INVESTING ASSOCIATIONS

Investment Management Association
Representative body for unit trust and investment fund managers in the UK.
www.investmentuk.org

Association of Financial Guaranty Insurors
AFGI members insure and reinsure municipal bonds and asset-backed securities.
www.afgi.org

Analyst Forum
Online community designed for Chartered Financial Analysts and CFA candidates.
www.analystforum.com

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)
Promotes the securities industry. Publications, conferences, recommendations, and news.
www.issanet.org

CFA Institute
A global, nonprofit organization of investment professionals from over 100 countries worldwide.
www.cfainstitute.org

International Swap Dealers Association
Global trade association for OTC derivatives, and maintainers of the industry-standard ISDA documentation.
www.isda.org

International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE)
Promotes financial engineering through conferences, publications, and activities of regional chapters around the world.
www.iafe.org

Emerging Markets Trade Association
Formerly the LDC Debt Traders Association, EMTA co-ordinates the formalization of market practices, documentation and infrastructure.
www.emta.org

International Compliance Association
Supports and educates compliance professionals in the fight against terrorist financing, corruption, money laundering and financial crime.
www.int-comp.org

European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA)
Representative association for the European investment management industry. Includes mission statement, annual reports, press releases, and news.
www.efama.org

European Financial Market Lawyers Group
Promotes harmonisation of European financial market activities. Site has a legal review of the short-term securities, and a list of EFMLG members.
www.efmlg.org

International Securities Lenders Association
ISLA is the trade association for Securities Lenders. It was setup in 1989 and now has around 50 members, mostly, but not exclusively, based in the UK.
www.isla.co.uk

International Federation of Stock Exchanges
The trade organization for regulated securities and derivative markets, settlement institutions and related clearing houses, and their diverse services to capital markets.
www.world-exchanges.org

International Development Enterprise Associates (IDEA)
Information about IDEA, the Seminar on Investment Projects, related links and events, the IDEA Associates, a directory of development banks, and a directory of development bank trainers.
ideassociates.tripod.com

The Alliance in Support of Independent Research
A group of broker-dealers who furnish independent research and other services to investment managers. Alliance publications promote the observance of proper standards under securities law for disseminating research.
www.alliance-research.org