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AI can improve super fund value chain: CFA Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... in every corner of the value chain to ultimately provide efficient, personalised services to members, new research from the CFA Institute found. The Pensions in the Age of Artificial Intelligence report canvassed investments and technology experts from ...

HarbourVest adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... investor relations. At Macquarie, Pham held the role of associate director of strategic accounts management. In the role, the CFA charter-holder covered private wealth firms, dealer groups, consultants and wholesale investment managers. Before this ...

Former Frontier alts head joins Evergreen

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... ABN AMRO, and Aegon Asset Management. "With a Masters in Financial Econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and as a CFA Charterholder, Michiel's expertise will further improve the high standards of our investment consulting services," Evergreen ...

Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... down the ranks globally, with experts saying it's the result of a lack of focus. According to the 16 th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index report, Australia is now ranked sixth globally with an index value of 76.7 and a B+ grade, now ...

CFA Society Australia launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
CFA Society Australia has officially launched, with the aim to giving a stronger voice to Australian CFA charterholders while raising the recognition of the CFA credential in Australia. CFA Society Australia chief executive Lisa Carroll said the transition ...

Legalsuper investment strategy lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... venture capital funds, investment consulting, and managing multi-asset portfolios. She is a board member and secretary of the CFA Society of Melbourne, a member of the Policy Committee for Women in Super, a member of the Senior Investing Peer Advisory ...

CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
Of the almost 29,000 candidates that sat the CFA Institute's latest Level I exam, just 35% passed. Some 28,953 candidates sat the Level I CFA Program across the globe in November 2023. Of these, 35% were successful and can now apply to sit the Level ...

CFA final exam pass rate declines

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
Of the 16,035 candidates who sat for the Level III CFA exam in August, just under half (47%) passed. This is below the 48% and 49% pass rate for those who sat the Level III exam this past February and August of last year, respectively. It is also lower ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... weak Aussie dollar are all front of mind for Future Fund deputy chief investment officer Alicia Gregory. Gregory told the CFA Societies Australia Investment Conference yesterday that how the sovereign wealth fund invests in every asset class is done ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... study of nearly 50 nations, with the lack of a compulsory retirement income stream being what holds it back. The latest Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index sees Australia placed fifth, coming in behind Netherlands, Iceland, Israel and Denmark ...