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CFA Society Hungary held its annual Christmas Dinner & Charter Award Ceremony on 3 December 2025 at Corvinus University of Budapest. At the event, 11 new members received their CFA® charters, while the total number of new charterholders in 2025 was 19. The Society warmly congratulates the new charterholders and welcomes them to both the global CFA community and the local community. For more photos from the event, please follow this link.

CFA Institute and  CFA Society Hungary  are proud to announce the launch of the local round of the 2026 Research Challenge We cordially invite institutions involved in higher education in Hungary to participate in the Hungarian local round of the CFA Institute Research Challenge, a widely respected global equity research contest. Each institution may nominate up to THREE teams of 3 to 5 full-time students without a CFA charter or any extensive professional investment research experience (except interns). The Research Challenge will be held entirely in English. Registration deadline: 1 November 2025, noon (12.00 p.m.) CET; OFFICIAL ...

On November 15, 2023, CFA Society Hungary - in collaboration with MOL - held a networking event at the MOL Campus in Budapest, highlighting the strategy and plans of MOL, leading Hungarian energy company. Viktor Sverla, Group Strategy & Sustainability Director of MOL Group held a fascinating and insightful presentation focusing on the near term sustainability highlights and scopes of the company. Participants were introduced to MOL's strategic operations and had the opportunity to explore the new MOL Campus afterwards. The evening concluded with a dinner and networking session, providing attendees an invaluable opportunity to connect and discuss industry ...

CFA Society Hungary, the leading association for Hungarian financial professionals, held its annual meeting on September 13th at Vígvarjú Restaurant in Budapest. During the gathering, members of the Association approved the financial statement for 2022 and elected a new board, including a president, vice president, and five board members. Additionally, a three-member supervisory committee was appointed to oversee governance within the organization. This event highlighted the society's commitment to financial transparency and its pivotal role in Hungary's financial industry. Elected board members: Róbert Rékási, CFA, CIPM (President) Tamás Pletser, ...

CFA Society Hungary's held its real estate panel networking event on 09 March 2023 in Vígvarjú restaurant. Panel Details: Real estate market as an investment asset class Mr. Doron Dymschiz – Co-founder & Co-CEO, Duna House Group Ms. Noémi Pallos, CFA – Director, Blackrock Mr. Bálint Botos, CFA, MRICS - Managing Partner, Forestay Group Mr. Tamás Deák - Director, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Erste Bank Hungary Panel moderator: Mr. Gábor Pető – Financing and Transactions Director, Forestay Group For all photos please visit this Google Drive Folder

CFA Society Hungary's held its 2022 Charter Award Ceremony & Christmas Dinner on 13 December 2023 in Hotel Marriott Budapest. At this special occasion the Society presented the Charters to our new members and celebrate their success of graduating from the CFA program. For photos from the event please visit this Google Drive folder .

CFA Society Hungary's held its flagship event, the Annual Forecast Event 2023 on 01 February 2023 in Hotel Marriott Budapest. Panel Details: Forecast Event 2023 - Hungarian Macroeconomic and Investment Outlook Mr. András Balatoni – Director, Economic Forecast and Analysis Directorate, National Bank of Hungary Mr. Dániel Móricz – Chief Investment Officer and Partner at HOLD Asset Management Mr. Péter Virovácz - Senior economist, ING Bank N.V. Hungary Branch Panel moderator: Mr. István Horváth, CFA – Managing Director - Regional Manager Retail Banking, K&H Bank The key topic of our Annual Forecast Event ...