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The American Academy of Financial Management ™is an independent worldwide graduate society of financial professionals. We are a global self regulatory organization that recognizes the highest in educational, experience, ethical, and continuing education standards as dictated by the Supreme Court decision on financial credentials. © AAFM has members in 140+ countries. Read our AAFM Global Recognition, References, Listings and Disclosure with Various Authorities, and AAFM is a professional association member of The AACSB™ International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the ACBSP (the first financial organization to achieve membership and global legal alliances with both accreditation agencies in the world) . With recent conferences and summits in Beijing, China, Geneva, Switzerland, Dubai,and the Caribbean, AAFM is at the forefront of International Finance, Law, & Economics. AAFM now has a global recognition policy extended to the ACBSP and the AACSB International which are the Top 2 Accreditation Agencies Worldwide for Business Schools and represent 560 of the top business schools. Our Global Board of Standards has top professors and industry experts from around the world.

AAFM can not be compared to any other organization as we have always required an accredited college degree. Further, we are the first in the world to be able to accept (under legal agreement) accredited coursework and degree credit transfer from the Top Business Schools worldwide such as AACSB International, ACBSP, ABA Law Schools, and EQUIS.

With liaison provider representative offices in Hong Kong, Geneva/Zurich, New Orleans, Mexico, Brazil, The Caribbean, Dubai, New Delhi, India, San Francisco, Beijing, and Singapore, AAFM is the only truly worldwide graduate financial training and certification organization for financial managers, analysts, planners, faculty, investment executives and counselors. Further, AAFM is the first purely financial certification training organization to be sanctioned an education arm of The Chinese Government. AAFM is the first Global Financial Organization to achieve recognition for the AACSB™ Internationally Accredited Business School Education and Training. Further, AAFM has a coexistence trademark agreement with the CFP™ Board of Standards and The AIMR™ Worldwide in which AAFM will now offer the MFP Master Financial Professional Graduate Designation & The Registered Financial Specialist Credentials globally through this agreement. The AAFM Board of Standards has also been recently approved for listing in the US Dept. of Labors and Dept of Education Websites along with other top financial and accounting organizations. You may also read about our credentials on "America's Best Financial Planners Website". AAFM has members who are leaders in the top investment houses in the world.

As for AAFM Global CertificationTraining, The AAFM offers onsite training and financial planning training and wealth management training in conjunction with BISYS International, Dearborn Kaplan, and The IIR Worldwide. These are 3 of the largest financial training companies in the world. BISYS and Dearborn Kaplan have made online course available for AAFM and the IIR is offering AAFM certification training courses in several countries worldwide.

Unlike many other financial planning organizations, we require a college education from all applicants and traditional study of financial theory, investments, economics, and ethics. Moreover, with an accredited college degree comes testing, research, and study in diverse areas of finance. The AAFM Constitution and By-Laws are regulated by a Board of Standards including several doctorate level professionals, deans, professors, and executives. AAFM is working with 560 colleges around the world to improve and harmonize financial education and training.

AAFM was started by MBAs, Doctorates, and Financial Executives devoted to: research, and competency in financial and tax related fields. Moreover, financial executives, faculty, lawyers and bankers who specialize in wealth management, tax, trust, and estate planning came together to craft the designations, education criteria, and credentials that we award today to the world's finest Practitioners. With liaison offices in Hong Kong, Monterey, New Orleans and Europe, AAFM is on the Cutting Edge of Financial Wealth Management Worldwide.

AAFM has membership that includes top finance professors from colleges around the world such as Stanford, New York University, AGSM, University of London, Princeton, Universite de Bourgogne Dijon Cedex, Thunderbird Grad. School, Stockholm School of Economics, Tulane, Boston University, ITESM Egade, Loyola, and others.

AAFM has also been unanimously sanctioned by the American Academy of Project Management, American E-Commerce Association, The International Business School GAM, The International Institute for Professional Analysts, The Tax and Estate Planning Law Review, The Condor Falcon Graduate Institute, and Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants. Other Alliances AAFM has applied for special NGO consultative status to the United Nations and is recognized on the American Accounting Association Website.

You can always go to the New York Times™ or USA Today™ online to learn more about our global organization. (AAFM) As seen in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, El Norte Mexico and ABC News.

Other Recognition, Alliances, and AAFM Friends.

  • AAFM is Professional Association Member of The AACSB
  • AAFM has a global recognition policy extended to the AACSB™
  • AAFM recognizes graduates of AACSB accredited business schools worldwide with MFP™ designation eligibility. Thus, if you have successfully graduated from an AACSB business school with a concentration in Finance related topics, you are eligible for the MFP Master Financial Professional Designation.
  • AAFM has members in 140+ countries
  • AAFM has top Finance Professors from around the world who are members or honorary advisors.
  • AAFM has global agreements with the AIMR™ and CFP™ board where AAFM has special rights to the MFP™ Master Financial Professional Designation and Program.

Chinese Government Sanctions The American Academy of Financial Management in a Strategic Alliance and Partnership to Further Enhance Financial Wealth Management in China.

435 AACSB™ Accredited Business Schools Worldwide

Top Professors from NYU™, BU™, Stanford™, Tulane™, Quinnipiac Universit™, Loyola University™, University of London™, Australian Graduation School of Management™ and More

Professional Member of the AACSB International which is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

The Department of Education Registry EROD Governmental Listings and Disclosures

IMA International Management Academy of the UK and Asia

Institute for International Research Worldwide

 

RECENT AAFM BOOK REFERENCES, GOVERNMENT PRESS, INDUSTRY PRESS

Directory of Global Professional Accounting and Business Certifications‎ - Page 264 by Lal Balkaran - Business & Economics - 2007 - 266 pages

Occupational Outlook Handbook‎ - Page 88 by The United States Government Department of Labor - Business & Economics - 2006 - 696 pages

The Human Resources Glossary: The Complete Desk Reference for HR Executives ...‎ - Page 23 by William R. Tracey - Business & Economics - 2004 - 824 pages

The Truth about Money‎ - Page 596 by Ric Edelman - Business & Economics - 2004 - 672 pages

The Banker's Handbook on Credit Risk: Implementing Basel II‎ - Page xi by Morton Glantz, Johnathan Mun - Business & Economics - 2008 - 432 pages

Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It on: The Wealth Accumulation Secrets of America ...‎ - Page 172 by Catherine S. McBreen, George H. Walper Jr, George H. Walper - Business & Economics - 2008 - 246 pages 

Tax-Aware Investment Management: The Essential Guide‎ - Page 36 by Douglas S. Rogers - Business & Economics - 2006 - 301 pages

Changing Faces - America's Wealth Advisors: America's Wealth Advisors‎ - Page 240 by James M. Robinson, James M. Robinson CFP - Business & Economics - 2006 - 278 pages

Are Hidden 401(k) Fees Undermining Retirement Security?: Congressional Record‎ - Page 4 AAFM Board of Standards at the American Academy of Financial Management. His clients include the plans of Fortune 100, ...

Pocket Guide to Essential Human Services‎ - Page 159 by Frederic G. Reamer - Social Science - 2005 - 165 pages

Wealth Management‎ - Page 222 by Ubaidillah Nugraha

How Much Is Enough Balancing Today's Needs with Tomorrow's Retirement Goals‎ by Diane McCurdy - Business & Economics - 2005 - 240 pages

Directory of Global Professional Accounting and Business Certifications‎ - Page 190 by Lal Balkaran - Business & Economics - 2007 - 266 pages 

Elder Law Portfolio Series‎ by Esq Margolis, Harry S. Margolis, Julie A. Braun - Law - 1995 - 3180 pages

Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It on: The Wealth Accumulation Secrets of America ...‎ - Page 172 by Catherine S. McBreen, George H. Walper Jr, George H. Walper - Business & Economics - 2008 - 246 pages

The RIA's Compliance Solution Book: Answers for the Critical Questions‎ - Page 272 by Elayne Robertson Demby - Business & Economics - 2006 - 297 pages

Demystifying Wall Street: Shedding a Little Light on the BULL!‎ - Page 137 by Bruce Fleet - Business & Economics - 2007 - 176 pages

Tax-Aware Investment Management: The Essential Guide‎ - Page 36 by Douglas S. Rogers - Business & Economics - 2006 - 301 pages

The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing‎ by Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf, Michael LeBoeuf, Ph.D., John C Bogle, Jr - Business & Economics - 2006 - 256 pages 

Land Rich, Cash Poor‎ by Christian Ramsey - Business & Economics - 2007 - 168 page

S'installer et travailler aux Etats-Unis L'Express emploi‎ by Laurence Nadeau - 2008 Page 173

 

The Institute for International Research (IIR) is the world’s largest international conference company with 120 different business units and 4,000 employees in 36 countries. Founded in 1973 by Irvine Laidlaw, the current Chairman, IIR continues to provide unbiased, leading-edge business information through our conferences, workshops, seminars, and the Internet.

Realizing that the best way to stay in step with our customers was to create a physical presence in the markets we serve, IIR established The New York office in 1983. Led by Debra Chipman, President of IIR New York and the North American region, the New York Office grew to produce more than 500 conferences, attended by tens of thousands of delegates.

For the year 2002 and beyond, IIR will continue to expand its role as a trusted and reliable source of essential business information. Only through constant contact with the markets we serve and by maintaining and augmenting our powerful network of resources can we maintain the leadership position we’ve earned and value. We will remain market-driven, relying on the identification of business challenges to develop our events and retain our own competitive advantage enabling you to retain and build your own.

 

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