The CFA Society of Japan Inc. relies on its members to fulfill its mission. We have established the following committees to provide leadership and in conducting the activities of the society. Volunteer committee members serve an invaluable resource for the society on many matters, including advocacy, continuing education (conference), wealth management, and university outreach. We encourage you to explore the opportunities below. If you are interested in getting involved, or simply have some questions, please contact the society at info@cfaj.org. We look forward to meeting more dedicated volunteers! 

Editor

CFA Society of Japan, Inc. has recently established the Editorial Office within the Public Awareness & Publication Committee, which plans to issue a new periodical (provisionally called CFAJ journal). The journal is intended to provide our members with the useful information regarding the financial market and economic environment, investment theories and approaches, regulatory and policy trends, as well as an opportunity to present studies and fostering members’ professional development.  Articles are primarily in Japanese and may include research papers and columns, summary of presentations at our seminars and translated literatures from CFA Institute publications.

We are looking for active volunteers who can help on planning contents and design of the journal, translation, writing or editing of articles.

If you are interested in getting involved, please contact us via　http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9SGJ7Y7

ご連絡いただいた方には、担当者より今後の予定その他の詳細をご連絡させていただきます。

Translator

CFA Society of Japan, Inc. regards communication in Japanese instrumental for our mission to lead the investment profession by setting the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence and advancing the financial market integrity locally in Japan. Translation Group translates CFA Institute publications including Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, research and position papers and other periodicals. These materials are made publicly available via our website and also broadly distributed at seminars or press conferences.  More specifically, the group translates and summarizes several interesting articles from CFA Magazine and publishes them via our bi-monthly Newsletter. Also, “Shareowner Rights across Markets: A Manual for Investors”, “The Corporate Governance of Listed Companies: A Manual for Investors”, “Director Professionalism: A Review of Director Training Programs in Asia-Pacific”, Asia-Pacific REITs – Building Trust through Better REIT Governance” drew attention of media, leading to further discussion in related articles or interview with CFA Japan personnel.

We welcome new active and dedicated volunteers who can help these translation activities.  If you are interested, please contact us via http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9SGJ7Y7

CFA Japan encourages members to participate in this voluntary program. We offer high-quality, unbiased, and relevant education that professionals need to compete in today’s industry. More information on CE Program can be found here.

For more on CFA Program Partners, please see here.

Volunteers are welcome to help organize this conference. It is a great way to meet interesting speakers from abroad and Japan, as well as to meet colleagues who are dedicated to presenting quality educational events.

The university liaison committee was established in April 2008, aiming at broadening public awareness among university community, increasing the number of future candidates/members, and constructing close relationship with academics to cooperate in research area through various activities, eg. Investment Research Challenge, university visits, and collaboration with CFA Program Partner universities.

Investment Research Challenge
The Investment Research Challenge gathers students, investment industry professionals, publicly traded companies, and corporate sponsors together in Japan for a real world competition.   

CFA Japan hosts this competition in conjunction with the participating universities. The universities assemble teams of 3-5 business and finance students who work directly with a company in researching and preparing a company analysis.

The team’s final presentations are evaluated by high-profile panels of heads of research, portfolio managers, and chief investment officers from Japan’s top firms.  

The champion from Japan advances to regional competitions in Asia. To find out more about the event, please see                            

http://www.cfainstitute.org/partners/girc/Pages/index.aspx

University Visit
To broaden public awareness of CFA Program, CFA Institute and CFA Society of Japan, we regularly contact university professors to obtain opportunities to directly speak to students about CFA.  Investment Research Challenge is a very strong “product” for us to maintain good relationship with university faculties.

Collaboration with CFA Program Partner
Please see Continuing Education section described above

The advocacy committee in Japan was established in the fiscal year starting in fall 2008 in order to strengthen activities going forward. Advocacy is one important area where volunteers get together and work towards raising the value of the CFA charter by engaging in a variety of activities such as relationship building with other institutions.

The basic goals for advocacy efforts are to promote issues important to our members, our organizations, and the global financial markets. We do so by informing decision-makers so they understand both the issue and our point of view. We also try to encourage decision-makers to take action and make changes - or not.

As committee members we welcome anyone of our members who cares about the global investment profession, and who has a passion for improving the system and effectively representing our profession.

In concrete terms we are trying to do the following:

• Identify issues which need solutions
• Gather member input on issue
• Communicate to members about positions/results
• Communicate to industry & public about positions
  
  

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Establishing the basic policies of CFA Japan and reviewing any proposed changes to them
• Shaping and clarifying the mission and vision of the society
• Shaping, approving and monitoring the strategy of the society
• Monitoring the organizational performance of CFA Japan and ensuring accountability
• Reviewing and approving the organization's financial objectives, budget, and major financial plans and actions
• Enhancing the reputation of the organization
• Promote positive working relationship and communications with members, candidates, other societies, and CFA Institute

 Overview of Board Member Commitment

Each member is elected by the CFA Japan membership for a one year term from 1 October to 30 September. The Board has eleven meetings a year. Minimum attendance requirement is set for board members. In addition to membership on the Board, selected members may be assigned a chair function of a committee for the society. These committees may meet in addition to board sessions. The frequency of the committee meetings vary according to the function of the committee.