Ian Sayers

Director General
Association of Investment Companies (AIC)

Ian Sayers is the Director General of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), having previously been its Technical Director until his promotion to Deputy Director General in 2005.

Ian has extensive experience in providing technical advice to the AIC’s Members and their managers on areas such as taxation, accounting, company law and regulation. He is also heavily involved in the AIC’s public affairs activities and regularly lobbies the Government, the Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and the European Commission on matters affecting the investment company industry.

He joined the AIC in 1998 from Ernst & Young, where he was a tax manager in the Investment Management Group specialising in investment trusts.