The SFAF Academy celebrates its graduates
The SFAF organized its graduation ceremony. This event was an opportunity to celebrate the 280 CIIA, CEFA and EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® (CESGA) graduates from the 2020 and 2021 promotions. Read more here.
EFFAS Digital Assets and MiCA Programme: specialized for financial institutions
Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) Regulation, introduced in 2020, provides a sound legal framework for crypto-asset markets to develop within the EU by clearly defining the regulatory treatment of crypto-assets that are not covered by existing financial services legislation. To address these issues, EFFAS is preparing a specialised training programme for financial institutions, covering the mandatory…
The Norwegian society of finance analysts (Finansanalytikerforeningen) changes its name to Finance Society Norway (FFN)
The Association of Financial Analysts is one of Norway’s leading independent professional environments within finance. We have changed our name to «Association for Finance Norway». Read more here.
DVFA: Two goodbyes and a new beginning
At the DVFA summer party on Thursday, July 7th, Stefan Bielmeier and Mirka Kučerová bid farewell. Bielmeier led the DVFA for 10 years as chairman of the board, Kučerová worked for the DVFA for over a decade, including 7 years as head of the office. Read more here.
Congratulations to 362 new EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst Holders
Interest in ESG issues is growing and gaining momentum around the world. With the published results of the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® exam on 3 June 2022, we now have 362 holders more to drive change for the next generation. Candidates for the June 2022 examination session came from 33 different counties, including Kenya and…
IFS Malta holds a successful graduation ceremony with over 600 graduates
The Institute of Financial Services-Malta (IFS Malta) recently held its annual graduation ceremony where it celebrated the academic achievements of over 600 students who successfully completed a course of studies in the area of financial services in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Read the complete news here.
Hans Buysse New Appointed Chair of EFRAG
Frankfurt, 1st of July 2022, Hans Buysse, Managing Partner at Clairfield and Chair of the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts (ABAF – BVFA), has been appointed the new EFRAG Administrative Board President. The composition of the EFRAG Administrative Board was completed during the EFRAG General Assembly. Mr. Buysse is an Executive Management Committee (EMC) member…
Lola Solana, New IEAF-FEF President
The first woman president of the institution in its 57 year history Ms. Solana succeeds Mr. Jorge Yzaguirre, who has concluded his statutory presidential mandate at IEAF-FEF Lola Solana has been elected the new president of the Instituto Español de Analistas financieros (IEAF) and Fundación de Estudios Financieros (FEF). She is the first…
Thorsten Müller replaces Stefan Bielmeier at the head of the DVFA
The German member society, DVFA elected Mr Thorsten Müller as the new Chair of the association. DVFA also elected the new executive board and the specialist board members. Thorsten Müller, CIIA, CEFA, CeFM, Lighthouse Corporate Finance GmbH, takes over as CEO from Stefan Bielmeier, DZ PRIVATBANK S.A. After 10 years in office at the helm…
CESGA included under the GSF Training Information Repository, Hong Kong
The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group chaired by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has officially launched the Green and Sustainable Finance Training Information Repository. Friends of the Earth (HK), the official Asia- Pacific Partner of The European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies (EFFAS) is delighted to…