Recent CFA
Institute Press Releases and Announcements
CFA Institute Launches European
Investors Working Group with European Capital Markets Institute to
Champion Professional Investor Interests
The EIWG meets for the first time today in Brussels.
Released June 30, 2009
GIPS Executive Committee Announces
New Appointments
The nine-member GIPS Executive Committee (EC) announced today the
addition of two new members.
Released June 19, 2009
Forty-Eight Percent of
CIPM Candidates Pass Expert Exam
CFA Institute today announced that 48 percent of the Expert level
candidates in the CIPM program passed the exam.
Released June 11, 2009
Tilburg University in the
Netherlands Becomes CFA Program Partner
CFA Institute is pleased to announce a CFA Program Partnership with
Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Released June 11, 2009
The Emirates Securities and
Commodities Authority (ESCA), CFA Emirates, and CFA Institute, Sign
Agreement to Advance Professional Standards in the UAE
ESCA, CFA Emirates, and CFA Institute, have signed a memorandum of
understanding to explore ways to advance professional standards in the
capital markets and investment industry.
Released June 10, 2009
Number of Chartered Financial
Analyst Candidates Increases by 44 percent in Nigeria
The number of investment professionals in Nigeria that have registered
for the CFA Program in FY2009 has increased by 44 percent from FY2008
.
Released June 9, 2009
NISM, CFA Institute, and IAIP to Bring World Class Education, Training, and Research to the Indian Investment Community
Major MoU signed to start this initiative.
INSEAD Business School in France
Becomes CFA Program Partner
CFA Institute is pleased to welcome INSEAD Business School as an
additional CFA Program Partner in France.
Released May 26, 2009
CFA Institute Investor Education:
Understanding Investing and Inflation to Protect Your Future
CFA Institute creates a new investor education fact sheet to help
Americans make more informed investment decisions.
Released May 20, 2009
IE Business School Becomes
Inaugural CFA Program Partner in Spain
CFA Institute is pleased to announce a CFA Program Partnership with IE
Business School in Spain.
Released May 19, 2009
CFA Institute Moves Islamic Finance
and ESG Operation to London
CFA Institute announces the appointment of Usman Hayat, FRM, CFA as
director of Islamic Finance and ESG Investing to its EMEA office.
Released May 13, 2009
128,600 Investment Professionals
Commit to Advancing Professional Excellence and Standards by Taking June
2009 CFA Exams
CFA Institute announced today that despite the global economic downturn,
a record number have reaffirmed their commitment by enrolling for the
June 2009 CFA exams.
Released May 12, 2009
Yale’s David F. Swensen Receives
the CFA Institute Award for Professional Excellence
CFA Institute presents David F. Swensen, chief investment officer for
Yale University in New Haven, CT, with its Award for Professional
Excellence.
Released April 27, 2009
CFA Institute Welcomes the IASB Comprehensive Review of Financial Instrument Accounting
CFA Institute announces its support for the decision made by the IASB to focus on a comprehensive review of key aspects of IAS 39.
CFA Institute Members Show Concern over Mis-Selling of Retail Investment Products
Seventy-three percent of respondents based in the European Union believe fee structures of investment products drive their sales to customers rather than suitability.
CFA Institute Members Based in the European Union Believe Executive Pay Practice Needs Repair
Sixty-four percent of respondents believe that executives in practice receive the majority of their variable compensation no matter what the company's circumstances may be.
Global Shareowner Rights Guidebook Now Available from CFA Institute Centre
Manual helps investors understand their rights in international markets.
CFA Institute Centre Voices Concerns over Political and Piecemeal Amendments to Accounting Standards
The CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity believes that the IASB must pursue a comprehensive review of the complex financial instrument accounting rules announced by the IASCF.
CFA Institute Member Poll Finds Investment Professionals Support Global Adoption of Single Set of Accounting Standards
CFA Institute has announced the results of a global member poll on the IFRS convergence debate.
CFA Institute Announces Results of Third Annual Global Investment Research Challenge
Nanyang Technological University from Singapore has won the third annual CFA Institute Global Investment Research Challenge.
Investors' Working Group Dismayed and Concerned with Threats to Financial Accounting Standards Board Independence
IWG says that the current political and special interest pressures placed on FASB to change fair value accounting standards are unacceptable and troubling.
CFA Institute Opens Office in Brussels
CFA Institute is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in
Brussels, Belgium, as an extension of the CFA Institute Centre for
Financial Market Integrity.
Top Prize of CFA Institute Americas Investment Research Challenge Given to Fundação Getulio Vargas School of Business of São Paulo, Brazil
FGV advances to the Global Investment Research Challenge in London.
CFA Institute Launches New Advertising Campaign to
Recognize Latest CFA Charterholders
CFA Institute today announced the launch of its expanded new CFA
charterholder recognition campaign.
Morningstar's Paul D. Kaplan, CFA, to Receive Prestigious Financial Analysts Journal Graham and Dodd Award
The Financial Analysts Journal's Advisory Council and Editorial Board have awarded the annual Graham and Dodd Award to Paul D. Kaplan, CFA, vice president of quantitative research at Morningstar, Inc.
Released March 9, 2009
Nanyang Technological University Wins the CFA Institute
Asia-Pacific Regional Investment Research Challenge
NTU team advances to the Global Investment Research Challenge in London.
University of Cape Town, South Africa, Becomes CFA
Program Partner
CFA Institute has signed a CFA Program Partnership with the Faculty of
Commerce at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Nouriel Roubini, Hedge Fund Expert Andrew Lo, and Authors Michael Lewis and James Stewart to Speak at CFA Institute Annual Conference
The CFA Institute Annual Conference brings together investment professionals from around the world to hear industry leaders share insights on today's most critical investment issues.
CFA Institute Board of Governors Meets in Dubai to Set
Direction for the Investment Profession
CFA Institute holds its first Board of Governors meeting in Dubai.
Donaldson, Levitt to Lead Investor Task Force on Reform of U.S. Financial Market Regulation
William Donaldson, CFA, and Arthur Levitt Jr., two highly respected former chairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will lead the Investors' Working Group (IWG).
Investor Advocate CFA Institute Centre Cautious over Impact of Obama Executive Pay Proposals
The CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity comments on the Obama administration's proposed executive compensation policies.
Majority of Canadian CFA Institute Members Believe Budget Measures Still Not Enough to Address Canada's Financial Situation
Eighty percent believe asset-backed commercial paper still an unresolved issue.
"Friend Or Foe?" Cautions CFA Institute on
Related-Party Transactions
Study recommends investors be more vigilant in monitoring related-party
transactions when investing in Asia.
U.S. Investors Remain Tentative on U.S. Government Bailouts and Less Confident about Markets Today
Non-U.S. investors have a more positive outlook says CFA Institute Centre survey.
Thirty-Five Percent of 49,797 Candidates Worldwide Passed December 2008 Level I CFA Exam
CFA Institute today announced that of the 49,797 worldwide candidates that sat for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program Level I exam which took place in December, 35 percent passed.
GIPS Standards' 2010 Revisions Open for Public Comment
The GIPS Executive Committee, the governing body for the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS), is seeking comments on proposed changes to the investment industry performance standards.
CFA Institute Offers 10 Tips on Avoiding Investment Fraud
CFA Institute offers 10 tips to help investors reduce their chances of being devastated by investment fraud.
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Trademark Injunction in Favor of CFA Institute
CFA Institute announced today that the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of CFA Institute.
Investor Advocate CFA Institute Centre Identifies Top Executive Compensation Concerns for 2009
Information on the CFA Institute Centre's positions on executive compensation.
CFA Institute Announces John D. Rogers, CFA, as New President and CEO
Rogers’ term begins immediately. He succeeds Jeff Diermeier, CFA who served since January 2005.
Forty-One Percent of CIPM Candidates Pass Expert
Exam
CFA Institute today announced that 41 percent of the Expert level
candidates in the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement
(CIPM) program passed the exam.
Released December 23, 2008
Madoff
Scandal Reinforces Need for Hedge Fund Ethics Code
CFA Institute Centre says industry should adopt strong
professional code of conduct.
Released
December 18, 2008
Jeff Diermeier, CFA, to Conclude Tenure as CFA
Institute President and CEO
Jeff Diermeier, CFA will retire his position as CFA Institute president
and CEO on December 31, 2008, the global association reported.
Released
December 15, 2008
CFA Institute and EDHEC Business School Extend
Executive Education Partnership to Alternative Investment
Seminar
The course, aimed at senior investment professionals, will take place
17-19 March in London.
Released
December 11, 2008
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