Recognised professional qualifications?

Are the following letters after someone's name recognised in the UK as
those of a professional accountant?

MIBA (miba)
AAIA (aaia)
AFA

I have tried searching on these without success.

 

Never 'eard of them.

Mike Lewis MSC*

(*Manchester Ship Canal)

 

Thanks for the thumbs down, there It doesn't seem like they're
that instantly recognisable in the UK.

From elsewhere I've been assured that:
AAIA Associate member Association of International Accountants
AFA Associate member Institute of Financial Accountants

 

I don't really know what the hell they are either. Eg do you have to pass
any exams?

Mike Lewis (MSC)

 

Well, there's this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_International_Accountants

and this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Financial_Accountants

but that's about all I've got.

 

Lets put it this way.............

If you want an income reference from an accountant to be accepted by a
mortgage company it has ot be from one of these:

Chartered Accountant, English, Scottish. Irish is probably OK as well.
Chartered Certified Accountant
CIMA
CIPFA
Maybe AAT but I don't know.

Mike Lewis (MSC)