Investment Association CEO Chris Cummings to exit in June

Leaves after almost a decade in the role

Patrick Brusnahan
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Investment Association CEO Chris Cummings is set to step down from his position in June next year.

Cummings held the role for close to a decade, having previously been CEO of TheCityUK. Before that, he headed up the Association of Independent Financial Advisers. In a LinkedIn post, he said it was an "extraordinary privilege" to lead the trade association through "a demanding time, but also one of great achievement". Over the past ten years, the IA has launched its IA Engine, a fintech accelerator working with over 270 firms, and expanded its international footprint with an office in Brussels and an operation in Washington. Chair of the IA Board, and executive vice president and ...

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