FRM accredited by GARP, UK
Global recognition and respect for the FRMdesignation is dramatically growing. FRM is
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partisan international association, committedto the Risk Management profession. GARP wasfounded in 1996. In 2010, GARP hadabout 150,000
members from 195 countries and174% increase in membership since 2005.
In September 2010 GARP announced that it hadregistered its 100,000th individual for theFinancial Risk Manager (FRM) Exam, the global benchmark for financial risk management professionals.
The FRM designationis proving year after year to be a valuablecredential toemployers at commercial and investment banks,insurance firms,brokerage firms, corporations,consulting firms, asset management firms, regulatory bodies, academicinstitutions, corporate treasuryoperations and software vendorsworldwide," said Richard Apostolik,GARP President and CEO. "Based onits growth, earning the FRM designation has become the standard financial risk managers must meet inorder to objectively demonstratecompetence in the professionof financial risk management. We seemore and more established firms suchas KPMG, Morgan Stanley, GenworthFinancial and NY Life requesting that their candidates for senior level risk manager positions have the FRM."
Financial Risk Manager
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