers detailed analysis and expert insight on the evolving field of alternative investments. The JAI strives to provide its readers with practical tools such that they can (a) benefit from the growth of alternatives investment products, (b) determine the optimal mix of traditional and alternative investments, (c) manage their alternative investment portfolios with proven risk management practices, and (d) use the latest techniques to perform financial and operational due diligence on managers of private funds.
The Journal of Alternative Investments is the official publication of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA®).
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION
Founded in 2002, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA®) is the global authority in alternative investment education. The CAIA is best known for the CAIA Charter®, an internationally recognized finance credential and the gateway to a network of more than 8,700 alternative investment leaders in almost 90 countries. For more information see CAIA's website
MISSION
To increase the interaction between the academic, practitioner, and investor communities. JAI is devoted to the understanding and analysis of these markets including regulatory, administration/management, and investment performance issues.
VISION
The Journal of Alternative Investments is intended to be the leading industry platform for the exchange of original research and practical analysis between managers of alternative investments and institutional investors who include alternative investments in their portfolios.
HISTORY
The Journal of Alternative Investments was created by Thomas Schneeweis in 1998 - read the inaugural editor's letter here. Several years earlier, Dr. Schneeweis had established the Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts as the first academic center focused on alternative investments. The JAI was established to further the CISDM’s research mission. In 2002, the CISDM and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) established the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association and adopted the JAI as its official publication. Hossein Kazemi assumed the editorship of the JAI in 2012.
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