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Global Career Month 2026  is your opportunity to explore the future of your finance career. Whether you're just starting out or preparing for your next move, this global series of events connects you with the people, insights, and tools that help you move forward with purpose.  Throughout March, Global Career Month features expert-led webinars, immersive bootcamps, and curated resources designed to support your professional growth—no matter where you are in your journey. Find out more

Join the first event in this new series where we explore winning 'next level' communications skills for professionals. Free for members! Forward this invite to a colleague to allow them to book the special non-member rate. Session 1: Effective Presentations Presentation and public skills are vital in all roles. It helps you communicate with impact and spread your message far and wide be that with your internal team or external customers. For many fear of public speaking holds them back, for others they are good speakers but how can they stand out and be truly great speakers. We are delighted to have Nick Bird of msb executive run this one-hour session ...

We're pleased to invite our members and CFA candidates to another Women in Finance lunch, this time with guest speaker; CFA charterholder, Christina Leung, CFA, Deputy Chief Executive & Principal Economist, NZIER. In Wellington and Auckland About our presenter Christina Leung, CFA is Vice Chair of the CFA Society New Zealand and Deputy Chief Executive (Auckland) and Principal Economist at the NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), where she looks after economic forecasts and analysis of the Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion. Christina also works with many clients looking at topical issues, including the wider economic impact of particular ...

Thursday 7 August Queenstown Join us for a Market update with David Kandziora, CFA, CAIA, Chair CFA Society New Zealand and Senior Relationship Manager Russell Investments and Tom Soutter, CFA, Senior Trader at Czarnikow Group. Commodity markets are often associated with futures curves and macro cycles, but value is also created on the ground throughout the supply chain. This session will be a look into the world of physical commodity trading, using dairy as a case study, to explore some practical levers which can be used to manage risk and add value for clients in the real economy. We’ll examine how logistics, storage, arbitrage, and timing form the foundation ...

We are delighted to announce that the CFA Society New Zealand Investment Conference will be held on Thursday, 4 December. This is your chance to connect with leading minds in the investment industry, gain fresh insights into navigating today’s dynamic markets, and be inspired by cutting-edge ideas and innovations. Whether you’re looking to expand your professional network, sharpen your skills, or stay ahead of the latest trends, this conference is the must-attend event for investment professionals in New Zealand. Don’t miss out - mark your calendar now and stay tuned for exciting updates on speakers, sessions, and registration details. We can’t wait to ...

We welcome JD as a Vice Chair for the society.  JD has been a very active volunteer for many years, as our ambassador for Canterbury, and other activities such as university visits; pictured here presenting to the Canterbury University investment club. He is finance and product group manager at Synlait.