AIMA appoints new Australian Chair

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has appointed Dr Alistair Rew, head of alpha strategies at AMP Capital, as its new Australian chair.

Rew will commence his two-year term in late September and continue his current role as chair of the AIMA Australia Investor Advisory Group.

He will succeed former Australian chair, Paul Chadwick, who has been elected to represent the global AIMA board, marking the first Australian to join the global ranks in almost a decade.

Commenting on the election results, AIMA Australia general manager, Michael Gallagher, said: "AIMA has long recognised the resourcefulness, ingenuity and intelligence of its Australian chapter, and has adopted many of the concepts and initiatives that have successfully galvanized local membership and energised the sector here."

He added: "We have doubled our local membership in four years, in which time alternative investments have gained market share and respect from investors across the spectrum."