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150,000 candidates cramming for CFA exams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... and abilities (competencies) that are relevant to the profession. The three-level exam process covers topics including Ethical and Professional Standards, Quantitative Methods, Economics, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Corporate Finance, Investment ...

Fostering ethical standards crucial to industry reputation: CFA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Promoting an industry-wide conversation about ethical practices and raising awareness about investors' rights will go a long way to improving the health and reputation of the financial services industry, according to CFA Societies Australia vice president ...

Professional planners don't accept commissions: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... integrated wealth groups. Rowe said that as a result of this re-introduction of commissions there is now a very clear ethical division in the financial planning sector. "There is now going to be a very clear difference between those in what I call the ...

IPA issues FoFA aligned draft standard

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... standard alternative to the current APES 230, the standard for financial advice services by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB). The draft of the Pronouncement of the Board of Directors is aligned with the Future of Financial ...

Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... disrupted by the internet. It's not years away - it is happening right now. I already know of accounting firms who have had 'ethical clearance' letters from Asian Accounting firms doing the work directly for their clients," sProactive Accountants Network ...

CFP ranks to top 150,000 in 2013

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... FPSB CEO Noel Maye said consumers in territories around the world are increasingly seeking the advice of competent and ethical financial planners, creating a demand for CFP professionals in both growth markets and more mature economies. He said CFP certification ...

CFA results are in for 2500 finance professionals

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... internationally recognised CFA Charter, a qualification currently held by 100,000 professionals worldwide. The curriculum includes ethical and professional standards, financial reporting and analysis, economics, asset classes, portfolio management and ...

ANU partners with CFA Inst

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... the degree program covers about 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge including the CFA Institute ethical and professional standards. "By mastering the fundamentals of the CFA Program, students will be well on their way to earning ...

UK planners to face tougher standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... Standing, which comes into force in 2012, planners would have to participate in recognised CPD programs, meet standards in ethical behavior and hold approved qualifications. Monitoring of planners to ensure they meet these criteria will be outsourced ...

CFA appoints Gunasingham as president

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... of investment professionals, with more than 98,000 members in 135 countries. CFA Institute aims to promote the highest ethical and professional standards within the investment industry. Gunasingham earned her CFA charter in 2002 and has been actively ...