Events: Summits & Forums

Two associations for investment practitioners who are committed to competent and ethical practice of investment management analysis and fund allocation have formed a multi-year strategic alliance to raise the bar of professionalism, and promote standards of quality for investment professionals around the world.

The strategic alliance aims to support and advance each organization’s respective objectives.

• The Association of Professional Fund Investors (APFI) will work collaboratively with the Institute to promote global awareness and adoption of the CIMA certification as the most relevant global standard for manager research and fund investing, thereby enhancing the competency and professionalism of services delivered to investors.

• Investments & Wealth Institute® has entered into a service agreement with APFI to support their aims to empower professional fund investors to learn, share ideas, network with their peers, and have a collective voice to national and global standards bodies and regulatory authorities.

More details can be found in the full press release:

The APFI is proud to support the discovery and funding of female-led investment teams at 100 Women in Finance’s 2021 Global FundWomen Week Conference. Free for qualified allocators and female fund managers. September 20-24, 2021. Registration is now open: https://fundwomenweek.100women.org/.

Informa Connect’s Emerging Managers Forum, US, is coming to you digitally from May 12-14 to connect allocators, emerging managers, and operational expertise. Hear from several APFI members as well as other allocators and successful fund managers covering a whole range of alternative strategies. Reserve your free spot today via this link: https://bit.ly/2PfwKZv

The APFI is pleased to support the Women In Investment Awards Italy 2019. This event is an opportunity to recognize those women who have made exceptional contributions to the various fields of investment management. We are especially pleased that our own Manuela Cedarmas, Deputy Lead for Italy, has been nominated for Fund Selector of the Year!

Get the latest insights on selecting ESG funds across equities, bonds and alts. Hear from industry-expert speakers on risk and reporting, join best-practice workshops and get the chance to benchmark your own ESG infrastructure strategies. APFI members are free, and all friends of the APFI can get an exclusive APFI discount of 10% off your booking using code FKN2663APFI or click here.

ETFs are an indispensable tool in the allocator's kit of fund choices. With greater transparency than traditional mutual funds, ETFs are quite possibly a superior "wrapper" for most liquid equity strategies than more opaque fund choices. Yet ETFs remain disproportionately underutilized in Europe than other leading markets in the U.S. and Japan. Come learn what you don't know and improve your knowledge of the European ETF Landscape. The APFI supports the content of this event. APFI members attend for free. All others can save 10% courtesy of APFI with VIP code FKF2254APFI.