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More than half fail CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... two-in-five people working in the investment industry passed the first stage of the most recent Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examination. Of the 68,086 candidates who took the Level I exam in December last year, 57% failed to progress to the next ...

BTIM chief retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... investment firm LeapFrog Investments and has held a number of senior roles with Perpetual. He is also a former president of the CFA Society of Sydney. In announcing the leadership change, BTIM group chief executive Emilio Gonzalez described Bargholz's ...

CFA Australia recruits industry veterans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
CFA Societies Australia appointed investment management veterans Maria Wilton and Stephen Dunne to chair its diversity and advocacy bodies respectively. Wilton is the new chair of CFA Societies Australia's National Diversity Committee, a body aiming ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... of the Industry Advisory Board at the Australian Centre of Financial Studies; a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Advocacy Council; and is national chair of the CFA Society Diversity Committee. Previously she was a director of various public ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... categories Andrew Main, veteran business journalist, emcee and commentator Nick Pollard, managing director, Asia Pacific, The CFA Institute Sally Wong, chief executive, Hong Kong Investment Funds Association Wu Chen, editorial director, The Economist ...

Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
More than half of new Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidates failed the first level of the six-hour examination, recent results from the CFA Institute shows. Of the 63,281 global candidates who took the mid-year Level I sitting (also offered in ...

Morningstar partners to drive adviser ESG education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... application by advisers and their clients. Complementing this, the MMI will also provide access to introductory courses from the CFA Institute, the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), the Principles for Responsible Investment Academy ...

Fintechs pose disintermediation threat: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
The latest CFA Institute report shows fintechs specialising in blockchain, robo-advice, mobile payments and peer-to-peer lending have the highest potential to disintermediate the financial services industry. CFA Society Sydney president Anthony Serhan ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Super App Suitebox Social Media Campaign of the Year State Street Global Advisors Finalists Australian Ethical Investments CFA Institute Equity Trustees Vanguard Advertising Campaign of the Year - Consumer ANZ - Love Insurance Initiative Finalists Colonial ...

CFA Institute shrinks gender parity gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The number of male and female CFA candidates are almost at parity, according to the CFA Institute. About 46% females and 54% males sat the exam in December last year. Females who re-sat the exam accounted for 44% of total candidates. The Institute's ...