Certified International Investment Analyst
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Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) is a designation offered by the Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA) to financial professionals; candidates may be financial analysts, portfolio managers and / or investment advisors. (The CIIA is sometimes described as "the European Version of CFA" and now has a pan European recognition; it is also seen as a successor to the earlier CEFA qualification.)
To be awarded the CIIA, candidates must pass two "Common Knowledge" Exams and a third National/Regional Exam (examining knowledge of specific markets), and have 3 years relevant experience [1]. The exams are taken twice per year and are written at a postgraduate level.
The curriculum for the CIIA program is based on a "Common Knowledge Base" established by the ACIIA that covers professional ethics [2] and a wide spectrum of qualitative and quantitative financial analysis. The main topic areas are Economics, Financial accounting, Corporate finance, Equity valuation, Fixed income, Derivatives, Portfolio management.
The exams are implemented by 27 national Associations of Financial Analysts, or Federations of Financial Analysts Associations [3]. The latter include: ASAF, the Asia-pacific Securities Analysts Federation; EFFAS, the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies ; ABAMEC (Brazil & Latin America), Associação Brasileira dos Analistas do Mercado de Capitais.
The CIIA qualification is recognised as a key 2 qualification in the UK.
