Society wins Most Outstanding Award 2019
From 9 till 11 May the 2019 Global Society Leadership Conference was held in London. Next to sharing knowledge, it was a time to celebrate success. CFA Society VBA Netherlands won CFA Institute's annual award for Most Outstanding Society.
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Annual DInner 2019: China, Engine or Enigma?
Will China be the next financial superpower? That was the theme of the
Annual Dinner of CFA Society VBA Netherlands. Check out the slideshow with 100 photos of the evening. Read more about the different views of the speakers via Fondsnieuws or our own VBA Journaal.
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Winners Research Challenge Benelux
The winning team of the Research Challenge 2019 Benelux final was from HEC Liége. See the
Research Challenge page on the Students section of this site for the winning report and photo gallery.
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New Staffed Office Executive
Anton Reijinga, RBA, joined our Staffed Office in February as Executive responsible for Communications and Marketing.
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MiFID II: Competency test available, no enforcement yet
'Leniency from the Authority made sense when there were not yet any exams', said Anne-Marie Munnik, Director of CFA Society VBA Netherlands.
Read more (via Fondsnieuws)
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MiFID II: Fewer analysts; exams a hurdle
MiFID II has reduced the amount of research and number of analysts worldwide. In the Netherlands in particular, institutional parties have been struggling with the exam that is required to comply with the new regulations, including the required the time investment. Not half of them are ready yet.
Read more (via Fondsnieuws)
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'Decline in quality of investment research resulting from new European stock market regulation'
Read more (via Financieele Dagblad)
Also see the first
European-wide survey of investment professionals since MiFID II implementation highlights the impact on the cost, quality and coverage of investment research by CFA Institute.
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Well done, masters of Risk Management for Financial Institutions class of 2019. Congratulations and welcome to our society. 
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