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.

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global representative of the alternative investment industry, with around 2,100 corporate members in over 60 countries. AIMA’s fund manager members collectively manage more than US$2.5 trillion in hedge fund and private credit 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 200 members that manage US$450 billion of private credit assets.  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 Association of Professional Compliance Consultants, or APCC, is the body for compliance consultants who advise firms regulated in the UK. The APCC is active in enhancing the professional standards of compliance consultants and is recognised as a trade body by the FCA and other regulators. This provides our members with significant benefits in terms of direct access to the Regulators as well as business leads. The APCC often works in conjunction with the FCA to pilot or test new initiatives, and we also provide with valuable feedback on specific subjects as requested by them. Our members come from all sectors of the financial services industry. Many firms specialise in a specific sector such as fund management or investment retail intermediaries, and, in a sign of the times, we are now very active in the Consumer Credit arena. Other members have cross sector capability and range from sole traders to the largest consultancies in the sector, all benefitting from the membership as part of the wider consulting community. For more information please visit our website, or email membership@apcc.org.uk

A unique forum for brokers to share knowledge and experience, and to participate in industry through leadership events geared specifically to the broking community"

The Broker Club is a community for brokers operating in Financial/Capital Markets.  We support the community and industry through information sharing, education and topical debate on industry- and market-relvant subjects, including regulation, compliance, technology, infrastructure and market innovation.

Our extensive industry network, and breadth and depth of market knowledge, supports members to:

• Effectively navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape
• Satisfy ever-changing governance. risk and compliance obligations
• Understand and access latest market technologies
• Identify effective alternatives to traditional suppliers
• Access exclusive, proprietary market intelligence
• Operate more efficiently

To find out more about the benefits of becoming a member of The Broker Club, contact: events@thebrokerclub.org

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Fosda- In January 2020 in Davos, Refinitiv and the World Economic Forum spearheaded the formation of a new multi-member alliance through the launch of the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA). The other founding partners are IIF, ASIFMA, Tsinghua University, OMFIF, GFMA, Climate Bonds Initiative, FinTech4good, Everledger, Oxford University, the Spatial Finance Initiative, Catapult, Finance for Biodiversity, and GoImpact.

This newly formed collaborative body of global influencers will focus on the fact that investor need reliable, decision-ready data to confidently invest more in sustainable economic activities – and will look to act as a thought leader with the view to ensure the availability of the data needed to accurately inform and increase capital raising needed to tackle global environmental and social challenges.
 

IIGCC- The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) is the European membership body for investor collaboration on climate change and the voice of investors taking action for a prosperous, low carbon future. IIGCC has more than 390 members, mainly pension funds and asset managers, across 24 countries, with over €60 trillion in assets under management. IIGCC works to support and help define the public policies, investment practices and corporate behaviours that address the long-term risks and opportunities associated with climate change. For more information visit www.iigcc.org and @iigccnews

Global Legal Group is an independent digital media company based in central London.  Our clients are private practice and in-house lawyers, multinational corporations, and professional services firms in over 190 countries around the world.Founded in 2002, Global Legal Group’s first product was the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) series, which has grown into a world-renowned legal resource that covers the law in more than 192 jurisdictions and across 58 practice areas.Since 2009, GLG has also produced Commercial Dispute Resolution, an online news and print magazine for litigation and arbitration specialists. In 2011, GLG introduced Global Legal Insights, an essential analytical resource detailing current legal issues spanning 16 practice areas, and, in 2014, African Law & Business was unveiled. Since 2012, GLG has also hosted a successful series of conferences and events, including the annual Global Class Actions Symposium, the premier event for international class actions specialists.Our mission is to provide outstanding performance for our clients and partners. We provide the digital technologies and expertise that they need to boost their brand exposure and market reach, as well as access to the world’s leading online network of legal experts. By only partnering with the leading legal and business authorities, we also ensure that the information we provide is topical, enlightening and authoritative, making our products the go-to resource.