The Securities & Investment Institute (SII)

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 Securities & Investment Institute 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 50,000 examinations in 49 countries, covering a range of vocational qualifications.

Members benefit from a range 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, Shanghai and Singapore.

The Securities & Investment Institute is a registered charity and has the following Charitable Objects:

• 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 Short-form Accounts 2008-09

Full-form Accounts 2008-09

Articles of Association

The executive team are:

Chairman: Alan Yarrow FSI(Hon)

Chief Executive Officer: Simon Culhane FSI

Managing Director: Ruth Martin

Director of Global Business Development: George Littlejohn MSI


SII Committees:

SII Board of Directors
Membership Committee
Integrity & Ethics Committee
Editorial Panel
Exam Board

Regional Presidents:
Regional Presidents Page