Upon kind invitation of the Swiss society SFAA, the ACIIA Council Meeting/Annual General Meeting was held on 28 June 2018 at the Hotel des Balances in Luzern.

The discussion at the Meeting focussed on the development strategy of the Association which covers key growth initiatives such as the launching in 2019 of eCIIA which is a digital learning product in English developed by ILPIP, the addition of new topics to the CIIA Syllabus (ESG and Behavioral Finance) and the candidature of new members. Other related topics for discussion were the strategies to enhance the recognition of CIIA through initiatives by ACIIA and member societies including the use of social media.

The Meeting was followed by the SFAA Seminar on “The Sustainability Footprint of Institutional Investors” by Ms. Rajna Gibson, Professor of Finance at the University of Geneva, and a gala dinner hosted by the Swiss society SFAA.

The Forum for ACIIA Members took place on the day before the Council Meeting/Annual General Meeting with the main purpose of promoting a free exchange of ideas among the ACIIA Members.

The next ACIIA Council Meeting will be held on 29 to 30 November 2018 in Buenos Aires, upon kind invitation of the Argentine society IAEF (Instituto Argentino de Ejecutivos de Finanzas).

On Thursday, 28 June 2018 the ACIIA Council Meeting/Annual General Meeting will be held in Luzern, Switzerland upon kindly invitation of the Swiss Financial Analysts Association (SFAA) and followed in the afternoon by the seminar “The Sustainability Footprint of Institutional Investors” by Prof. Rajna Gibson, Deputy Director (Education & External Affairs) at Geneva Finance Research Institute & Professor of Finance at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

The day prior, Wednesday 27th June, the Forum for ACIIA Members will be hosted in the same venue at Hotel des Balances Luzern

Mr. Giami was elected new Chairman of the SFAF board on Monday, December 4th 2017 succeeding Jean-Baptiste Bellon. Three other directors were also elected on this occasion: Franck Bataille, Corinne Baudoin and Anne Bellavoine.

At the Council Meeting on 16 November in Hanoi, the members of the Council discussed the method of introducing new topics to the Syllabus, the brand strategies such as the digital learning tools and the addition of new languages in the CIIA examinations. The addition of new languages is based on the idea that candidates will be able to perform their best in examinations when they can use their mother tongue.