Investment Association

27 results about this entity

Period: 15 Aug 2018 - 08 Aug 2025

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UK retail investors favour index trackers - Investment Association

Investment Association (IA) data reveals that index trackers attracted £1.1 billion in inflows in June 2025 marking a strong continuation of momentum for passive investing, particularly in equity exposures across Europe and North America.

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Asset manager associations join international blockchain initiative

The respective trade associations for the UK and Singapore's asset management industries have signed up to Project Guardian, a cross-border initiative led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and designed to promote use-cases for blockchain.

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IA, PIMFA and AIMA issue recommendation on T+2 fund settlement

The Investment Association (IA), Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) and Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) have joined forces to issue a recommendation encouraging firms to alter their fund settlement timings to T+2 on or before 11 October 2027.

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IA Engine welcomes seven new fintech firms to accelerator programme

The Investment Association’s (IA) FinTech hub and accelerator, IA Engine, has today announced the latest cohort of firms to join its Innovator and Advanced Access Programmes at its EmTech Global 2025 conference.

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Investment industry group publishes report on AI deployment strategies

The Technology Working Group – chaired by Michelle Scrimgeour and supported by the Investment Association – has today published its third and final report: Intelligent Investment: AI Deployment Strategies for UK Investment Management Firms.

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IA Engine opens applications for eighth fintech accelerator cohort

The Investment Association (IA) today opens applications for the eighth cohort of its annual Engine Innovator Programme, a FinTech accelerator for the investment management industry.

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The Investment Associations signs fintech agreement with Canada

The Investment Association’s (IA) FinTech hub and accelerator, IA Engine, has today announced the latest firms to join its Innovator Programme, as well as a new global FinTech partnerships between Engine and the Canada.

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Finbourne and OpenFin join first cohort of IA's Engine innovator programme

The Investment Association (IA) has today launched its latest initiative through Engine, its specialist FinTech accelerator and innovation hub for the investment management industry.

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UK funds given green light for tokenisation

Investment funds authorised in the UK may now be able to progress their tokenisation strategies following the publication of the first report from a government-backed industry working group.

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IA opens applications for fintech accelerator programme

The Investment Association (IA) today opens applications for its annual Engine Innovator Programme, an accelerator programme launched in 2018.

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The Investment Association to replace EchoWeb data collection platform with Fundipedia

The Investment Association has agreed a partnership with Fundipedia, a leading data management solution for asset managers, to use Fundipedia technology to replace the current ECHOWeb fund data collection platform.

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The Investment Association's Fintech Hub opens search for new cohort

Engine, the Investment Association’s specialist FinTech accelerator and innovation hub for the investment management industry, has opened applications for a fifth cohort of cutting-edge FinTech innovators to join the Engine Innovator Programme.