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…
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.
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…
Today we have 410 new EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® holders to sow the seeds of change for the coming generation. With results now published for the 18 March 2022 EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® examination we now have a total of 3,057 holders. If we compare the number of holders from the first quarter of 2021…
In response to the positive feedback received for the complimentary Module 10 on ESG Regional Developments to the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst ® programme, EFFAS decided to expand the module contents. At present Module 10 covers the APAC region. Written by Anthony Cheung, CESGA Holder and EFFAS regional expert, it explains amongst other things the…
As a non-profit organization EFFAS is striving to help financial market participants gain the skills necessary to help tackle some of the most pressing problems of our age by promoting ethical values and the push for sustainability through training its members and certification holders in the areas of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). Once again,…
EFFAS’s Italian member, Associazione Italiana per l’Analisi Finanziaria (AIAF), is holding a webinar How and Why Asset Managers Use ESG: Current Trends and New Approaches on Wedndesday 23 March 2022 at 17:00-19:00 (CET) Asset Managers are reconsidering their approach to include a multidimensional and sustainable lens on business, changing their decision-making and organizational models, along…
Frankfurt, 6 December 2021 The EFFAS Commission on Environment, Social and Governance (CESG) Annual Conference went ahead successfully this year in a hybrid format due to the COVID-19 restrictions in force in Germany. The Conference was kindly hosted by DVFA at the DVFA Center in Frankfurt and hosted online by EFFAS. The limited number of…
EFRAG announces that it will hold its EFRAG Board webcast meeting on Thursday 18 November 2021. The meeting will be open for duly registered observers from 10:25 to 11:50 hrs; however, EFRAG reserves the right to have closed sessions at any point in time during the debates. Read the complete news here
On 30 November 2021, during a public webinar starting at 15:00 (CET), an academic team will present a research project on intangibles jointly supported by EFFAS, EFRAG and ICAS. 08.11.2021 On Tuesday 30 November, the results and practical recommendations of the research project The Production and Consumption of Information on Intangibles: An Empirical Investigation of CFOs and Investors will…