Frankfurt, 19 May 2021 The EFFAS Executive Management Committee (EMC) approved in their meeting today the application of Mr. Jan Westring to the Commission on ESG issues. He is a member of the Swedish Society of Financial Analysts SFF, CEFA (EFFAS Certified European Financial Analyst-1995) and CESGA (Certified ESG Analyst-2016) holder with wide ranging experience…
19 May 2021 On Thursday 10 June 2021 AIAF, EFFAS and SFAA are holding a webinar titled “The IFRS 17 revolution of (Re)Insurance Industry. Europe is moving forward with the endorsement process of IFRS 17 while some critical points have emerged in the application and the internal and external financial communication. The event aims to…
The upcoming CESGA Common Exam session to be held on June 11th 2021, counts 487 registered candidates, 20% more than the previous call Up to date, a total of 1,564 professionals from around the world already have the CESGA title granted by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Associations (EFFAS) and are Certified ESG (Environmental,…
The training centreof the Fundación de Estudios Financieros, Escuela FEF, and Banco Cooperativo Español have signed an agreement whereby the professionals of this banking entity, its investment fund manager and the Caja Rural Group, who provide financial advice, will participate in the EFFAS certified ESG Essentials course, aimed at training and certifying these professionals in…
In celebration of this year’s Earth Day on 22 April, Friends of the Earth (HK) have organised the Earth Forum to support the environmental movement. This is an online event to be held in English on 22 April 2021 at 10:-12:00 CET / 16:-18:00 HKT. The topic for discussion is “Green Finance as a Catalyst…
On 12th March 2021 400 candidates from 31 different countries sat the exam to become EFFAS Certified ESG Analysts. Of these candidates 87% took the exam online, which is not surprising considering the lasting effects of the pandemic, while the remainder chose to attend one of our venues which were able to offer the exam…
15 April 2021 On 12th March 2021 400 candidates from 31 different countries sat the exam to become EFFAS Certified ESG Analysts. Of these candidates 87% took the exam online, which is not surprising considering the lasting effects of the pandemic, while the remainder chose to attend one of our venues which were able to…
07 April 2021 The EFFAS Executive Board approved on 24th March 2021 to establish an ESG Review Panel chaired by Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen. The ESG Review Panel is conceived to safeguard the quality of EFFAS certifications in the ESG area, contributing to the maintenance of the Programmes’ Syllabuses and certification exams. The EMC entrusts…
31 March 2021 The EFRAG General Assembly unanimously agreed on the new composition of the EFRAG Board at its meeting on 25 March 2021 based on the new governance structure for the EFRAG Board. The three-year terms of EFRAG Board members commence on 1st May 2021. Among the newly appointed members is Serge Pattyn (user…
11 March 2021 The EFFAS EMC would like to welcome Ms. Barbara Cohen as the new Chair of the EFFAS Capital Markets Commission (CMC). We are sure that Ms. Cohen’s extensive professional experience and commitment to the association will strengthen the CMC. Ms. Cohen has been working in fixed income markets for over 20 years…