American Academy of Financial Management

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The American Academy of Financial Management, or AAFM as it is known, is a professional association dedicated to the finance sector and finance professionals. It has membership in over 140 countries with training centers and key offices in: Hong Kong, USA, Singapore, Dubai, Beijing PRC, Mexico, and more.[1]

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[edit] Background

The AAFM was founded in 1996, via a merger between the American Academy of Financial Management & Analysts (AAFMA) and the Founders Advisory Committee of the Original Tax and Estate Planning Law Review. The AAFM is a professional association governed by a Board of Standards and a membership code of ethics and standards of practice. The AAFM operates in most countries as a ‘society’ or non-profit association, with the members of the local or regional chapter making up the ‘owners’ of the society. At all times the AAFM and its members are accountable to the community and to the board of standards. The Academy’s legal and operational structure is somewhat dictated by a landmark US Supreme Court case (Ibanez vs. Florida)[2] and this case also dictates the use of the AAFM marks as respect its members.

[edit] Graduate Post Nominal designations

The American Academy of Financial Management maintains more than 20 designations in the finance arena, with highly specialized role-based post-nominal awards. Members must either have come through one of the AAFM Accredited University Finance programs (such as Universities within AACSB[3], ACBSP[4], etc), through an Executive Training Program, or in some rare cases through grandfathering by way of board/peer review. AAFM is best recognized for its designations being in alliance with the AACSB International Accreditation Agency, the ACBSP Accreditation Agency, and listed and disclosed with various authorities such as: Investor Education[5], , Department of Labor[6], or National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)[7], . AAFM Designations are available as executive certification courses for accredited degree holders in: North and South America as well as Asia, India, and the Middle East. See Links Below.


[edit] Chartered Wealth Manager

The CWM is only available for wealth managers with an accredited masters degree, law degree, CPA, PhD or specialized executive training.

[edit] Chartered Asset Manager (Chartered Fund and Asset Manager)

The CAM is only available for asset managers with an accredited masters degree, law degree, MBA, CPA, PhD or specialized executive training.

[edit] Chartered Portfolio Manager

The CPM is only available for portfolio managers with an accredited masters degree, MBA, law degree, CPA, PhD or specialized executive training.

[edit] Master Financial Professional

The MFP is only available for financial planning managers with an AACSB or ACBSP accredited degree, ABA law degree, MBA, CPA, PhD or specialized executive training.

The AAFM has mutual legal recognition agreements with over 560 accredited and registered business schools to convey this credential to registered graduates of these top institutions.

[edit] Certified Market Analyst

The Certified Market Analyst or Chartered Market Analyst credential is only available for financial analysts and market analysts with an earned & accredited masters degree, law degree, MBA, CPA, PhD or specialized AAFM executive training. The CMA has a focus on technical and fundamental analysis. Requirements are very high which include: graduate education, ethics, continuing education, and vast experience with research, publications and investments.

[edit] Chartered Trust and Estate Planner

The CTEP is only available for estates and trust managers with an accredited degree, law degree, MBA, CPA, PhD or specialized executive training. Trust and estates experience and knowledge is required.

[edit] Registered Financial Specialist

The RFS is only available for financial planning managers with an accredited degree, MBA, law degree, CPA, PhD or specialized executive training. Criteria for this award includes ethics, continuing education, testing, education, and degree.

[edit] Chartered Compliance Officer

The CCO is only available for Compliance Officers with an accredited masters degree, MBA, law degree, CPA, PhD or specialized executive training. It is a qualification designed to educate and qualify the professional in respect to legal and regulatory compliance, along with enterprise risk management.

[edit] Chartered Private Equity Specialist

The CPES is a newly minted professional qualification designed for the rapidly growing popular Private Equity market, available to working professionals with an accredited masters degree, MBA, law degree, CPA, PhD or specialized executive training.

[edit] Legal and Other Recognition

The American Academy of Financial Management has mutual cross- recognition agreements from the AACSB[8] and ACBSP[9]. Thus, AAFM has over 561 registered and recognized accredited certification degree programs worldwide through the AACSB and ACBSP alliance with the 2 major Business [10] Accreditation Agencies Worldwide.[11] AAFM has mutual cooperation agreements in place with multiple Universtities globally including the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Hong Kong University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Diamond Graduate Law School LLM Online Program,[12]. AAFM qualifications are recognized by the China Bankers Association or The Asian Banker [13], the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Dubai Stock Exchange or Dubai Financial Market[14], the Kuwait Institute of Banking Studies, The Royal Society of Fellows [15] the Dubai Quality Group[16] and numerous other professional and trade associations. In 2004, the AAFM was featured in the Wall Street Journal as being on the forefront of the Wealth Management training while also granting Lawyers, CPA's and even CFA's some advanced standing via board articulation agreements. [17]

The AAFM operates businesses, offices, etc that are registered and recognized by those countries where they operate including United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, India, China, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Greece and other locations.

[edit] Standards

The AAFM has always required a college degree to be a candidate for certification. Other major insurance and financial planner organizations are only recently 2007 requiring a college education after 30 years of granting financial planner credentials to those who took only 5-6 courses.[18] In contrast, AAFM members are mainly from AACSB or ACBSP government recognized business schools [19] Thus, a college graduate would have already successfully completed 30 or more college level courses [20] and exams along with ethics and professionalism [21] courses to earn a degree to then be eligible for professional certification.

[edit] Accredited Education and Certification

Due to global cross-recognition legal recognition agreements with the 2 major accrediting agencies AACSB and ACBSP which accredit over 560 of the best business school programs worldwide AACSB International & AAFM Global Alliance Press Release & | ACBSP Accreditation Body The Certification of MFP Master Financial Planner Professional from the American Academy of Financial Management is available to AACSB and ACBSP business school graduates with finance or financial services related concentrations.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "About AAFM Global"
  2. ^ "Ibanez Case"
  3. ^ "AACSB"
  4. ^ "ACBSP"
  5. ^ "NASD Investor Education
  6. ^ "Department of Labor BLS
  7. ^ "NASD Designations Pages and Disclosures"
  8. ^ "AACSB Press Release and Agreement"
  9. ^ "ACBSP"
  10. ^ "AACSB Agreement"
  11. ^ "AACSB Accredited Registered Programs
  12. ^ http://llmprogram.org/certifications.html "LLM Agreement"]
  13. ^ "Asian Bankers and AAFM Alliance"
  14. ^ "Dubai Financial Markets
  15. ^ "Royal Society"
  16. ^ "Dubai Quality Group
  17. ^ "AAFM Wall Street Journal Article"
  18. ^ "Degree Requirements for Financial Planners"
  19. ^ "CHEA"
  20. ^ "USA Government Accreditation Facts"
  21. ^ "Ethics for Members"

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