Why You Should Become an Affiliate Member

As a provider of products and services to the financial services industry, establishing a visible presence from which to build relationships is an important part of your success. Let FMS help you make your connections!

As an Affiliate Member, you'll find that a small investment in FMS membership is an investment in your company's growth and profitability. You will have an opportunity to build an industry-wide network of contacts and the chance to meet face-to-face with qualified decision makers from financial institutions.

Reach Key Decision Makers

• The Finance & Accounting Forum for Financial Institutions - FMS's largest event, it is one of the most efficient vehicles for targeting financial professionals from financial institutions. FMS members get a large discount on exhibit space.

The Forum offers several sponsorship opportunities to help you get maximum exposure. From refreshment breaks to the cyber cafe, you will receive exposure through promotional materials, on-site signage and more!

• Membership List Rental - For a direct-mail campaign with impact, the FMS membership mailing list is available for rental.  Members save $75. View data card.

Increase Your Visibility

• Speaking Opportunities - Increase your visibility by applying to speak at The Forum or one of FMS's various workshops, webinar and other learning opportunities. View speaking opportunities.

• Writing Opportunities - Expand your reach by writing informational or analytical articles on topics of interest to FMS members. View writing opportunities.

• Membership  & Peer Consulting Directory - Keep your name in front of financial executives with your listing in the Membership Directory and by participating in the Peer Consulting program - an opportunity to be listed by your areas of expertise.

• Discussion Boards - Exchange information, make contacts and offer advice right from your desk. The discussion board allows you to dialog with other members right from your desk. View a sample discussion board discussion.

• Leadership Opportunities - Enhance your personal and professional growth by joining an FMS Advisory Council. Councils identify emerging trends and issues in the financial services industry to ensure FMS continues to offer members the most useful resources and educational programs.

• Local Chapter Network - Join a local FMS chapter and gain essential education and networking in your own community. To learn more about chapter membership, contact the chapter directly.

Keep Current on Hot Industry Issues

• Financial Managers Update Newsletter - Reliable, timely and relevant - that’s the type of information you’ll get with our biweekly newsletter, Financial Managers Update. Addressed specifically to finance and internal audit professionals, it covers asset/liability management techniques, risk and profitability management strategies, accounting standards and practices, regulatory changes, internal auditing issues and more. View a sample Update newsletter.

• Discounts on Professional Education - Stay current on critical issues facing your clients with specialized professional education As an FMS member, you’ll get the lowest rate on all our programs.  In fact, your benefits will extend to your entire company as your coworkers are all eligible for reduced rates as well.  View our education calendar.

• Industry News Headlines - The FMS home page offers daily headlines on issues that impact the industry. We save you time by wading through all the information out there and bring you only the information you need to know.

• Industry News Archive - Only FMS members can access our Industry News Archive, a searchable database of hundreds of articles, white papers, interpretive guidance, and implementation guidance on the most pressing regulatory, accounting, asset/liability management, investment, internal auditing and strategic issues of the day.

• White Papers - Our library of white papers contributed by industry experts offers highly specialized analyses and implementation guides.

Affiliate Membership Fees

The annual membership fee for individual Affiliate Members is $495 per year. FMS does not offer institutional memberships, however, many benefits extend to the coworkers of FMS members such as reduced rates on our educational programming and discounts on exhibit booth rental fees.

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