CFA Society Nigeria, the local member society of CFA Institute, hosted a charter award ceremony for 64 new investment professionals who earned the prestigious CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation.
CFA is the global association of investment professionals that sets the highest standards of ethics, education and professional excellence in the investment finance industry.
The award ceremony, held in Lagos, was well-attended by CFA charterholders and other investment industry executives who with the board welcomed the awardees as they joined the CFA Institute and CFA Society Nigeria’s global effort to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow.
“The CFA Charter is so much more than a designation. It is the highest standard for all investment professionals globally,” said Banji Fehintola, president, CFA.
Fehintola said the new charter awardees were joining a global community of 155,000 CFA Charterholders worldwide, respected by employers for unrivalled investment expertise and professionalism as well as adherence to the highest ethical standards.
He charged the awardees to go beyond earning the CFA designation and use their new found status to be active players in the collective journey of advocating for better capital markets and developing future professionals.
To earn the CFA charter, candidates sequentially pass three six-hour exams that are widely considered to be the most rigorous in the investment profession.
The CFA 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 155,000 investment professionals in 160 nations and territories hold the CFA charter.
CFA Society Nigeria is the local member society of CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials.
The organisation is a champion for ethical behaviour in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. The end goal is to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow.
