International Examinations Committee
Safeguarding the global quality of the CIIA designation.
Why the IEC Matters
Craft Examination Papers
We set every international CIIA paper twice a year in up to eleven languages.
Maintain the Syllabus
The Common Knowledge Base is reviewed and updated annually.
Fix the Pass Marks
Results are double‑marked and harmonised before we set the global pass mark.
Accredit Local Programmes
All member‑society curricula need our green light before launch.
The IEC Committee
Philip Valta
Chair
Professor of Finance, University of Bern; research on corporate finance & valuation.
Colin Shaftesley
PwC Partner, Hong Kong. 30+ years audits & regulation; ex‑SFC secondee; chaired HKSI Exams Committee.
Ines Chaieb
Associate Professor, Geneva Finance Research Institute; researching asset pricing & currency risk.
Lucio Sarno
Professor of Finance, Cass Business School. Former Oxford & Columbia; ex‑Research Director AXA IM.
Marcelo Olarreaga
Professor of Economics, University of Geneva; ex‑World Bank & WTO; leads Swiss project on trade & labour markets.
Masahiro Watanabe
Associate Professor of Finance, University of Alberta; asset pricing scholar published in JF & RFS.
Shingo Goto
Associate Professor of Finance, University of Rhode Island. Specialist in equity investments & senior advisor to Research Affiliates.