Bucharest, February 23, 2021: The Institute of Financial Studies (ISF) concludes a partnership with the Association of Financial-Banking Analysts in Romania (AAFBR) which will bring together the best experts for new specialization courses for all professionals in the field of insurance and capital. Also, in 2021, the two institutions will develop joint financial education projects for the general public.
“We want to offer diversity in terms of courses and certifications in the financial field so that we can cover the needs on all segments of activity from beginner to advanced level. Through this partnership, AAFBR members can contribute with the expertise gained in financial analysis to financial training courses on the one hand and benefit from a wider range of financial programs on the other. The synergy in the integrated approach of financial education leads to the development of skills, which is reflected in the increase of productivity and finally of a higher standard of living ", explained Daniela Ropotă, CIIA - President of AAFBR
“Based on the 2021-2023 strategy, ISF aims to strengthen its position as a professional training provider specialized in the financial field, offering high quality programs, following the application of teaching and evaluation principles. As an educational partner of prestigious professional associations, ISF is constantly improving its course portfolio by attracting technical topics of interest in the financial field. Another side of the ISF-AAFBR partnership is represented by the financial education approaches in the non-banking financial sector that target groups of key people, with the potential to multiply the information effect ", said Prof.univ.dr. Marian Siminică - ISF Executive Director.
About ISF
THE INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL STUDIES (ISF), founded by the Financial Supervision Authority, is a center of excellence in the study of market profiles and financial education programs to ensure the skills, abilities and knowledge of financial institutions and ASF staff and to increase the level financial education of consumers of non-banking financial services and products. In the long term, ISF aims to align its activity with European requirements, move from knowledge accumulation to skills accumulation and assessment, provide training programs for the non-banking financial field adapted to new organizational processes, determined by legislative requirements, market dynamics and of the European framework, contributing to the maturation of the non-banking financial market in Romania, to the creation of its capacity to face the competition induced by globalization or the effects of the economic crises.
About AAFBR
AAFBR brings together, as members, analysts and managers from various branches of the financial spectrum: macroeconomics, strategy, banking, pension and investment funds, insurance companies, capital market, financial communication and investor relations, etc. Through the activity carried out by its members, AAFBR aims at the following main objectives: to present an objective and professional point of view on the prospects of the Romanian economy and internationally: through financial conferences, press releases published as a result of internal surveys among the members of the association and the opinions expressed in the Romanian media; to provide useful tools and opinions to: companies interested in macroeconomic developments in the internal processes of asset and liability management, analysts who want a benchmark for their own estimates, the media who identify current economic challenges and propose solutions for the future, academia focusing on financial research in the financial field; to play an important role in society by carrying out or promoting training programs in the financial-banking and business field.