CFA – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:36:50 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png CFA – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 What is ESG integration, anyway? https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/what-is-esg-integration-anyway/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:21:52 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=226377 There's no one way to perform ESG integration, but a definition is forthcoming

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CFA adds private wealth specialization to Level III https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cfa-adds-private-wealth-specialization-to-level-iii/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:11:53 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=223115 The change is one of five updates to the CFA program aimed at making the charter more practical

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More than 100 organizations sign CFA Institute diversity code https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/more-than-100-organizations-sign-cfa-institute-diversity-code/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:14:51 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=221421 Asset managers representing US$11.2 trillion in AUM have signed the code

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Trust in financial services at all-time high, study suggests https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/trust-in-financial-services-at-all-time-high-study-suggests/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:41:27 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=208404 However, gaps remain between what's important to retail investors and how well advisors are delivering

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CFA Institute announces first 16 signatories to diversity code https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cfa-institute-announces-first-15-signatories-to-diversity-code/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:05:17 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=207335 Asset managers representing US$2.5 trillion in AUM are among the organizations to sign the code

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CFA Institute releases final diversity code for Canada, U.S. https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cfa-institute-releases-final-diversity-code-for-canada-u-s/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:58:39 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=206219 In Canada, the code requires that organizations commit to embracing Indigenous reconciliation

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Advisors should get ahead of the ESG backlash https://phoenix.advisor.ca/my-practice/conversations/advisors-should-get-ahead-of-the-esg-backlash/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:30:20 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=199956 Regulators are asking if ESG funds are doing what they're supposed to. Clients may be asking, too.

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CFA Institute’s draft ESG standards could facilitate “greenwashing,” IFIC says https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cfa-institutes-draft-esg-standards-could-facilitate-greenwashing-ific-says/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:02:31 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=197440 Naming standards and minimum requirements are needed for disclosure to help advisors, the fund group said

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CFA and other organizations move to fill gap in ESG standards https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cfa-and-other-organizations-move-to-fill-gap-in-esg-standards/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:31:21 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=196851 The CFA's proposed disclosures should help advisors, but others may try to go further with product certification

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Updated: FP Canada and CFA Institute move exams online https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/credentialing-bodies-move-exams-online/ Fri, 07 Aug 2020 15:30:49 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=183899 Credentialing bodies have announced changes

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