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ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. We support our 147,000 members and 424,000 students throughout their careers, providing services through a network of 83 offices and centres. Our global infrastructure means that exams and support are delivered – and reputation and influence developed – at a local level, directly benefiting stakeholders wherever they are based, or plan to move to, in pursuit of new career opportunities. Our focus is on professional values, ethics, and governance, and we deliver value-added services through our global accountancy partnerships, working closely with multinational and small entities to promote global standards and support. We use our expertise and experience to work with governments, donor agencies and professional bodies to develop the global accountancy profession and to advance the public interest. Our reputation is grounded in over 100 years of providing world-class accounting and finance qualifications. We champion opportunity, diversity and integrity, and our long traditions are complemented by modern thinking, backed by a diverse, global membership. By promoting our global standards, and supporting our members wherever they work, we aim to meet the current and future needs of international business.
Birmingham Unlimited Welcome to a city powered by technology and innovation. Birmingham and its city region have unlimited business potential – investing billions into transport and infrastructure. It is a leading European destination with the resources to help energise your business and power your ambitions. Home to over 42,000 companies, including 900 international firms, it is in the centre of a £94 billion regional economy. The largest regional financial centre in the UK, Birmingham and its surrounding area is home to 24,000 financial and business service providers including HSBC, the Islamic Bank of Britain and Deutsche Bank. It is also the base for the recently launched Business Growth Fund, a government-back initiative that has £2.5 billion to invest in growing businesses. The first BT Wireless City, Birmingham is also the UK’s hotspot for e-commerce start-ups. It is a city of real creativity that delivers the ideas, entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic needed for business success, supported by its status as the highest ranking English city for university quality (Cushman & Wakefield, 2011). This results in an existing and emerging talent pool, which provides access to a working age population of 4.3 million and 97,000 highly skilled graduates within one-hour’s drive each year. Business Birmingham, the city’s inward investment programme, is your link to establishing or growing your presence in the city. We can introduce your business to R&D contacts, banking and professional services networks, and are here to help you benefit from the city’s strong enterprise culture. By working as a strategic partner and consultant with your internal project team, we can provide relevant information for your organisation and a comprehensive package of support. Voted the UK’s most attractive regional city for quality of life by Mercer’s 2011 Quality of Living Survey, you won’t just do business in Birmingham. You’ll thrive. So if you’re looking for a modern, international location with excellent communication links and a bright, young and highly talented workforce, get in touch to find out more or visit us at Cityweek 2011, stand 30. T: +44 (0)121 202 5022
Conception of Casablanca Finance City Casablanca Finance City (CFC) has been created under the leadership of his Majesty the King Mohammed VI and has the full support of the Moroccan government. It is a financial gateway for investors looking to access the fast-growing markets of Africa, as well as for international businesses to set up headquarters for their regional operations. CFC will confirm Morocco’s position as an international financial hub for accessing North, West and Central Africa, and will market Casablanca as a platform to the region.
Opportunities for investment in Africa are immense, but there are practical difficulties to accessing them. CFC was put in place to act as the business hub, one single platform, to access markets across Francophone Africa and beyond. CFC will make business dealings easier for international investors targeting the Greater North West Africa (GNWA) region. The GNWA can be defined simply as the majority of French speaking countries that stretch from the southern tip of the DRC, all the way up to Libya and then west to the furthest reaches of the Maghreb and the Atlantic Ocean. It will serve international investors as a trustworthy and accommodating capital market hub in order to take best advantage of what is still a diverse rather than a homogenous continent.
CCL (The CCL Partnership LLP) provides Regulatory Compliance, Risk and Corporate Governance consulting and training services to the financial services sector throughout Europe, the MENA region and Asia. CCL offers a complete range of pre and post authorisation services including:
CFA (CFA Institute) is the leading professional association for the investment industry. We serve the interests of investors and the public by advancing trust and competence in the industry. We do this through providing education programs and research, influencing policy makers and supporting our global network of over 107,000 members. The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is a mark of distinction that is globally recognised by employers, investment professionals, and investors as the definitive standard by which to measure serious investment professionals. The CFA Program reflects a broad Candidate Body of Knowledge™ (CBOK) developed and continuously updated by active practitioners in countries around the world to ensure that charterholders possess knowledge grounded in the real world of today’s global investment industry. The Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) credential is the investment industry’s only designation dedicated to investment performance analysis and presentation. It is the premier mark of distinction for professionals seeking to increase their mastery of performance measurement principles.
Established in 1875, we are the oldest banking institute in the world and the only remaining banking institute in the UK. We develop and promote professional standards for bankers and provide professional qualifications for the financial services industry in the UK and overseas. We offer a range of qualifications across all levels - from new entrants to senior executives, and are the only body in the world able to confer the title of Chartered Banker. With high professional standards, strong ethics and proven technical expertise, Chartered Bankers are the future leaders of the profession. Our policy expertise covers a range of services, including:
As a Chartered, independent professional education body, we have a statutory duty to work in the public interest, and are committed to raising professional standards across the banking sector. A YouGov survey we commissioned in September 2010 reflects the strong public demand for professionalism in banking: 73% of (over 2,000) respondents throughout Great Britain, across gender, age and social demographics stated the availability of professionally qualified staff as important to them when visiting a bank branch. This reinforces our 2009 YouGov survey, in which 88% of respondents agreed that “all bankers should take professional banking exams".
The Chartered Banker MBA, Bangor Business School The Chartered Banker MBA is the ground breaking new product offered in partnership by the UK’s No 1 Business School for Accounting and Finance in conjunction with the Chartered Banker Institute, the worlds oldest professional Banking Institute and the only Institute in the UK dedicated solely to the banking profession.
The Chartered Insurance Institute With over 100,000 members in more than 150 countries, the CII is the world’s largest professional body dedicated to insurance and financial services. Our membership covers all disciplines within the insurance industry (claims, broking, underwriting and sales), those working in the life and pensions sector and the mortgage advice market as well as independent financial advisers (under our sub-brand the Personal Finance Society). As one of the largest examination awarding bodies in the UK, we have delivered education to over one million students in 150 countries over the last ten years. Success in CII qualifications is universally recognised as evidence of knowledge and understanding. Membership of the CII signals a desire to develop broad professional capability and to subscribe to the standards associated with professional status. The CII works with businesses to develop bespoke, company-wide solutions that ensure competitive advantage by enhancing employees’ technical and professional competence.
The City Disputes Panel was founded in 1994 with the support of the Bank of England, the City of London Corporation, the CBI, the Financial Services Authority and Lloyd’s of London. Its role is to create and supply bespoke conflict management and dispute resolution procedures. The CDP is experienced in working to meet the needs of the City and the financial services industry, other commercial corporations and those who do business with them, in the UK and internationally.
The CDP is an independent, neutral body and can provide the reassurance of integrity andimpartiality that is the key to the successful resolution of a dispute. It is a resource for City businesses and practitioners, who can obtain impartial advice on conflict management and dispute resolution and explore innovative, cost effective solutions that provide alternatives to conventional referral to the courts. It is increasingly recognised that public disagreement is damaging to businesses and markets. Alternative means of resolving disputes provide a cost effective investment by helping corporates and other organisations to maintain brand reputation and to preserve commercially sensitive information. The CDP provides a complementary service working with and providing support to internal and external counsel to establish and deliver the best approach for resolving a particular dispute.
Unique problems require unique solutions and the CDP is a pioneer in the field of multi-party and complex matters. We seek to bring together the optimum combination of process and people. The CDP will explore with those in dispute the basis of the claims being made and the common factors. We will agree how issues such as points of law, liability and compensation are to be determined; how claimants are to be identified, what they will have to prove – and how. Using our extensive experience the CDP will provide practical advice and guidance about procedures generally and on matters such as the best way of establishing a review tribunal – what will be its role, powers and limitations; what areas of specialist knowledge will be needed? In some cases an established process such as mediation or arbitration is the most appropriate approach and the flexibility of our procedures and rules means that they can be tailored to the particular needs of those involved. CDP panellists are drawn from a community of senior figures who offer judicial wisdom and market knowledge as well as their skills as facilitators. Additionally we provide a seamless effective administrative support service including premises, equipment and personnel.
Cornhill Consulting Group (CCG) Cornhill Consulting is a specialist risk management consultancy practice with expertise in credit and liquidity risk and stress testing with a highly detailed understanding of regulatory matters and reporting. Based in the heart of the City of London at the historic site of 1 Cornhill, our niche is purely our clients’ specific risk needs; we pride ourselves on developing strong relationships with the banking and financial services firms with whom we work and specialise in providing high quality advice, supported by bespoke end-to-end risk management solutions. We have a broad client base in London, India, Bermuda, the Middle East and Western Europe. More recently we have been delighted to be the firm of choice for a number of UK start-up banks. Our team is composed of experienced bankers, risk experts, solutions architects and developers, with access to specific expertise, as required through our associate network and strategic alliances. We have been established for 6 years and are a growing business – we have found that our ability to provide both professional and expert advice, coupled with contemporary flexible risk solutions – differentiates us from others, who focus purely on consultancy or sale of risk management systems. QuantoidTM HORIZON – liquidity modelling, forecasting and stress testing QuantoidTM CREDIT ANALYSIS – a statistically proven internal risk grading tool, enabling IRB QuantoidTM COMPLY – a fully automated risk regulatory reporting solution (we feature on the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA’s) website as a recognised independent software vendor of regulatory reporting solutions providers) QuantoidTM CAMINO – fully automated regulatory capital calculations QuantoidTM COLLATERAL – collateral database management
Cornhill provides specialist bespoke risk management consultancy ranging from capital management and planning to regulatory issues and complex modelling and documentation such as writing ICAAP’s and ILAA’s. We regularly advise new start up banks and our UK and overseas banking clients on:
Global reach – shared visions This has led to partnerships with some of the world’s most prominent drivers of social change including Kofi Annan (former UN Secretary General), Mary Robinson (Former President of the Republic of Ireland; UN High Commissioner for Human Rights), Muhammad Yunus (2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Founder of the Grameen Bank; member of the board of the UN Foundation). Our links with global businesses include Santander, Morgan Stanley, Marks & Spencer, Arcadia Group Plc, Shell, FMC Technologies, Howden and Shed Productions owned by Time Warner Inc. We provide research, consultancy, scholarships, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and professional training. Our academic network extends worldwide with partner organisations in the USA, China, Brazil, India and Oman. Our outward looking approach helps us boost the economy every year by £406m - expected to be circa +25% in 2011 despite the challenging economic climate. Professional excellence
o Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) making GCU one of an elite group We successfully incorporate practical, employable skills into our programmes, and 91% of our undergraduates are in employment or further study six months after graduation. Internationally recognised research excellence and consultancy GCU’s support for research students, though our award winning Graduate School, was ranked second in the world (iGraduate, 2010). We have worked with internationally recognised organisations including DFID, WHO, Nike Foundation for Women, Mercy Corps, GSK, Unilever, France Telecom, Wellcome Trust, and NHS. GCU in London GCU unlocking your business potential
We would welcome a conversation about how we can help you and your organisation achieve its global ambitions. Contact: For programme enquiries, contact Hannah Dunwoody
ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) ICAS is a professional body for around19,000 world-class business men and women who work in the UK and in more than 100 countries around the world. Our members have all achieved the internationally recognised and respected CA qualification (Chartered Accountant). We are an educator, examiner, regulator, and thought leader. Almost two thirds of our working membership work in business, many leading some of the UK’s and the world’s great companies. The others work in accountancy practices ranging from the Big Four in the City to the small practitioner in rural areas of the country. We currently have around 3,000 students striving to become the next generation of CAs under the tutelage of our expert staff and members. We regulate our members and their firms. We represent our members on a wide range of issues in accountancy, finance and business and seek to influence policy in Europe and the UK, always acting in the public interest. ICAS is the first professional body for accountants and was created by Royal Charter in 1854.
Invest Hong Kong is the department of the HKSAR Government for Foreign Direct Investment, supporting overseas, Mainland and Taiwanese businesses to set up and expand in Hong Kong. We provide free advice and customised services to help your business succeed in our vibrant economy. We can provide the latest information on Hong Kong’s business environment including sector-specific advice, business incorporation procedures, licensing requirements, tax and business regulations, cost-of-business models, employment legislation, work visa requirements, and business networking opportunities. We also provide public relations services during the launch and expansion of your company. InvestHK can also arrange introductions for you with financial regulators, professional associations and government departments. For more information, please visit our website www.investhk.gov.hk or contact: Ms Priscilla Law Mr David Parker
Leeds City Region (LCR) is a strong and successful economy located in the centre of the UK, enjoying quick and easy access to London, other key cities, several international airports and east and west coastal ports.
We have a growing population of 3 million people and a £53bn economy, making us bigger than 8 European countries. Our business base, made up of 106,000 firms, expands from York to Wakefield and from Leeds and Bradford down to Barnsley, encompassing many historic towns, villages and rural treasures. We are currently the most advanced economic partnership in the UK, and our numerous assets and economic potential offer a truly unique opportunity to investors.
With approximately 25,000 financial services business units, over 250,000 employees and an annual output in excess of £13bn, we are the largest financial centre in the UK outside London. Some of the leading players with a strong and significant presence here include: - Lloyds Banking Group, first direct, Ventura, Direct Line, Santander, Yorkshire Bank, Aviva, Capita, Yorkshire Building Society, Skipton Building Society, Barclays, CPP, GE Money, HSBC, Leeds Building Society and Provident Financial.
With 8 universities, two of which have business schools ranked in the world’s top 100, and 36,000 graduates, we also have the UK’s largest concentration of higher education institutions. Our universities provide businesses with national or world-leading research strengths in such areas as:- business and management, medical & healthcare technologies, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, nano-technology, advanced engineering and advanced textile technology. The strong and growing knowledge-transfer relationships with businesses in the city region, along with the number of business-led networks in key sectors, create a uniquely supportive environment for new and repeat investment.
This powerful combination of world-leading production, professional expertise and intelligence, places Leeds City Region in a strong position to respond to the opportunities presented by the changing global economy. What sets us apart from our competitors is that these assets go hand in hand with extremely competitive operating costs, a great quality of life, and a friendly can-do culture, where value for money is always a priority. Contact Maraki Mikroudaki
Ontario International Marketing Centre (OIMC) Canada has a sophisticated, highly advanced financial system that is supported by an internationally respected regulatory and supervisory framework. In fact, in 2010, the World Economic Forum identified Canada as the world's soundest banking system for the third year in a row. As Canada's financial centre, Ontario is an established global leader in financial services with an exceptional talent pool, a cost-efficient business environment and the high-performance ICT services needed to provide secure, seamless, nation-wide and international services. More than 150 languages are spoken in Ontario – and that creates a significant business advantage for companies needing to communicate clearly with networks and customers around the world. The Greater Toronto Area is North America's third largest financial services hub in terms of industry employment and Global Financial Centres Index ranking, and is home to:
The Ontario International Marketing Centre in London is located in the Canadian High Commission. A key part of Its mandate is to promote awareness of Ontario's many business opportunities and to assist companies to develop business connections in the province. For further information about investment opportunities in the financial or other sectors in Ontario please contact Mike Stewart, Senior Economic Officer at the IMC at michael.stewart@international.gc.ca or telephone 44 (0)207 258-6677.
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Executive Education Educating leaders for 800 years. FT Rankings: Said Business School has risen to 1st in the UK and 11th in the world in the combined ranking of Executive Education programmes compiled by the Financial Times, May 2011. Executive Education at Saïd Business School inspires individuals and drives business impact. Drawing on thought leadership from the entire resource base of Oxford University, as well as the Business School, we offer a global perspective, an individual focus based on an 800-year tradition of tutorial development, and a team of practice-based faculty dedicated to excellence in executive education. As part of Oxford University, at Saïd Business School we embed Oxford’s exceptional expertise and intellectual rigour into our executive education programmes. We blend cutting-edge research from world-class faculty with practitioner experience as we tackle real-world business issues to deliver real business impact and a clear return on investment. Invest in executive education with us to equip your managers with the leadership insights, strategic vision and decision making skills needed to ensure your organisation’s success. We deliver programme content that is directly applicable to the leadership challenges you face that can be translated into action, delivering value for your organisation. We help executives at all levels: from your CEO grappling with corporate strategy and succession planning to your high potentials who need to take that next step to a more strategic role. Our portfolio of open enrolment, accredited programmes and diplomas provides flexible learning opportunities and helps drive organisational performance. Participants on our programmes experience enriched learning through group diversity, ensuring a valuable exchange of experiences and opening up a global network of senior professionals. Through our custom programmes we build long-term partnerships to provide tailored solutions to meet your business needs, to drive corporate strategy and organisational success. We have over 40 years’ experience in the design, development and delivery of programmes for corporations, multi-nationals, governments and major public sector bodies across the globe. Our programmes create powerful transformational experiences that lead to lasting change. You can hear for yourself by listing to Ed Rust, CEO of State Farm Insurance, USA, as he talks about impact working with us has had on his organisation. Just visit our website at: www.sbs.oxford.edu/custom - see ‘Oxford delivers business impact.’ Our open programme portfolio offers a wide range of programmes in the areas of general management, leadership development, strategy and change and finance, including:
You can also work with us to find your future talent too, from our award winning MBA and MFE student population, through internships and recruitment opportunities. |
