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Upcoming sessions

Mar 2027

Ordinary Assembly

2026 annual report and accounts, activity plan and budget for 2027.

Oct 2027

Ordinary Assembly

Consideration of the 2028 activity plan and budget, and a review of the first year of accreditation.

Participation and voting rules

✓ Each member has one vote. That vote counts only towards the result of their own segment.

✓ The segment is set by the size of the licensed brokerage the member is bound to on the date of the Assembly.

✓ Only members with dues paid up and in full enjoyment of their rights are counted.

✓ Founding and Honorary members not bound to any licensed company do not vote and may not vote at General Assemblies.

✓ Minutes are published on this page within 30 days of each session.

The three segments

Segment Members bound to the company Weight in the decision

Small 1 to 10 One Segment Vote

Medium 11 to 50 One Segment Vote

Large 51 or more One Segment Vote

How the result is decided

Votes are not added into a single total. Each segment resolves its own by simple majority and produces one Segment Vote. A decision passes when at least two segments converge — no segment can carry a decision alone.

Small

1 to 10 bound members

Medium

11 to 50 bound members

Large

51 or more bound members

Convergence of 2 of 3 segments → decision approved

Worked example

A proposal to change the dues, voted by 900 members.

Small 410 votes · 62% in favour IN FAVOUR

Medium 330 votes · 55% against AGAINST

Large 160 votes · 71% in favour IN FAVOUR

Approved. Two segments converge in favour.

Note what this prevents: the 160 members in the Large segment weigh as much as the 410 in the Small segment — and neither decides without the other or without Medium.

🕐 Minutes of past sessions will be available for download here after the Founding Assembly.

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