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Industry super fund headcounts to swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... increasingly on the hunt for candidates with programming and financial modelling skills and strong academic abilities. As such, a CFA is the most sought after post-graduate qualification, McGilton said. For senior roles, those with experience in asset ...

CFA exam results out, record participation

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
More than half of the candidates for the Level III CFA Program exam in June passed, CFA Institute announced. The 21,000-plus (56%) candidates - out of 38,377 - for the exam are now eligible to become CFA charter holders, pending verification of professional ...

FASEA approves more coursework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... financial advisers meet its education standards. Coursework offered by the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), CFA Societies Australia and Queensland University of Technology have been added to a growing list of FASEA-approved curriculum ...

CFA hopefuls at record high

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
More than 250,000 candidates are seeking a chartered financial analyst (CFA) credential this year, which the CFA Institute says is a record high. The number of candidates appearing for Level I, II or III exams are up 11% over the last year. CFA Institute ...

Will financial advisers cease to exist?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... role they perform today will change substantially or cease to exist over the coming decade, according to research from the CFA Institute. With the necessary skillset to be a financial adviser evolving, about 54% of advisers around the world believe their ...

No single solution for advice: CFA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
CFA Societies Australia believes Australia's financial advice industry needs a series of policy reforms and changes to rebuild trust. Together with the CFA Institute, CFA Societies Australia released policy recommendations in response to the Royal ...

Influential women in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... of private equity, reporting to Norris. Prior to this she spent 14 years with MLC's private equity team. Gregory is a CFA charterholder and has worked in research and investment roles in a career spanning two decades. Jenny Newmarch, portfolio manager ...

CFA Institute settles hiring dispute

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The CFA Institute has settled with the US Department of Justice over the practice of hiring temporary overseas exam graders. The global association of investment professionals will pay a fine of US$321,000 ($446,768) following an investigation into ...

Yarra Capital adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... working alongside senior investment manager Marcus Ryan who covers real estate, healthcare and building materials. Dalton is a CFA charterholder and has a master of finance from the University of Melbourne. She spent five years at AustralianSuper, starting ...

Frontier Advisors builds investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... three associates. Paul Chua joins from NAB's performance and risk analytics team where he worked with industry funds. He has a CFA, has worked as a senior fund accountant and speaks Malay and Mandarin. Prior to NAB, he was a an analyst with corporate ...