About Us
History of ACI
ACI Kenya is a non- profit, professional association that draws all forex, money market and fixed income traders from all the registered banks in Kenya. ACI Kenya is an affiliate of ACI Financial Markets Association and falls under ACI Africa region as an ACI National Association represented on the ACIFMA Global Council. ACI Kenya has been in existence since 2000 while ACI FMA was founded in Paris in 1955 as Association Cambiste Internationale, and has a proud and illustrious history of involvement in helping its membership and financial markets, through various phases of market evolution.
Operating on four key pillars, the Association seeks to make its presence known in the wider financial markets, through training and social activities to create the holistic dealer.
The Goals of the Association are to:
- Promote good fellowship amongst its members
- Provide service and create opportunities that foster Ethical Behavior, industry Education and Professional growth
- Financial development of our market while partnering with key stakeholders
- Support community, good will, and charity as best we can
The Association
The Association has grown over the years to become a major influence in the Kenyan Banking sector. Through interactions with major stakeholders, including the Central Bank, the association has played a key role in helping to raise the standards of the Kenyan financial markets.
Ethical Conduct
ACI has always considered ethical conduct to be a key cornerstone of the Financial Markets as such; ACI Kenya has always encouraged its membership to acknowledge, respect and adhere to principles of ethical behaviour as laid out in the BIS FX Global Code (https://www.globalfxc.org/fx_global_code.htm). ACI Kenya is committed to supporting market participants to operate to the highest standards of ethical conduct and best market practice.
Please follow the link below to access ACI ELAC, the online portal providing continuous training and certification for Codes of Conduct in financial markets, contextualised for industry sectors and financial markets participants, whilst being relevant to their role and experience level.
ELAC - E-Learning, Attestation and Certification Portal
Please follow the link below to access ACI ELAC, the online portal providing continuous training and certification for Codes of Conduct in financial markets, contextualised for industry sectors and financial markets participants, whilst being relevant to their role and experience level.
ELAC - E-Learning, Attestation and Certification Portal
ACI Education
Training and development is one of the four pillars of ACI Kenya, and one of the 3 core values of the strategic focus of ACIFMA. ACI Kenya undertakes to train its members to ensure they are certified and are equipped with the necessary skills to fulfill their roles. Therefore, the Association offers a variety of courses that form part of the continuous development program of our members.
ACI certification is internationally recognized and is accredited by many regulators globally. Therefore, ACI Dealing Certificate is a mandatory requirement for all authorized bank dealers within a year of joining the dealing room.
ACI certification is internationally recognized and is accredited by many regulators globally. Therefore, ACI Dealing Certificate is a mandatory requirement for all authorized bank dealers within a year of joining the dealing room.
Our Team
Resource Documents
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1 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES foreignexchangeguidelines-CBK.pdf | Download |
2 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES 2015f-173352940_Banking Circular No 11 of 2015 - Interbank Foreign Exchange Market.pdf | Download |
3 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES 2015e-60162827_Banking Circular No 10 of 2015 - Interbank Foreign Exchange Market.pdf | Download |
4 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES 2015d-243517628_Banking Circular No 9 of 2015 - Compliance with the Prudential Guideline on Foreign Exchange Exposure Limits - CBK-PG-06.pdf | Download |
5 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES 2015c-821938490_Banking Circular No 6 of 2015 - Authorized Foreign Exchange Inter-Dealer Broker - Micromega Africa Money Brokers.pdf | Download |
6 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES 2015b-1257330489_Banking Circular No 4 of 2015 - Authorized Foreign Exchange Dealers-Brokers.pdf | Download |
7 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES 2015a-2088701732_Banking Circular No 3 of 2015 - Foreign Exchange Dealing with Unauthorized Dealers-Brokers.pdf | Download |
8 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES 2013-1328537517_Banking Circular No 2 of 2013 - KES1 Page on Reuters 3000 Extra.pdf | Download |
9 | CBK FX CIRCULARS AND GUIDELINES 2011-1062326539_Banking Circular No 12 of 2011 - Amendments to Foreign Exchange Exposure Limits.pdf | Download |
10 | STREASURY C20042314040.pdf | Download |
11 | STREASURY C20042314010.pdf | Download |