AMV Colombia

What AMV Colombia does

AMV Colombia (Corporación Autorregulador del Mercado de Valores – AMV) is a private non-profit self-regulatory organization (SRO) constituted in 2006 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia. It holds delegated authority from the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia to oversee the conduct of securities intermediaries, foreign exchange market participants, and certified professionals operating in the Colombian capital markets. Its core functions include professional certification, preventive supervision, disciplinary enforcement via an independent Tribunal Disciplinario, and investor protection.

The organization operates the SIAMV (Sistema de Información del Autorregulador del Mercado de Valores) portal as its core technology platform, which manages member onboarding, professional certification, examination registration, renewal tracking, and continuing education compliance. Supporting products include AMV Certification Programs (Asesor Financiero, Operador, Directivo, Digitador, Middle Office, and BMC variants valid for three years), Burcamp AMV for professional training, Desafío Finclash for financial literacy outreach, and proprietary market indices (IDI and ILM). The full suite is integrated through SIAMV and an in-house virtual examination system.

AMV is member-funded through contributions from 70+ self-regulated entities including major Colombian financial institutions. It serves four primary segments: securities intermediaries, foreign exchange market participants, individual financial professionals requiring certification, and retail investors. The organization is governed by a Consejo Directivo and an Asamblea de Miembros, with no parent company or external shareholders. Revenue, funding, and pricing details are not publicly disclosed.

Name

AMV Colombia

Legal name

Corporación Autorregulador del Mercado de Valores – AMV

Website

https://amvcolombia.org.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AMV Colombia is a non-profit self-regulatory organization, founded in 2006, that certifies professionals, supervises conduct, and enforces discipline across the Colombian securities and foreign exchange markets on behalf of 70+ member financial institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Securities Market Self-Regulation

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (55111), Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Accounting & Risk (CFA/CPA/FRM) Certifications (EDAAANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE), Investment Management Advisory (RIA) (FSAEAAAB)

Keywords

• Securities self-regulation
• Market conduct supervision
• Professional certification
• Investor protection
• Foreign exchange oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AMV Colombia operates as the self-regulatory organization (SRO) for Colombia's securities and foreign exchange markets, holding delegated authority from the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia. The organization delivers professional certification programs (Asesor Financiero, Operador, Directivo, etc.), market conduct supervision, disciplinary enforcement via the Tribunal Disciplinario, market indices (IDI, ILM), continuing education, and investor protection services. Its core operating platform is SIAMV, which manages member onboarding, certification tracking, exam administration, and renewal processes for over 70 self-regulated financial entities.

Product overview

AMV Colombia operates as a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the Colombian securities and foreign exchange markets, providing a unified platform of regulatory, certification, and educational services. The core offerings include the SIAMV portal for professional certification management, AMV Certification Programs for multiple market participant roles (Asesor Financiero, Operador, Directivo, Digitador, Middle Office), market indices (IDI and ILM), and the Tribunal Disciplinario for enforcement. Supporting products include Burcamp AMV for professional training, Desafío Finclash for financial education outreach, research publications, and regulatory frameworks (Reglamento de AMV and Reglamento Divisas). The portfolio is integrated through the SIAMV platform which manages certifications, renewals via continuing education credits, and examination registration. The organization functions as a regulatory body rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SIAMV (Sistema de Información del Autorregulador del Mercado de Valores) Web-based portal used by self-regulated professionals and member entities to manage certifications, renewals, exam registration, and continuing education. Provides access to professional profiles, certification status, and examination scheduling.
• AMV Certification Programs Professional certification programs for securities and foreign exchange market participants, including Asesor Financiero (Financial Advisor), Operador (Operator), Directivo (Executive), Digitador, Middle Office, and BMC variants. Certifications are valid for three years and are renewable through continuing education credits.
• Índices AMV (Market Indices) Market indices published by AMV: Índice de Dinámica Inversionista (IDI) measuring investor dynamics and Índice de Liquidez de Mercado (ILM) measuring market liquidity in the Colombian securities market.
• Burcamp AMV Financial professional education and training platform offering courses, webinars, and educational content for market participants seeking certification renewal and continuing education credits.
• Desafío Finclash Financial education challenge and game platform aimed at promoting financial literacy among university students and young investors in Colombia.
• Tribunal Disciplinario AMV's autonomous disciplinary body that decides on disciplinary proceedings against self-regulated entities or associated individuals violating securities and forex market regulations. Comprises a Decision Chamber and a Review Chamber.
• Documentos de Investigación y Análisis Research documents and market analysis publications including studies such as the Finfluencers research paper (DI 47) examining digital financial influencers in securities markets.
• Self-Regulation Rules (Reglamento de AMV and Reglamento Divisas) Self-regulation rules applicable to all securities market intermediaries that are members of AMV, covering conduct, duties, and disciplinary processes, plus voluntary self-regulation rules for foreign exchange activities conducted by authorized entities.

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions): International standard-setting body for securities regulators; not a competitor but the global forum whose principles shape AMV's regulatory framework and provide comparability against peer SROs worldwide.
• Deceval: Colombian central securities depository supervised within the same domestic ecosystem as AMV; an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, sharing members and regulatory perimeter.

Direct peers

• FINRA: U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is the closest functional analog: a private self-regulatory organisation authorised by the SEC to oversee broker-dealer conduct, certify professionals, run market surveillance, and discipline members — the same mandate AMV holds at Colombian scale.
• CIRO (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization): Canada's national SRO formed from the merger of IIROC and the MFDA, regulating investment dealers and mutual-fund dealers with a member-funded model, professional certification, and independent disciplinary hearings — directly comparable in structure and revenue model to AMV.
• BVC (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia): The Colombian securities exchange operator regulated by AMV; BVC is both a customer and a domestic peer in the same capital-markets ecosystem, sharing the Bogotá-based regulatory perimeter and many of the same intermediary members.

Regional players

• CMF (Comisión para el Mercado Financiero, Chile): Chile's integrated financial regulator formerly known as SVS, overseeing securities, banking conduct, and insurance — a regional LatAm peer with a comparable institutional architecture.
• SMV (Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores, Peru): Peruvian securities regulator with jurisdiction over market intermediaries and public offerings — a regional peer operating a comparable supervisory and conduct mandate in an adjacent LatAm market.

Broad incumbents

• AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers, France): France's integrated securities and markets regulator overseeing financial intermediaries, retail investor protection, and market integrity — a broader-incumbent peer operating at significantly larger scale than AMV but with a similar conduct-supervision remit.
• SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission): U.S. federal securities regulator with ultimate authority over the same conduct and disclosure domains AMV supervises in Colombia; comparable in function but vastly larger and statutory rather than member-funded.
• FCA (Financial Conduct Authority, UK): UK conduct regulator for financial services firms and markets, with comparable functions in authorisation, supervision, and enforcement; differs by being a statutory public body rather than a member-funded SRO, making it a broader incumbent analog.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AMVColombia

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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