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.
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.
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.
EFRAG Update February 2022
The February 2022 edition of the EFRAG Update, summarising public technical discussions held and decisions taken during that month, has been published and can be downloaded below. Read the complete news here
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 Regional Developments: Latin America
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…
Interview with Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and his role as a member of EFRAG.
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EFFAS CESGA students will have access to Clarity AI’s company, fund, and government data
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…
“ESG will revolutionise economies and capital markets” – Interview with Friedrich Mostböck
Fritz Mostböck manages the Erste Group Research business area. He recently fulfilled his ambition to become a Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA), one of very few in Austria today. In this interview he explains why he took part in this demanding programme, and why new knowledge is so important for Erste Group’s success.
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 means that EFFAS will donate €40,200 to our…