Diplomas

Graduates who have passed the SFAA exams are entitled to use the corresponding designations after or under their names.

CIIA and CIWM designations

• Jane Doe, CIIA
• John Doe, CIWM

Designations for Swiss diplomas

• Jane Doe
  Diplomierte Finanzanalytikerin und Vermögensverwalterin
  Analyste financierère et gestionnaire de fortunes
  Analista finanziaria e amministratrice di patrimoni diplomata
• John Doe
  Diplomierter Finanz- und Anlageexperte
  Experte diplomé en finance et investissements
  Esperto diplomato in finanza e investimenti

Note: there are no abbreviations for the Swiss designations and no translation in English

Other designations

These are just the designations awarded by SFAA. You may naturally use other letters and designations as well. This also includes the CEFA (Certified European Financial Analyst) formerly awarded by SFAA. This has been replaced by the CIIA and is no longer awarded by SFAA. The CEFA designation can naturally continue to be used.

Note: the holder of a CEFA may not exchange it for another designation (e.g. CIIA) without authorisation. Candidates who wish to gain the CIIA must sit part of the final examination (Final l and Final ll).

Use of the designations on business cards

The designations may naturally be used on business cards. The examples above serve as a basis.

Use of the designations in newspaper articles

You may naturally use the diploma designations when writing in the press. If you are the author of an article, for example, we even recommend that you do so. It draws attention to your professional competence. You can find some examples here in German and in French.