CAIA Level II: Advanced Core Topics in Alternative Investments, 2nd Edition

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the many individuals who played important roles in producing this book. Each section of this volume was developed by a set of main authors; however, several others were instrumental in bringing this project to its completion. Hossein Kazemi; Nelson Lacey; Donald R. Chambers, CAIA; and Kristaps Licis contributed greatly by providing and revising content in all sections, assisting with the development of the initial section outlines, which are based on the CAIA Core Knowledge Outline (CKO), and reviewing several section drafts. The following people were instrumental in bringing this project to its completion: Aaron Cunningham, CAIA; Brad Case, CAIA; Eliot Geller, CAIA; Hilary Till; James Bachman, CAIA; James Burron, CAIA; Jason Campbell, CAIA; Klaus Springer, CAIA; Robert Murphy, CAIA; Sam Gallo, CAIA; Sue Bannon, CAIA; Robert O'Donnell, CAIA; Jean Michaud; Christine Gaelzer; Thomas Schneeweis; and Timothy Peterson, CAIA.

Keith Black, CAIA, is the author of the first section on asset allocation and portfolio management. The main authors of the private equity section are Pierre-Yves Mathonet and Thomas Meyer. The main author of the real estate section is Donald R. Chambers, CAIA, with contributions from Mark Anson, CAIA. Chapters on timberland, farmland, and intellectual property were contributed by George Martin. The main author of the commodities section is Ed Szado, while chapters were also contributed by Moazzam Khoja, Zeno Adams, Roland ...