Micheline Arsenault (AIAF) joins the EFFAS EMC EFFAS would like to welcome Micheline Arsenault as the newest member of the Executive Management Committee (EMC) and look forward to her contributions in the meetings. Mrs. Arsenault was co-opted at the meeting held on 14 September 2022. She is taking over as the representative for AIAF from…
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…
Hans Buysse New Appointed Chair of EFRAG 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’ new position as a President…
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…
Thorsten Müller replaces Stefan Bielmeier at the head of the DVFA The German member society, DVFA elected Mr Thorsten Mu00fcller as the new Chair of the association. DVFA also elected the new executive board and the specialist board members. Thorsten Mu00fcller, CIIA, CEFA, CeFM, Lighthouse Corporate Finance GmbH, takes over as CEO from Stefan Bielmeier,…
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…
One year of good governance and excellent results: EFFAS AGM Porto 2022 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 Associau00e7u00e3o Portuguesa de Analistas Financeiros (APAF)…
Interview with Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and his role as a member of EFRAG. /*! elementor – v3.5.5 – 03-02-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As part of the Draft Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Commission tasked the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) with…
Because in EFFAS ESG, the Social really matters! After last minute changes due to Covid-19 restrictions to some of our exam venues in Asia we are finally able to share the result of our fund-raising efforts for Ukraine. 536 candidates have enrolled in the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) exam on 3 June 2022. This…
Eagerly awaited EFFAS ESG Essentials launch April 2022 EFFAS, pioneer in ESG certifications worldwide, is pleased to introduce the ESG Essentials programme. The concept of responsible investment is here to stay. ESG (Environmental, Social and corporate Governance) factors are no longer the sole reserve of clients committed to protecting the planet: today ESG factors are…