The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) is a professional institute for practitioners in the financial industry in
Australia and
New Zealand
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.
FINSIA was formed in
2005 by the merger of the
Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF), founded
1886
Events
January–March
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and the
Securities Institute of Australia (SIA), founded
1966.
Chris Whitehead is the Institute's
CEO.
FINSIA has about 8,000 members.
In 2007 the institute sold its education business to
Kaplan, Inc.
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then part of the
Washington Post
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.
The institute introduced the Financial Service Professional certificate in 2010.
FINSIA offers educational scholarships and support to its members.
References
External links
FINSIA website
Organisations based in Australia
Organisations based in New Zealand
Business and finance professional associations
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