Practice
The habits that separate a defensible model from a fragile one
Structure, transparency and testable assumptions. What the Institute looks for when a three-statement model, a DCF or an LBO has to hold up under scrutiny.
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In Brief
Analysis, standards and research from across the Institute. A working record of how competence and integrity are set, tested and verified in finance — written for candidates, credential holders and the firms that employ them.
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Why a credential should be verifiable in seconds, not weeks
A qualification is only as trustworthy as the check behind it. The Institute examines how cryptographically verifiable credentials — 75-bit random codes, HMAC-SHA256 signing and revocation-aware public verification — close the gap between a claim and its proof, and why "proven, not just claimed" is more than a motto.
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Standards
Conflicts of interest are managed, not wished away
The Code of Ethics treats conflict as a condition to be disclosed and controlled. A closer look at Standard VI and what it asks of practitioners in daily work.
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Report
The State of Verified Credentials 2026
The Institute's flagship annual study on how employers evaluate qualifications, where trust breaks down, and the rise of instant, no-login verification.
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Practice
What backtesting a VaR model actually tells you
From exception counts to model validation under Basel, the Global Risk Practices Survey reports how firms distinguish a working risk model from a comfortable one.
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Community
Standards Summit 2026 opens registration
The Institute's flagship gathering returns to London on 14–15 October, convening the Board of Standards, employer partners and MIFS Societies from 60+ cities.
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Verification in seconds, not weeks
Our lead story on cryptographically verifiable credentials, revocation and the public check that needs no login. Proven, not just claimed.
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Evidence behind the standard
In Brief draws on the Institute's own research programme. Each year MIFS publishes benchmark studies on credentials, skills, modelling, risk, ethics and the adoption of data and AI in finance.
- The State of Verified Credentials 2026→
- Skills of the Modern Analyst→
- Financial Modelling Standards Review 2026→
- Global Risk Practices Survey→
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