Upcoming Events


  • Thursday
    1
    February

    CFA Society Vancouver Events

    Feb 1 - Dec 31, (PT)
    CFA Society Vancouver hosts a variety of webinars and in-person events to support its members' professional development and networking opportunities. Many events are open to the public and qualify for member pricing through the Global Passport Program.  

  • Thursday
    23
    May

    The Future of Emerging Markets and The Rise of a Digital India

    May 23, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM (PT)
    The Third Wave of global digitization has reached an inflection point. The conditions and technologies born in Silicon Valley have now spread, evolved, and matured worldwide, creating billions of digital natives and numerous unicorns in all corners of the globe. With the India’s swelling middle class of youthful online consumers as the catalyst, the country stands apart and is poised to lead global growth as it enters a golden age of digital transformation. CFA Society Vancouver and CFA Society Winnipeg welcome Kevin Carter to our virtual stage to take us through the following: ·  Understanding the flaws in traditional Emerging Market Investing ·  Why India is the perfect emerging market + diversifier right now ·  How to invest in India's digital transformation .  Next Wave of the Digital Revolution: LatAm and SE Asia

  • Tuesday
    4
    June

    Net Zero Pledge 2050: The Urgency to Achieve Targets Without Compromising Performance

    Jun 4, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (PT)
    Many asset managers around the world have joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, pledging to achieve net-zero emission for their assets by 2050. This session will present research conducted by DGAM to assess the impact of adopting science-based carbon reduction targets on portfolio risk/return characteristics. It will discuss the Net Zero initiative, the results of the study, what it means for an asset manager wanting to follow a path toward net zero and what to expect in terms of increased level of engagement from asset managers in the coming years.

  • Tuesday
    11
    June

    Python 3: Web Scraping and Dashboarding

    Jun 11, 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM (PT)
    During this hands-on course, participants will work with Python and several popular packages to create programs that acquire, consolidate, analyze and present large data sets. Whether originated from websites or internal databases, this course will demonstrate core techniques to efficiently manage and explore business data through interactive dashboards. Prerequisites A general understanding of programming principles and Python is recommended for this course. The course material will build on the content of “Python 1: Core Data Analysis”. Although not required, participants will benefit from having taken “Python 2: Visualization and Analysis”. Participants should be familiar with Python packages and their installation. You will be required to download and install Anaconda or an equivalent Python distribution – links provided in advance of the course.

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