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Certified Investment Management Analyst

Partnering with a Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) offers invaluable expertise in business succession and wealth management, ensuring your legacy and financial security as a successful business owner. A CIMA® professional's advanced understanding of investment strategies and ethical practices is essential for high-net-worth individuals seeking to safeguard and grow their wealth effectively.


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86%

of high-net-worth investors stated that it is important or very important that their advisor meets a rigorous set of standards to be certified.*

80%
of high-net-worth clients stated that what matters to them most in an advisor is high ethical standards and that their advisor is trustworthy.*




The Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) certification is a distinguished international accreditation for financial advisors and investment consultants, recognized for its adherence to international quality standards. Acquiring this certification involves meeting five key requirements:
    

  1. Experience: Advisors must have at least three years of relevant financial services experience and a clean regulatory record.
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  2. Ethics: Adherence to the Institute Code of Professional Responsibility is mandatory.
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  3. Education: Completion of executive education at a top 25 global business school is required.
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  4. Exam: Candidates must pass a stringent five-hour examination.
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  5. Continuing Competency: CIMA professionals are obligated to complete 40 hours of continuing education every two years, including two hours of ethics education.
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This rigorous process, validated by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ensures that CIMA professionals possess advanced investment management competencies and skills, essential for providing high-quality investment management advice.
*Investments & Wealth Client Research, Absolute Engagement, 2017

CIMA Certification.pdf