Michelle Noyes of AIMA discusses the benfits of membership in the Alternative Investment Management Association.

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So for folks who decide they may wish to use the AIMA DDQ, be them an investment manager or an allocator, essentially one of the two would have to be a member of the association in terms of membership, really, we are a broad church church that welcomes all in the industry. It is corporate level membership only, so individuals aren't able to be a part of the association. It is the company that is the member and then as many people within the organization who wish to be involved can avail themselves of the benefits. So about two thirds of our membership are investment managers. That's really the core of it. We really work with the, you know, the biggest in the industry who truly leverage the global work that we do and, you know, really rely on us for there to be their windows on the world as it is. But we have, you know, a long history of small and emerging managers in about 40% of our members are $500 million and below. So we do price membership for investment managers on a sliding scale of awam to ensure that we are accessible to those on the smaller side who need us, because we understand firsthand how challenging it is to be an emerging manager these days. We do also have allocators as members, both institutional and investors, as well as investment consultants, fund of funds, of CEOs, wealth managers, etc. And then we work with everyone else that makes this industry tick, whether they're a law firm, a fund admin, a prime brokerage, an audit. They bring a lot of expertise to the table in their specific domain area as well as, you know, working across the diverse client set. So we're really inclusive of all of the players in the industry and really try to make it a win win relationship where they can both contribute to their fellow members and members can learn from one another as well as network and meet one another to grow their business.