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CFA SOCIETY LUXEMBOURG welcomes New Charterholders to Financial Industry

By Valerie de Kergorlay posted 19 Jun, 2023 05:13 AM

  

Luxembourg, June 7, 2023 – CFA SOCIETY LUXEMBOURG welcomed 55 local investment professionals having earned the prestigious CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation. 

“The investment professionals we honor today have shown a continued commitment to professional integrity, education and deep expertise in finance” said Philippe Bernard, Society President. “We welcome you as you join a local community of over 600 charterholders motivated to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow.” 

To earn the CFA charter, candidates must sequentially pass three exams that are widely considered to be the most rigorous in the global investment profession. The CFA Program curriculum includes ethical and professional standards; financial reporting and analysis; corporate finance; economics; quantitative methods; equity, fixed income, alternative investments; derivatives; portfolio management; and wealth planning. Currently, more than 190,000 investment professionals in 160 locations hold the CFA charter.

 

About CFA SOCIETY LUXEMBOURG

CFA SOCIETY LUXEMBOURG is the local society of CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organization is a champion for ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. The end goal: to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. Membership of the LUXEMBOURG CFA SOCIETY has grown 50 per cent over the past five years and this year nearly 600 candidates in Luxembourg are sitting a CFA Program exam. For more information, visit www.cfa.lu.

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Philippe Bernard, President, [email protected]