Organization News

More than 1,000 attendees from 62 countries traveled to Orlando, Florida, for the 62nd CFA Institute Annual Conference, which focused on enduring principles for long-term investment success. Renowned industry leaders addressed important and timely issues:

• Nouriel Roubini delivered the keynote speech on global systemic risk and emphasized several reasons why we are in a bear market rally.
• William Poole, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, talked about the instability of a bailout economy and the public policies needed to end bailouts.
• Marvin Zonis discussed the management of geopolitical risks, with a focus on the United States, China, Russia, and the Middle East, and on oil and other commodities.

For those who missed these and other speakers, webcasts and podcasts are available here. The 63rd Annual Conference will be held 16–19 May 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and will be hosted by the Boston Security Analysts Society, Inc.

During the annual member meeting in Orlando, Brian Singer, CFA, chair of the Board of Governors, and John Rogers, CFA, president and CEO of CFA Institute, addressed members and staff in attendance. Both Brian and John provided an update on CFA Institute and its role in the current economic turmoil.

View Brian's address
View John's address

Future Financial Professionals Put to the Test
The next generation of investment professionals demonstrated excellence during the Third Annual Global Investment Research Challenge, a worldwide competition among teams of business and finance students who research a publicly-traded company, write a sell-side research report, and present their recommendations to a judging panel of industry experts. More than 1,000 students from 240 universities participated in the 2009 program, which is sponsored by Thomson Reuters and hosted by 48 CFA Institute member societies.

This annual educational initiative is designed to promote best practices in equity research through hands-on mentoring and training in company analysis and presentation skills. CFA Institute congratulates the global champions from Nanyang Technological University, who demonstrated their acumen by winning the CFA Singapore, Asia-Pacific Regional, and Global Investment Research challenges.