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AI to revolutionise investment industry: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
The investment industry's digital transformation will be accelerated using artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, both of which stand out as some of the most influential factors in coming years. The CFA Institute's Research and Policy Centre's ...

CFA exam results begin to normalise

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
The pass rate for the second level of the CFA Institute exam jumped in May above its historic average, marking an impressive turnaround from the below-average rates experienced during the pandemic. Over half (52%) of the 15,895 candidates worldwide ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... developments in our sector. Those international connections RIAA holds through the GSIA and other initiatives through the CFA Institute and the PRI are really important to the work we do here." This announcement coincides with the release of the International ...

Graduates confident about finance career prospects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... prospects, even more so than they were in 2021. Among the most confident are those looking for a role in finance, the CFA Institute found. According to the CFA Institute's Graduates Outlook 2023 Survey, 75% of local graduates are confident in their career ...

CFA Institute unveils major program overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
The CFA Institute has executed its most comprehensive CFA Program revamp since 1963, in a bid to increase its relevance in today's investment landscape. The CFA Program enhancements aim to better prepare aspiring investment professionals for a rapidly ...

Spirit Super farewells chair, names successor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... director of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation, deputy chair of Infrastructure Victoria, board governor of the CFA Institute, member of the Queensland State Investment Advisory Board and external director of the Dexus Wholesale Property Fund. ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Australia's retirement system has been awarded a B+ by Mercer and the CFA Institute in their 2022 Global Pension Index, ranking sixth overall for the second consecutive year. The index covers 44 retirement systems around the world, measuring them on ...

CFA exam results improve

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
The CFA Institute has released its latest exam results, with a promising pass rate of 38% for its Level 1 exam. Of the more than 19,000 candidates worldwide who sat the exam in May this year, a total of 7315 passed. These results are a slight improvement ...

Trust in financial services jumps: CFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... industry and financial advisers than global peers, a new survey has found levels of trust to be robust. Data from the CFA Institute Enhancing Investors' Trust study revealed that globally trust in financial services had reached an all-time high. Institutional ...

CFA Institute says focus on culture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
A new report from the CFA Institute has found that the culture of investment organisations often constrains innovation. The report, titled The future of work in investment management: changing organisational cultures, offered a series of recommendations ...