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More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... Leaper. Making spidey sense What's interesting is that the skills for this job are often taught rather than learned in a CFA or master's degree in finance which is not to say that an undergraduate degree isn't helpful in the corporate world. ...

Spirit Super farewells chair, names successor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... as 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
... services 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. ...

Increased demand drives ESG expert salaries

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... said. "For those who look to specialise with investment management and research typically, these candidates are expected to be CFA certified or hold a Master of Applied Finance."

VFMC,CFA Societies combine to attract more women into investing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and CFA Societies Australia have joined Future IM/Pact - an industry campaign building a pipeline of future female investors. The new partners join as Future IM/Pact expands into the early career segment ...

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 ...

CFA releases disappointing pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
Only 27% of candidates who sat the latest Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) level one exam passed. The November exam, which had 28,170 aspiring investment management professions undertaking the session, saw a marginal improvement compared to the May ...

CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
CFA Institute launched the Global ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products, a new standard designed to facilitate more accurate evaluation of ESG investment products. The standards are voluntary and can be applied to all investment vehicles ...