Did you know? CFA Program Awareness Scholarships are merit or role-based opportunities available to qualified applicants in the media, academic, and financial communities. Click here tofind out more and read more about the *new* Women's Scholarship below
Quarterly Social & Post-Exam Drinks 2016
'Putting Investors First' Month at CFA Societies Australia As part of ‘Putting Investors First Month’, and on the back of the recently released CFA survey, ‘From Trust to Loyalty: a global survey of what investors want’ (Survey), CFA Societies Australia hosted panel discussions in Melbourne and Sydney with CFA leaders and prominent members drawn from different sectors of the financial services industry on hand to debate the issues around investor trust.
- Inna Zorina, CFA Society Melbourne - Secretary One cold winters’ evening in June, the function room at Collins Quarter was full, warm and welcoming. Over 70 CFA charterholders and candidates feasted on canapes and beverages while networking with their peers. There was a good crowd present and the night continued long after the official 7:30pm finishing time, with Factset generously extending the bar tab. Thank you to all attendees and to Factset, the event sponsor for the night. Click here for more details
The panels brought out an important fact: Australia’s market is very different to the global market. Compulsory superannuation makes investing mandated in Australia, meaning everyone is an investor whether they want to engage or not and so putting investors first is paramount. Trust continues to be discussed as an important component of our industry. To keep trust we must ensure that each company builds an ethical culture and that each role in that company is provided with the right competency standards to do their job while adhering to a strong multi-tiered compliance framework. Click here to read more...and click here to read more about the Melbourne event
Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct - Open Letter In May 2016, eight influential pension plan sponsors expressed support for the CFA Institute Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct through an open letter addressed to the global investment management profession. Compliance with the Code reflects investment managers’ commitment to the highest ethical standards in safeguarding client interests. Click here to find out more and read the letter
Women's Scholarship Program - 2016/2017 CFA Exams Scholarships are available for women who do not qualify for other CFA Institute scholarships and who are interested in earning the CFA charter. Download the Women's scholarship application for the December 2016 and June 2017 exams (PDF) For more information, please
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CFA Australia Forecasting Dinner Save the Date - Thursday, 15 September 2016 CFA Australia’s 2016 Forecasting Dinner will be held on Thursday, 15 September 2016. Our keynote speaker will be Clifford S. Asness, Ph.D., Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management in the US. Stay tuned for further details.
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CFA Institute Research Challenge 2017 The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a competition between university-sponsored teams that research a designated publicly traded company, prepare a written report on that selected company, and then present their findings to a panel of judges. The regional competitions and the global final are hosted by CFA Institute. The winner from each local competition advances to one of the three regional competitions. The winner from each regional competition will advance to the global final. Preparations for the 2017 Research Challenge are underway. Stay tuned for more details about the Melbourne teams and their progress... Click here to find out more and view the Research Challenge 2017 schedule
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December 2016 CFA Level I Exam Registration Registration for the December 2016 CFA Exam (Level I only) is now open.
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Standard registration fee: USD 860 (ends 17 August 2016) Late registration fee: USD 1280 (ends 14 September 2016)
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CFA Institute - Asia-Pacific Research Exchange (ARX) By: Asjeet S. Lamba Recently launched in March by CFA Institute, the Asia-Pacific Research Exchange (ARX) is a new research platform for the Asia-Pacific region. The main focus of the platform is to engage with, and inform, the practitioner (and academic) community.
UPCOMING EVENTS Webinar | A New Investment Analysis 12 July 2016 Many analysts and investors use financial report information in their investment models, unaware that this information has lost most of its capital market relevance. The ability of reported earnings to predict corporate performance is fast deteriorating. In this webinar, moderated by Martin S. Fridson, CFA, Baruch Lev will present and demonstrate a new analysis. Rather than relying on accounting data, it is based on information that matters: the assets that create competitive advantage, as well as their growth, their
The ARX is seeking thought leadership material in the form of journal articles, research papers, presentations, opinion pieces, research critiques, etc.The scope is broad in the sense that we're looking for material that you think would be relevant to the Asia-Pacific community, even if the material itself may be related to a market/area outside this region. Creating an account on ARX is as straightforward as uploading content. Any material uploaded is considered as being "posted", rather than "published" so its copyright remains with you. A minor caveat applies to uploading published papers for which you would need to check the relevant journal's copyright policy.
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[email protected] rg Date: Tuesday, 12 July 2016 Time: 1:00 - 2:00pm ET (Convert 1:00pm ET to your time zone) Speaker: Baruch Lev Moderator: Martin S. Fridson, CFA Registration: Free Click here for more details and to register JOB SEARCH AND ADVERTISEMENT Visit JobLine for hundreds of Australian jobs. Australian employers can post job openings free of charge. SUBSCRIBE Your friends and colleagues are most welcome tosubscribe to the CFA Society Melbourne Newsletter
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