Securities Institute hones Asian focus
TheSecurities Institutehas kicked off a strategic campaign to dramatically boost its student numbers, memberships and education standards throughout the Asia Pacific region.
The group has appointed private consultant Sue Jeffery into the newly created role of international manager to lead the initiative.
According to Jeffery, the Securities Institute is in a strong position to expand into the Asia Pacific market given it’s already established branding in the region and its international membership base in 50 countries.
“There is a growing demand in Asia… and Australia’s financial markets model is highly respected for its dedication to raising standards. Many organisations are just beginning to recognise this lucrative education market for which the Institute is well positioned.
“Our extensive work assisting emerging economies on market development projects throughout Asia also gives us significant insight into the region’s education needs, and will act as a major springboard for the establishment of the Institute’s programs internationally,” Jeffrey says.
During 2003, the Institute ran a capacity-building program for the Bank of Thailand on the development of a derivatives and corporate bond market. The program included a one week visit to Australia by five senior Thai officials.
“We’ve also worked extensively with the Vietnamese government on an ambitious project, opening and operating a trading board for the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre. We were able to enforce corporate governance principles and establish a capital market resource centre for the financial service sector,” Jeffrey says.
There are currently 805 international members of the Institute and 625 international students registered with its distance education program in 45 countries, which include Fiji, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Samoa, Indonesia, India, the Philippines, and Singapore.
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