Asian Securities and Investments Federation (ASIF) is an association of finance and investment professionals throughout

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

and

Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ...

with 7 member societies. The association seeks to serve the finance and investment community by fostering high professional standards, including examinations and

accreditation Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to ...

, and facilitating communication among member

societies A society () is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. ...

. ASIF also promotes

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

through such activities as annual

conferences A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject, or to bring together people who have a common interest. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always d ...

publications To publish is to make Content (media), content available to the general public.Berne Conv ...

and educational programs.

History

Formed in 1979 under the name Asian Securities Analysts Council (ASAC), it was subsequently renamed to Asian Securities Analysts Federation (ASAF) in 1995 and to its present title in December 2008.

ASIF Member societies

* Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) * The Securities Analysts Association of China (SAAC) * Securities Analysts Association, Chinese

Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country ...

(SAA, CT) *

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) * The Securities Analysts Association of

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

(SAAJ) * The

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

Certified Investment Analysts Association (KCIAA) * Securities Analysts Association, in

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

(SAA, Thailand)

Executive committee

;Chairman: * Yasuhiro Maehara, President & CEO, The Security Analysts Association of Japan (SAAJ), (Deputy Chairman of ACIIA) ;Deputy Chairman: * Lin Yixiang, President, The Securities Analysts Association of China (SAAC) (Chairman of ACIIA) ;Directors: * Craig Lindsay, President, Hong Kong Securities Institute (HKSI) * Russell Thomas, CEO & MD, Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) ;Standing Committees: * Education Committee, Chair, Naoko Mori (SAAJ) * Advocacy Committee, Chair, Russell Thomas (Finsia) * Communications Committee, Chair, Kazumichi Karita (SAAJ)

References

Asian Securities and Investment Federation

External links

Asian Securities and Investment Federation

Financial Services Institute of Australasia

The Securities Analysts Association of Chinese Taipei

The Securities Association of China

The Council for Portfolio Management and Research

Iranian Institutional Investors Association

The Securities Analysts Association of Japan

The Korea Certified Investment Analysts Association

Institute of Finance Professional New Zealand Inc

The Association of Certified International Investment Analysts
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