The Israel Hedge Funds Association (IHFA) was established informally in the spring of 2013 by a group of Israeli and international investment managers and service providers in the hedge fund industry.
The vision was to support the hedge fund industry in Israel as an integral part of the industry’s worldwide community.
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Through its expanding activities, the IHFA acts as a bridge to connect the local Israeli industry and its overseas peers, bringing together professional managers, investors and service providers.
In In 2015 the IHFA registered as a non-profit organization in Israel. Its objectives are:
To represent and promote the common interests of the hedge fund industry with governmental bodies in Israel; to provide recommendations for best practices of the industry in Israel; to provide access to professional information, and to broaden and deepen market and public knowledge about the hedge fund industry.