Barring collapse of prices on the world's bourses, AIMR will continue to rake in the bucks.

FORBES: Analysts for the world

These are matters the SEC, NASD, AIMR and others maintain pose no risk to investors.

FORBES: Consultant Refuses to Disclose Manager Brokerage to Pension - Asserts Duty to Protect Confidentiality of Its Brokerage Clients! (November 1, 2001)

Take a look at the story on page 94 by Daniel Fisher about a certificate-granting entity called AIMR.

FORBES: Side Lines

AIMR's initiative recognises, so long as countries have different standards, investors cannot compare apples with apples across borders.

ECONOMIST: Fund management

In the future the SEC, NASD, state regulators, ICI, AIMR, FBI, and others will not have the final word on disclosure to investors.

FORBES: Emerging New Fiduciary Trends and Developments: Systems of Mass Deception vs. Systems of Enhanced Diligence (September 1, 2003)

Demand is so strong in Hong Kong that AIMR has rented the cavernous Hong Kong Convention Center to accommodate the 3, 902 test-takers expected this June.

FORBES: Analysts for the world

Barnes has worked with Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley and many others as an institutional trader, and maintained AIMR compliant performance for a diverse set of high-net-worth investors.

FORBES: Enhanced Index Funds: Can They Deliver Low-Risk Returns?

Forget any AIMR ethical mandates of independence and objectivity.

FORBES: Financial Analysts: Writing Research That Benefits Their Employers and Themselves (August 1, 2001)

Once again, this case illustrates that while the SEC, AIMR and the ICI all advocate on behalf of the money management and mutual fund industry, there is no effective investor advocacy group.

FORBES: No Freedom of Information When It Comes to Money Managers (November 1, 2000)

"For a long time employers didn't know what they were getting unless they were drawing from a select group of schools, " says Robert Johnson, senior vice president at AIMR and holder of a Ph.

FORBES: Analysts for the world