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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) celebrated its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Friday 17 June in the Porto Business School in Porto, Portugal. On this occasion the AGM was hosted by our Member Society Associação Portuguesa de Analistas Financeiros (APAF) thanks the kind arrangements of Mr. Manuel Puerta (APAF Chair) and Vera…
Module 10 of the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst Programme (CESGA) is expanding. The body of the programme already extensively covers European ESG issues and information on ESG developments in the APAC region was included in the latest materials update in Module 10 with information on markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This was…
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The European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies (EFFAS) has reached an agreement with the sustainability technological platform, Clarity AI. Candidates preparing for the Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) exam will be able to access Clarity AI’s reliable, transparent and unique data on more than 30,000 companies, 220,000 funds and almost 400 national and local governments. EFFAS will…