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About ISSA
ISSA is a private sector organisation without backing or mandate by
any public sector entity. It was incorporated in 1989 as a non-profit
association under Swiss law in Zurich, Switzerland.
Membership is subject to invitation by the executive board. Eligible
for membership are institutions such as custodian banks, clearing
organisations, central depositories, stock exchanges, brokers, asset
managers.
ISSA is headed by an executive board, composed of senior executives
of the 12 sponsors firms, the Operating Committee Chair and the ISSA Secretary.
The Operating Committee is the body tasked with driving all activities. It reports to the Executive Board.
A small secretariat is hosted by UBS AG in Zurich. ISSA itself does not employ any staff of its own.
Currently, ISSA has around 80 member institutions world-wide and
1000 subscribers to its publications all over the world.
> ISSA Intro presentation
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