Standards

Standards for the Financial Markets increase the efficiency of the markets and support investors with higher transparency and fair conditions.

CFA Institute is developing standards on a global and regional basis while German CFA Society contributes important topics and research for the German market.

One of the oldest standards that is supported from CFA Institute is GIPS, the rulebook for Global Investment Performance Standards.

Investor protection relates to standards and tools to increase market transparency and transparency of business decisions made by management and supervisory boards of (listed) companies

Another standard is international accounting standards where CFA Institute is active on implementing rules to increase the fair value.