Partnerships and Accreditation
The ICMA Centre works together with a variety of organisations in order to ensure that our programmes not only reflect the most-up-to-date business practices and technologies but offer opportunities to our students.
CFA Institute
The ICMA Centre became a CFA Program Partner in September 2006. The ICMA Centre is one of twelve Universities that have recognition, and in turn this partnership signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that the university curriculum is closely linked with professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the three levels of CFA exams.
For more information regarding the CFA institute, visit the website at http://www.cfainstitute.com/
Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI)
The ICMA Centre is an accredited Centre of Excellence from The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), and only one of seven Universities in the UK to hold this status. Centres of Excellence are a select group of UK universities, recognised by the CISI as offering leadership in academic education on financial markets.
Thomson Reuters
The ICMA Centre and Thomson Reuters have established a strong relationship and have worked together for many years, including the provision of hardware and software. In addition, Thomson Reuters have also sponsored our new 50 seat dealing room in our extension.
INCEIF (International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance)
The ICMA Centre and INCEIF (International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance) in Kuala Lumpur joined forces to create the UK's first collaborative MSc in Investment Banking and Islamic Finance. The degree is responding to the growing interest in Islamic finance, and also the increase in Islamic banking services, investment and other financial services based on Islamic principles. The degree includes students benefiting from having the opportunity to spend three months studying in Kuala Lumpur alongside Islamic finance professionals.
7City
The ICMA Centre work closely with 7city Learning in the provision of professional licenses which can be studied alongside the degrees:
- International Fixed Income and Derivative (IFID) Certificate Programme
- CFA Level 1 (as part of the MSc Investment Management degree only)
MTS Time Series
The MTS Time Series provides a new high frequency data source for practitioners and academics conducting in-depth research in time series and market microstructure of fixed income markets and instruments.
This new data source is offered in collaboration with MTS - the largest electronic bond trading operation in Europe - and the ICMA Centre.
Palgrave Macmillan
The ICMA Centre and Palgrave Macmillan work together in publishing the Finance and Capital Markets series of reference books. The series is designed to bring you high-quality, cutting-edge information on the latest issues and developments in the financial world. These authoritative yet accessible books, written by experts in their field, provide clear, practical guidance not only for industry professionals, but also serve as a framework of current analysis for scholars and form a comprehensive reference resource for libraries.
