What is a Certified Investment Management Specialist?

The Institute for Investment Management Consultants issues the Certified Investment Management Specialist (CIMS) as a professional designation to qualified individuals who are investment managers. CIMS is issued to candidates who undergo a course study with the institute, pass the exam and have the required experience in financial services. 

CIMS became a professional designation in that could be recognized on its own without being attached to any other certification in 2002. Before this time, CIMS was a lower-level designation.

Other professional designations available to investment managers are;

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
• Chartered Investment Counselor (CIC)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
• Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA)