The CIMA syllabus draws on the unique CGMA Global Management Accounting Principles© and CGMA Competency Framework to empower individuals with high-level abilities to help them achieve sustainable success in both business and finance. We provide continuing professional development services, fund academic research, develop thought leadership, monitor professional standards , maintain a code of ethics for members, and work with external tuition providers and assessment services to provide the best study and examination experience. In 2021, members of CIMA and AICPA formed the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants to unite and strengthen the accounting profession globally.