Supporters

ACI UK (Financial Markets Association) 

Since 1956, ACI UK (Financial Markets Association) has enjoyed a proud and illustrious history representing the interests of individual members engaged in professional trading, broking, operations, regulatory and compliance activities in foreign exchange, money and other OTC markets.

Competence, Conduct and Compliance
ACI UK is actively engaged with market regulators, member firms and industry influencers (including other trade associations and policy-making bodies)  to inculcate and promote the highest standards of competence, conduct and compliance for financial market participants. The FX Global Code of Conduct was built on the foundations of the original ACI Model Code – used by central banks and major institutions globally as the de facto ‘standard’ for FX and MM business practice and operations - and ACI UK continues to influence and inform best market practice. In the UK we are particularly focused on encouraging cultural change within organisations to ensure that individuals at every level and in every function – from trading to compliance – are aware of and embrace their individual accountability and responsibility.   

ACI is committed to supporting our member community to fulfil these obligations, including the adoption of new SMC&R accountability and responsibility obligations   ACI’s accredited exams and professional qualifications – including the new Global Code Certificate - allow members to demonstrate and validate understanding  of - and adherence to – the principles of the FX Global Code (and other national and international codes of practice and conduct).   Through its Committee for Professionalism and other working groups, ACI also plays an important role representing the interests of individuals subject to organisation and/or industry action in respect of alleged conduct breaches.

www.aci-uk.com
Contact: president@aci-uk.com
General enquiries:  tina.kane@aci-uk.com

AIMA, the Alternative Investment Management Association, is the global representative of the alternative investment industry, with more than 1,800 corporate members in over 50 countries. AIMA’s fund manager members collectively manage more than $1.8 trillion in assets. AIMA draws upon the expertise and diversity of its membership to provide leadership in industry initiatives such as advocacy, policy and regulatory engagement, educational programmes and sound practice guides. AIMA proactively communicates with the media and the general public to increase awareness around the value of the industry. AIMA set up the Alternative Credit Council, or ACC, to help firms focused in the private credit and direct lending space. The ACC currently represents over 80 members that manage $300 billion of private credit assets globally.  AIMA is committed to developing skills and education standards and is a co-founder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation (CAIA) - first and only specialised educational standard for alternative investment specialists. AIMA is governed by its Council (Board of Directors). For further information, please visit AIMA’s website:

www.aima.org

The CISI is the professional body of choice for professionals in capital markets, corporate finance, compliance, risk, financial planning, Islamic finance, operations and wealth management in the UK and in a growing number of major financial centres globally. Formed in 1992 by London Stock Exchange practitioners, the CISI has a global community of more than 40,000 members in 116 countries and in 2015 more than 40,000 CISI exams were sat in 80 countries. The Institute’s mission is to set standards of professional excellence and integrity for the securities, investment, wealth and financial planning professionals, providing qualifications and promoting the highest level of competence to its members, other individuals and firms.

www.cisi.org

ICMA is a not-for-profit membership association, with offices in Zurich, London, Paris and Hong Kong, that serves the needs of its wide range of member firms in global capital markets. As of March 2020, ICMA has around 600 members in 62 countries.

Among its members are private and public sector issuers, banks and securities houses, asset managers and other investors, capital market infrastructure providers, central banks, law firms and others.

Through its committees, ICMA brings together members from all sectors of the wholesale and retail debt securities markets to inform its work on regulatory and market practice issues, which impact all aspects of international market functioning. ICMA prioritises four core fixed income market areas – primary; secondary; repo and collateral; and green, social and sustainable.

The objectives of the association are:

• to promote good relations among its members and to provide a basis for joint examination and discussion of questions relating to the international capital and securities markets and to issue rules and make recommendations governing their operations; and
• to provide services and assistance to participants in the international capital and securities markets.

www.icmagroup.org

Founded in 2013, Industry Events Online (IEO) was established to help finance and financial services practitioners and other interested parties meet the professional standards expected of them from regulatory bodies and other institutions. Finding the most appropriate event or training course in the right location, on the right date, with the required CPD (Continual Professional Development) points or hours, and all within budget is no easy task, especially given strict industry deadlines and penalties.
IEO presents delegates with an easy-to-use search facility allowing them to find and compare the most appropriate webinars, conferences, briefings, seminars, training courses and much more, quickly and effectively. This eliminates all the time-consuming effort and distraction of trawling through countless different websites and other channels, and the risk of getting it wrong. www.industryeventsonline.com