CFA Program information session tomorrow

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CFA Society Sri Lanka is hosting an information session on the CFA Program on Tuesday 15 March at 3.00 p.m. with speakers CFA Society Sri Lanka President Dinesh Warusavitharana, Acuity Knowledge Partners Investment Research and Country Head CFA - Managing Director Chanakya Dissanayake, and CFA Institute University Relations for APAC Director Florence Wong.

This session is ideal for professionals looking to transition to a new career path and undergraduates seeking to enter the finance and investment industry.

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) credential has become the most respected and recognised investment designation in the world and enrolling in the CFA Program is the first step towards earning this qualification.

The CFA designation is valued by employers for roles and functions in every sector of global finance, including portfolio management, analysis, private wealth, and consulting. Distinguished by the commitment to set a higher standard of excellence, CFA charter holders are sought after as finance and investment industry professionals and are held by over 170,000 professionals worldwide in 164 markets.

The top employers of CFA charter holders globally include JP Morgan, UBS, Royal Bank of Canada, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs while Acuity Knowledge Partners, NDB Group, Fitch Inc., Central Bank of Sri Lanka, and HSBC Sri Lanka employ the highest number of charter holders locally.

CFA Society Sri Lanka has produced over 325 CFA charter holders. They occupy positions such as CEO, CFO, portfolio manager, equity analyst, investment advisor, and other senior positions in the finance and investment industry, banking sector, and other fields, both in Sri Lanka and overseas alike. There are over 600 candidates studying for the CFA qualification in Sri Lanka.

CFA Institute and CFA Society Sri Lanka are pleased to extend an invitation to those who are interested in the CFA Program to join this webinar to listen to the latest update and the local insights by an expert panel.

Those interested can register for this webinar via https://global.cfainstituteevents.org/d/38qt89/ and follow the ‘CFA Society Sri Lanka’ on Facebook for more information.