The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment

Professionalism Integrity Excellence

"To set standards of professional excellence and integrity for the investment and securities industry, providing qualifications and promoting the highest level of competence to our members, other individuals and firms."

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment is the largest and most widely respected professional body for those who work in the securities and investment industry in the UK and in a growing number of major financial centres round the world. Formed in 1992 by London Stock Exchange practitioners, we now have more than 40,000 members in 89 countries. In the past year, we set almost 40,000 examinations in 49 countries, covering a range of vocational qualifications.

Members benefit from a variety of professional and social activities. In our latest financial year, we had almost 11,000 bookings at more than 200 events, from our regular series of Continuing Professional Development seminars through Britain and in a growing number of centres overseas, to our prestigious and highly-acclaimed conferences. We have a strong regional presence throughout the UK, with 16 active branches across the British Isles, and a fast-growing presence outside our London base, served by offices in Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, Mumbai and Singapore.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment is a registered charity and has the following Charitable Objectives:

  • To promote, for the public benefit, the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the field of securities and investments
  • To develop high ethical standards for practitioners in securities and investments and to promote such standards in the UK and overseas
  • To act as an authoritative body for the purpose of consultation and research in matters of education or public interest concerning investment in securities


Annual Report and Accounts

The Institute's latest annual report can be downloaded here:

 Annual Report and Accounts 2010


The CISI Executive team:

Here you will find information on the CISI Executive Team.  As well as biographies you will find a selection of press pictures.

Alan Yarrow       Simon Culhane       Ruth Martin   

CISI Committees:

Here you will find information on the Board of the CISI and its various committees.

committee CISI Board of Directors      committee Membership Committee
committee Integrity committee           committee International committee
committee Editorial Panel                  committee Examination Board
committee UK Presidents