What is Affiliate membership?
'Affiliate' is the new category of membership launched recently by the Securities & Investment Institute. It is aimed at support staff, and those who work in the financial services industry, but who, due to their job functions, would probably never need to embark on an industry qualification. These include HR and training staff, secretarial/PA staff, marketing, and also IT staff.

As people in these lines of work have no need to sit industry exams, it has not been possible for them to become actively involved with the Institute. Affiliate membership exists to allow these people to sample the many benefits of membership, both professional and personal, and to provide them with a way in to the SII community.

What are the benefits of Affiliate membership?
Affiliate membership benefits not only the member, but also the firm. For just £80 a year, Affiliates receive:

• Access to any four CPD Events events annually at the reduced rate of £20 each. This is just 50% of the normal price! Thereafter, events may still be attended, at the usual rate.
• A 30% discount off any one SII Conference a year. This works out to be a saving of nearly £180 off the cost of an average day-conference!
• Free use of SII CPD Online.
• S&I Review- the official magazine of the Institute.
• Access to the Institute's PIFs (Professional Interest Forums).
• Free SII Dictionary of financial and securities terms, RRP £24.99.
• SII Select Benefits.
• Free, web-based benefits: Archive of speaker notes and slides from previous CPD events, webcasts of previous events, and access to exclusive EU Legislation information.
• Discounts on publications, including Financial News.