Managed Funds Association (MFA) is the preeminent advocate for the alternative investment industry in the United States. MFA's primary focus is protecting the integrity and the efficiency of the capital marketplace by protecting the interests of the alternative investment industry on Capitol Hill. MFA works tirelessly with policy makers, including Congressmen, Senators and regulators, to shed light on what has been mischaracterized as a secretive industry. MFA navigates the political landscape through its lobbying initiatives and extensive contacts throughout Washington D.C. MFA has strength in numbers that no individual Member or group can replicate ─ MFA’s Members manage a substantial portion of the approximately $2 trillion industry. MFA exports these advocacy efforts outside of Washington to the states and internationally, including the United Kingdom, India and other regions.