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More than 1900 investment management professionals gather in London for the CFA Institute 72nd Annual Conference 2019

13 May, 2019
London United Kingdom
Disruption: The New Reality in Investment Management

CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, today outlined the continuing work the industry must do to raise professionalism within the investment management industry, while confronting the changes and mega-trends which are impacting investors worldwide.

Co-hosted in partnership with CFA Society of the UK, the CFA Institute 72nd Annual Conference features celebrated economists, best-selling authors, leading researchers and successful practitioners, as well as dedicated educational tracks on fintech, sustainable investing, private wealth management, investing in emerging markets, and career management.

In his wide-ranging key note speech, Paul Smith, CFA, president and CEO of CFA Institute, called upon participants to consider how finance can solve the problems of tomorrow, and to advocate for policies that benefit investors and society at large, particularly within the context of ESG and sustainability.

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales contributed to the conference by delivering a video message focusing on climate change, to an audience of 1200 investment management professionals from 87 countries. View HRH The Prince of Wales’ full message.

Says Paul Smith, CFA, President and CEO of CFA Institute: ‘We regard the consideration of material ESG information an important component of financial analysis. His Royal Highness’ remarks reflect our members’ growing interest and competence in this critically important field and we wholeheartedly support the call for better data. ESG disclosures require further standardisation and refinement to improve the quality, consistency, and comparability of key ESG factors across industry sectors and we actively contribute towards that end’.

More from the CFA Institute 72nd Annual Conference in London:

  • Via Twitter through @CFAInstitute, #Disrupt19 for session summaries, photos and updates, as well as additional conference highlights.
  • Visit the Annual Conference microsite for the complete conference schedule, speaker biographies, and timely blog posts from conference sessions.
  • Join Conference Live, an online conference experience providing an insider’s perspective with live broadcasts of select sessions, exclusive speaker interviews, and discussions of current topics.

For further information please contact Nicole Haroutunian, Director, Corporate Communications EMEA, CFA Institute.

CFA Institute

CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organisation is a champion of ethical behaviour in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. Our aim is to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. There are more than 163,000 CFA charterholders worldwide in 163 countries and regions. CFA Institute has nine offices worldwide and there are 154 local member societies. For more information, visit www.cfainstitute.org or follow us on Twitter at @CFAInstitute and on Facebook.com/CFAInstitute.

Media Contact

Nicole Haroutunian Director, Corporate Communications EMEA +44-0-20-7330-9551 [email protected]