EFFAS’ ESG Essentials Programme arrives in Romania

The Association of Financial-Banking Analysts from Romania (AAFBR) in partnership with the Institute of Financial Studies (ISF) is launching the ESG Essentials programme in Romania. It is designed to facilitate an understanding of fundamental concepts and trends in environmental and social issues along with corporate governance (i.e., Environmental, Social, and Governance, known under the acronym…

IFRS Symposium on Sustainability Standards and Corporate Reporting

Javier de Frutos, Chair of the EFFAS Commission on Financial Reporting (CFR), attended the inaugural IFRS Foundation Sustainability Symposium on 17 February 2023 in Montréal, Canada. Here is his summary of the key points. The meeting convened global businesses, investors, and policy makers to discuss progress towards a global baseline of sustainability standards to facilitate…

EFFAS, Institutional Partner at the V Iberian Reit & Listed Conference 2023

EFFAS is glad to support the V IBERIAN REIT&LISTED Conference (MADRID 2023 08th February, The Westin Palace). Real estate is the long-term investment, with the best return on adjusted risk, allowing an inflation coverage for main institutional investors. The listed real estate companies – REIT’s – are the most transparent y sustainable to make the…

CESGA under the Pilot Green and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building Support Scheme

EFFAS is delighted to announce that on 12 December 2022 the Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) was approved under the Pilot Green and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building Support Scheme in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong) (https://www.greentalent.org.hk/) with the Programme Identification Code: GTP-260223. As announced by the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong in…

ÖVFA: cooperation partner at CIRA annual conference

The CIRA (Cercle Investor Relations Austria) Annual Conference 2022 took place on 12 October 2022. This year, the ÖVFA was again a cooperation partner of this first-class event for capital market specialists in Austria. The conference began with the lecture “Who is simulating here?” by simulation researcher Niki Popper. The conference featured top-class panels on…