The CFA Institute has named Paul Smith as its new president and CEO, effective immediately.
Investment professionals worldwide expect the global economy to grow an average of just 2% in 2015, according to the CFA Institute 2015 Global Market Sentiment Survey.
The CFA Institute has announced that of 26,882 candidates that sat for the Level III CFA exam in June 2014, 54% passed the third and final exam. Pending experience and membership requirements, these successful candidates will become CFA charterholders starting in early October, bringing the number of charterholders worldwide to more than 125,000.
Forty-three percent of the 45,693 candidates who took the CFA Level I exam in December 2013 have passed, according to the CFA Institute.
Sue Lemon has been appointed chief executive officer of the Toronto CFA Society, the organization’s board of directors announced today.
Investment professionals worldwide report greater optimism over economic prospects for the coming year, but do not express confidence that the integrity of capital markets is improving, according to the CFA Institute’s 2014 Global Market Sentiment Survey.
Although financial services executives overwhelmingly recognise the importance of ethical behaviour in the industry, there is still a significant gap between that belief and the industry’s practices, according to a study released today by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by CFA Institute.
Expect slow economic growth for the next four to five years, says economist A. Gary Shilling.
Investors worldwide have little trust in the investment profession and believe there is much that can be done to restore trust, according to the CFA Institute/Edelman Investor Trust Study.
I recently talked with a small-business owner who stunned me with his impression of financial advisors.