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• Business: Financial Services: Banking Services: Banks and Institutions: Associations  (289)
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The Alliance in Support of Independent Research  www.alliance-research.org 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

International Development Enterprise Associates (IDEA)  ideassociates.tripod.com 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.

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

International Securities Lenders Association  www.isla.co.uk 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.

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

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

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