Other Investor Relations Societies
Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA)
Circle for Investor Relations Austria (CIRA)
Belgian Investor Relations Association (BIRA)
Bulgarian Investor Relations Society (BIRS)
Dansk Investor Relations Forening (DIRF)
Egyptian Capital Market Association (ECMA)
Associazione Italiana Investor Relations (AIIR)
Asociación Mexicana de Relación con Inversionistas (AMERI)
Polish Investor Relations Institute (PIRI)
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Association of Investor Relations Professionals (OSSI)
Asociación Española para las Relaciones con Inversores (AERI)
Swiss Society of Investor Relations Agencies (GIRAS)
Association Française des Investor Relations (CLIFF)
Finnish Investor Relations Society (FIRS)
Instituto Brasileiro de Relacoes com Investidores (IBRI)
Japan Investor Relations Association (JIRA)
National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)
Swedish Investor Relations Association (SIRA)
Deutscher Investor Relations Verband e.V. (DIRK)
Hellenic Investor Relations Institute
Korea Listed Companies Association (KLCA)
Netherlands Society for Investor Relations (NEVIR)
Norsk Investor Relations Forening (NIRF)
Swiss Investor Relations Society (SIRV)
Other Trade and Representative Bodies
The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)
The ACT promotes study and best practice in finance and treasury management. Its examinations are recognised by both practitioners and bankers as the global standard setters for treasury education.
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC)
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) represents the interests of the investment trust industry – the oldest form of collective investment.
The Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS)
APCIMS-EASD began as the trade association for the UK's private client stockbrokers and investment managers and is now growing internationally to include many of the major securities houses of the EU states, their advisers and contractors and a network of affiliated trade associations across Europe.
Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
The Government department with a remit including company law and issues relating to corporate governance.
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales is the largest Accountancy body in Europe, with more than 123,000 members.
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) is the recognised global voice on governance and regulatory issues in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange plc is one of the world's leading equity exchanges, offering companies from all sectors access to one of the deepest pools of liquidity.
National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF)
The NAPF is the leading voice of employer-sponsored retirement provision.
Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA)
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) is the only organisation dedicated solely to promoting and pursuing the interests and concerns of Smaller Quoted Companies.
UKSIP
UKSIP has some 5,000 individual investment professionals as its members. It oversees the Investment Management Certificate and supports ASIP, CFA and IMC investment professionals.
Association of British Insurers (ABI)
The main UK trade body representing insurance companies
Regulatory Bodies
Accounting Standards Board (ASB)
Body responsible for setting accounting standards in the UK
Euronext
The pan-European exchange
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
The regulator for the financial services industry
Nasdaq
The largest elctronic screen-based equity securities market in the United States
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Mission to protect investors, maintain market integrity and facilitate capital formation.
The Committee of European Securities Regulators
Independant committee of European securities Regulators.
AIM
Specifically tailored to growing businesses, AIM combines the benefits of a public quotation with a flexible regulatory approach.
www.londonstockexchange.com/aim/
Europa
Portal site for EU. Provides up-to-date coverage of EU affairs and essential information on European integration.
OFEX
Europe's independant public market specialising in small and medium enterprises.
The Takeover Panel
Formed to issue and administer the City Code on Takeovers and mergers.
