23 June 2020

At the online ACIIA Annual General Meeting held on 23 June 2020, the following representatives were elected to its Council:

• Dr. Yasuhiro Maehara (SAAJ Japan), Chairman
• Dr. Andreas Jacobs (SFAA Switzerland), Deputy Chairman
• Mr. Klaus Beinke (DVFA Germany) - New
• Mr. Hans Buysse (EFFAS Europe)
• Dr. Douglas Elespe (IAEF Argentina)
• Dr. Jesús López Zaballos (IEAF Spain)
• Ms. Pascale Mourvillier (SFAF France)
• Ms. Shen Yi (SAC China)
• Ms. Maria Alessandra Zunino de Pignier (AIAF Italy) - New

Milan, March 30, 2020 - Davide Grignani is the new Chairman of AIAF, the Italian Association for Financial Analysis, which brings together all those who practice this profession in Italy. His assignment will last four years.

Mr. Hans Hoogervorst, IASB Chairman, visited the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (SAAJ) in Tokyo on 4 February 2020.

He and Dr. Yasuhiro Maehara, CEO of SAAJ, exchanged views on various matters related to the development of IFRS Standards.

9 December 2019 – ACIIA announces a partnership with the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) in the mutual recognition that current Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA®) designation holders meet a portion of the Professional Risk Manager (PRM™) Designation requirements.

The exemption program agreed upon between ACIIA and PRMIA includes recognition by PRMIA that current CIIA designation holders meet the knowledge requirements of the 2019 PRM Exam Program, Exam 1 – Financial Foundations.

Individuals who are current CIIA designation holders may seek an exemption for the 2019 PRM Exam 1 by submitting an application to the 2019 PRM program and providing evidence of being a current CIIA designation holder. These applicants are still required to pass the 2019 PRM Exam 2, as well as meet the experience and membership requirements of the PRM Designation program.