New York, NY., 30 August, 2011 – CFA Institute has kicked off the sixth annual CFA Institute Research Challenge. The competition, which runs until April 2012, is expected to attract 3,000 students and 600 universities in nearly 50 countries, including Vietnam, Kenya and Colombia for the first time.

New York, NY., 16 August, 2011 - CFA Institute announced today that 43 percent of 115,027 current and aspiring investment professionals worldwide passed the June 2011 CFA exams, bringing them one step closer to earning the CFA designation, a mark of distinction that is globally recognized by employers, investment professionals, and investors as the definitive standard by which to measure serious investment professionals.