
The International Board of Standards for the Academy of Financial Management ™ is an independent SRO Regulatory Organization Entity and worldwide professional society of financial practitioners. We are an accreditation council and certification body that is the first to recognize double accredited business school standards along with requiring mandatory educational, experience, ethical, and continuing education standards as dictated by the Ibanez and Peel US Supreme Court decision on post-nominal certifications and credentials.
GAFM ® ™ has members registered in more than 150+ countries providing brand recognition for the graduate organization and for our individual designations. In the last decade alone our GAFM ® and our US Founding Certification Board has been recognized by the US Department of Labor, US Occupational Handbooks & Guides, TUV, ISO Standards 9001 and 29990, Certification Accreditation of ACBSP Double Accredited Programs and Exams , The Arab Academy/Arab League, Republic of China /Chinese Government, GAFM Recognized the AACSB in 2003 , Endorsed by the Royal Society of Fellows, ICE Institute for Credential Excellence, Investopedia Dictionary, ANSI American National Standards Institute - GAFM IBS International Board of Standards , Capital Markets Authority of Saudi Arabia Compliant, Dubai Stock Exchange (Dubai Financial Market), Partner with ACCE African Economists Association, Egyptian Investment Institute, NOCA National Organization for Competency Assurance Kuwait Ministry of Trade and Industry, Training Compliance with Singapore Monetary Authority, Qatar Financial Centre, Central Bank of Oman, The Forbes Intelligent Investor, and others to provide PDC professional development certification to their employees and authorized partners. GAFM ® and our Offshore GAFM ® ™ is also formally recognized or registered with regulators worldwide. The GAFM ® GAFM ® ™ added to our formal status or global recognition with the approval as an approved training organization for the Arab Academy which is UN recongized under League of Arab States, Human Resources Compliant in China, Capital Market Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Brazil Governmental Legal Training, and for the Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) under the Qatar Development Centre Regulatory Authority.
In the 22 Arab Nations, GAFM ® GAFM ® ™ has a multi year alliance with the Arab Legues' Arab Academy as a professional alliance organization, which gives the GAFM ® ™ authority to issue joint diplomas and professional certifications locally in Arabia. GAFM ™ has approved over 800 accredited government educational providers worldwide via our ACBSP Accreditation articulation alliance and consults directly to assist the the government and leaders of the: USA, China, Brazil, United Nations, UNITAR, and Afghanistan.
The IBS International Board of Standards is globally recognized by several very distinguished US-based bodies.
ISO Standards Quality Recogition - 2015 Approval
The Institute for Credentialing Excellence - Member Professional
The Accreditation Council for Busines Schools and Programs - The Global Leader in Business School Education Accreditation - Professional Membership and Certification Course Exemption Alliance Program.
The Board of Standards is a member and recognizes the The American National Standards Institute (www.ansi.org) is the US institute that oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector. ANSI is also actively engaged in accrediting programs that assess conformance to standard. GAFM ® and the Board of Standares is a company member of ANSI and we are proud to add this recognition to our growing global credibility.
The Board of Standards also recognizes The National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA - www.noca.org ) which is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing educational, networking and advocacy resources for the credentialing community. NOCA's accrediting body, the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), evaluates certification organization for compliance with the NCCA Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs. GAFM ® is pleased to have been awarded membership status with NOCA.
International Society of Business Education & National Business Education Association - Member
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