ACI Singapore Funds Financial Market Training

Photo: (Left to right) Mr Kenneth Kan, Honorary Secretary, Mr Daniel Koh, Past President, Dr Alex Tan, Honorary Treasurer and Mr Andrew Ng, President of ACI.

In September 2013, ACI Singapore - The Financial Markets Association pledged a term gift to the University to establish the ACI Singapore Financial Markets Training Fund and the ACI Singapore Endowed Bursary Fund. Established with a contribution of $250,000, the Training Fund enables aspiring individuals to enrol in a financial markets certification programme that aims to raise professionalism in the industry and channel new talent to support the growth of the financial markets. Commencing in 2014, the programme is a collaboration between the Association and SMU, and is offered through SMU’s Financial Training Institute.

“Education and Professional Development are important cornerstones of ACI, and we see our partnership with SMU as an important avenue to identify and develop promising new talent for the financial markets. We are delighted to make this donation which we hope will also encourage other institutions in our industry to do likewise,” said Mr Mervyn Fong, Managing Director of ACI Singapore.

About ACI Singapore – The Financial Markets Association

ACI Singapore – The Financial Markets Association (formerly known as the Forex Association of Singapore) is the standard bearer for financial markets' professionals in Singapore. The Association was formed in 1973 and its history has been inextricably linked to Singapore’s emergence as a leading financial centre in the world. ACI Singapore is affiliated to ACI - The Financial Markets Association, the global umbrella body of financial markets associations. This Paris-based body, founded as Association Cambiste Internationale, has more than 13,000 international members worldwide in more than 60 countries, making it the largest international association in the wholesale financial markets.

As the Industry representative for Financial Markets Professionals, ACI Singapore is also proud that for the last 15 years, we have been continuously raising funds for the less fortunate in our society through our annual ACI Charity Golf tournaments. This charity drive is now well recognised as a feature in the annual calendar, and is widely and actively supported by our members, the dealing fraternity and financial institutions. Annually the event raises in excess of SGD700,000 for various Charities in Singapore.