Volunteer Councils

 

The outside advisers who help guide and shape the projects we work on. 

Want to know more about volunteering for a committee?

Send us an e-mail to express your interest.

 

Advisory Council

 

Proactively identifies and prioritizes important issues and serves as a sounding board for CFA Institute initiatives.

 

Capital Markets Policy Council

Strengthens the integrity of the capital markets through initiatives addressing issues with significant industry implications, including corporate governance, shareowners' rights, and market self-regulation.

Corporate Disclosure Policy Council

Works on financial reporting, disclosure, and statement presentation issues affecting investors and the global capital markets.

GIPS Executive Committee

 

Promotes the adoption and implementation of a single investment performance presentation and is the decision-making authority for the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS). This committee replaced the former Investment Performance Council (IPC).


Investors' Working Group

Recommends ways to improve the regulation of the U.S. financial markets from the investor's point of view and ensures that investor views are heard as policymakers and financial market participants debate how to modernize the U.S. system of financial regulation.

Standards of Practice Council

Develops, maintains, and provides education on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct and other standards of practice.

United States Investment Performance Committee

 

Acts as the country sponsor of the GIPS standards and promotes the adoption and implementation of the GIPS standards in the United States.

 

XBRL Working Group

Addresses the global implementation of XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language).