APFI News & Events

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:

Sept. 2021

A detailed review of the principal international financial certifications and APFI's recommendations for global fund selectors.

October 20-22, Monaco

Come join hundreds of your fellow allocators and APFI leaders and members for 3 days of informative sessions and networking!

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 again delighted to support @Finance4Change #EthicalFinance2020. On 5-8 October global #finance leaders will gather virtually to move #SustainableFinance from talk to action.

Visit ethicalfinance2020.com to register for free.

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!