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Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... made marginal improvements and scored highly for its integrity and sustainability, according to a global study. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index this year graded Australia a B+, slightly better than the B it received in 2020. Australia achieved ...

Students opt for healthcare over finance: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
A survey by the CFA Institute shows that more university students and new graduates want to work in healthcare and science than in finance. Out of the 1000 respondents who took part in the global survey, more Australians see themselves working in healthcare ...

CFA ESG certificate launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certificate in ESG investing has officially launched in Australia. Registration for the CFA Institute certificate in ESG investing is available now through CFA Institute. The institute said the certificate is designed ...

Channel Capital hires from Dimensional

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... the institutional sector and we're very fortunate to have him join Channel Capital." Lyons is an active member of the CFA Professional Learning Committee and was previously the chair of the ASFA Emerging Leaders Committee for Victoria. His appointment ...

Former CFSGAM chief executive joins CFA Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
The CFA Institute has appointed the former chief executive Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) and First State Investments as chair of the board of governors. Mark Lazberger is one of two Australians on the CFA Institute board of governors ...

Funds management staff want remote work: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... professionals are demanding more flexibility in a post-COVID world, but many employers still need convincing, a new survey finds. The CFA Institute's survey into the future of work reveals that most men (80%) and women (87%) want to work from home (WFH) ...

ClearView offloads advice unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... $15.2 million to another ASX-listed firm. Centrepoint Alliance will acquire ClearView subsidiaries ClearView Financial Advice (CFA), Matrix Planning Solutions and LaVista Licensee Solutions. The deal will give ClearView a 25% shareholding in Centrepoint. ...

Record low CFA pass rate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... the exam in 1963 is 57%. The 42% pass rate for level three is the lowest result ever for that level in the history of the CFA exam. The level two pass rate of 40% is equal lowest ever achieved with the 2007 exam. Overall, level two has a pass rate of ...

Natixis hires sustainable investing lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... development at Mirova's US branch. She served as s French foreign trade adviser from 2014 to 2020 and is a member of the CFA Institute's ESG technical committee. Natixis is targeting to have â,¬600bn of its assets under management to be categorised ...

Dismal pass rate for latest CFA exam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) level one exam results for May 2021 saw a paltry pass rate of just 25%. This was the lowest pass rate ever recorded. In February 2021, 44% of level one candidates passed the exam. In the first half of 2019, 41% ...