When you become a JIAA member...

You can take advantage of the following opportunities and benefits: You are entitled to attend and express your opinions at the General Assembly and other meetings of JIAA. You can use complaint resolution and mediation services provided by JIAA to fulfill your obligation to implement measures for processing complaints and resolving disputes, as required of all financial instruments business operators, etc. under the Financial ADR system. We outsource these services to the Financial Instruments Mediation Assistance Center (FINMAC). You can check on the status of deliberations of the Board of Directors, committees, sub-committees, etc. on the JIAA member exclusive website. You can also make inquiries to the Secretariat regarding the content of deliberations as needed. You have access to various information related to investment management business as well as investment advisory and agency business, including updates on possible legislative changes and the content of such changes, through materials prepared by JIAA and on the JIAA member exclusive website. Also, when public comments are sought on legislative changes or other relevant matters, you can submit your opinions and inquiries through JIAA. You are provided with various statistics and materials useful for your business operations. - JIAA provides members, for instance, with statistical data on assets under management by member investment management firms, and publications such as Toshi-Unyo Kaisha Yoran, a directory of member investment management firms, and Teikan Shokisoku Shu, a collection of JIAA’s rules and regulations including the Articles of Incorporation. You are entitled to attend seminars and lectures organized by JIAA. - JIAA offers professional training for fund managers and analysts, compliance training, workshops for member investment management firms, seminars for member investment advisory firms, etc. You are required to comply with the following obligations: You must pay admission and membership fees. - Proceeds from admission and membership fees serve as the financial basis for funding various services provided by JIAA. You must comply with JIAA’s Articles of Incorporation, internal rules and regulations, resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors, etc., as well as with laws and regulations. - While this is a natural duty for all JIAA members, it also serves as a basis for maintaining and enhancing their social credibility. We invite only those who can comply with laws, regulations, and JIAA rules to join us.