(1) Cont­act with important insti­tu­ti­ons in the finan­cial sector such as BaFin (Fede­ral control­ling autho­rity for finan­cial services) and BMF (Minis­try of Finance); (2) Forum for cont­acts, discus­sions and exch­ange of views; (3) Preven­tion of market malprac­ti­ces; (4) Impar­ting know­ledge through publi­ca­ti­ons and circu­lars as well as the BAI-home­page concer­ning current deve­lo­p­ments in the alter­na­tive invest­ments indus­try; (5) Regu­larly BAI-News­let­ter; Info mails, Circu­lar mails, Market mails, BAI Inves­tor Survey; (6) Conduc­ting webi­nars and lectures; (7) Confe­rence orga­ni­zer (BAI Alter­na­tive Inves­tor Confe­rence (AIC), BAI Insights, BAI Real Assets Sympo­sium, BAI Private Debt Sympo­sium, BAI Inno­va­ti­ons­Day, BAI ESG Work­shop); (8) Science funding in the field of alter­na­tive investments.