CFA Society Singapore, Singapore Videos

CFA Society Singapore would like to wish all our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe over the holiday season and we hope you enjoy this time with your loved ones.

It’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who joined us at Prive ACM for our Year End Party. Despite inclement weather, attendance was high which made the party a big success! With such a high turnout, the energy and enthusiasm was vibrant and infectious. We trust that our members enjoyed the food, games, and prizes. As we celebrate the end of a great year, CFA Society Singapore would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you in 2023!

CFA Society Singapore is pleased to announce that the Annual Report for Financial Year 2021-2022 is now available for your reading pleasure. Take a closer look at where we’re going, what we’ve accomplished, and how we’re reimagining the future. https://cfasocietysingapore.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FY2122%20Annual%20Report.pdf?_t=1667894881

Happy Diwali to all our members and friends of CFA Society Singapore! May lights always guide your way, this Deepavali and throughout the rest of the year.

Growth in ESG, climate and sustainable investments throughout APAC is driving a heightened regulatory focus for both companies and on fund reporting. Owing to this, companies and investors are facing increasing challenges to integrate the new reporting requirements into their portfolios as well as assessing its impact on the risk and returns of the fund. With the regulations or taxonomies coming in place, how does that affect long-term investment strategy and decision making? Join our panellists – Miranda Carr, Global Head of Applied ESG & Climate Research, MSCI, & Anubhuti Gupta, CFA, CIPM, CAIA, Senior Principal, Investment Solutions, Mercer – and moderator – Mel Siew, CFA, Head of Asia Credit, Global Evolution – as they discuss how to navigate the challenges and opportunities brought by the rising ESG & Climate regulatory trends in APAC. Date: 27 October 2022, Thursday Time: 12:00pm to 2:00pm (Registration & Lunch will commence at 12:00pm) Venue: One Raffles Quay, North Tower, Level 49 Register now: https://web.cvent.com/event/1fe6cfcc-84d6-4d8f-aa3f-7c8f69ed630a/summary This event is jointly organised with MSCI.

CFA Institute Research Challenge (2022 - 2023) is back! Like any great challenge, this annual initiative provides you with incredible opportunities. This year’s kick-off session will be hosted in a town hall-style information session for students and faculty interested in learning more about this challenge on 1 October 2022, Saturday. Join us for an in-person conversation with senior CFA charterholders on how the CFA charters have shaped their careers. Take this opportunity to engage with Mr. Simon Ng, CFA, CEO of RHB Asset Management Singapore, Mr. Lawrence Aguinaldo, CFA, Senior Director for Corporate Planning, P&G and Ms. Cindy Tan, CFA, CEO of GMO Singapore who will share their thoughts about the relevance of the CFA charter for careers within the financial sector and outside of it. Have your questions answered and network with these senior industry practitioners. Register now: https://web.cvent.com/event/ba790548-7b86-4f77-8987-308e94b37c78/summary

CFA Institute congratulates CFA Society Singapore on its 35th Anniversary!
In his message to the members of CFA Society Singapore, and on behalf of CFA Institute, Nick Pollard, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, shared his views on the Society’s role in shaping the professional investment community in Asia Pacific for the past 35 years. He said: “The enduring success of CFA Society Singapore has helped shine an important international spotlight on the CFA Program across Asia Pacific. “As a professional society bringing together practitioners in their investment and fund management industry in Singapore, CFA Society Singapore is a crucial partner in advancing and championing our shared mission and values of ethics, standards and financial market integrity, and together we have made tremendous progress over the years." Thank you, Nick Pollard, for sharing these thoughts and observations with us.

CFA Society Singapore would like to wish all society members Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Maaf Zahir dan Batin! May this AidilFitri bring you and your loved ones infinite blessings, happiness, inspiration for the new era.

Join over 5,500 fellow professionals at Alpha Summit APAC where 30+ investment industry leaders will discuss the challenges and themes facing the industry today. Register for your complimentary access to this year's pivotal virtual event. #AlphaSummitAPAC https://cfainst.is/ASAPAC

The Board and Staff at CFA Society Singapore would like to wish all our members a Happy Lunar New Year. May the year of the Tiger bring you and your family health, wealth, happiness, strength and determination. Stay safe and enjoy the Lunar New Year celebrations!

From everyone at CFA Society Singapore, we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May you and your family experience light and laughter. We look forward to seeing you in 2022.

Demystifying Decentralised Finance (DeFi)
Join us on 30 November 2021, 12:30pm (SGT) in a panel discussion as we provide an overview on Decentralised Finance (DeFi), how it works, its challenges, and why it could disrupt traditional finance. Hear from the experts – David Lee Kuo Chuen, Professor at Singapore University of Social Sciences, Edward Chen, CEO of Huobi Singapore and Zann Kwan, CFA, CEO of Deodi – as they talk about DAO (distributed autonomous organizations), DeFi tokens, liquidity mining, staking and everything else related to this space. This webinar session will be moderated by David Leow, CFA, CEO of a cryptoexchange applying for a Singapore Digital Payment Services licence. Register now: https://cfasocietysingapore.org/events/upcoming-events/

#ICYMI: Introduction to Carbon Markets It was an insightful and engaging session with Howie Lee, Economist, OCBC Bank, as he provided a comprehensive overview of carbon trading, the markets for carbon and the purpose they serve towards global decarbonisation. Here, he explains the difference between ETS markets and carbon tax markets, and provides a snapshot of the global compliance market. We would like to thank the Treasury Research & Strategy team at OCBC Bank – Selena Ling, Tommy Xie, Wellian Wiranto, Frances Cheung, Terence Wu, Howie Lee, Carie Li, Andrew Wong, Ezien Hoo & Wong Hong Wei – for making this possible. For those who missed the session, catch the playback and access the presentation slides here at https://cfasocietysingapore.org/esg-year-2021-webinars-events/ If you would like to learn more about sustainable investing, you can view our pool of resources provided by the community here at our ESG Year 2021 Resource Center: https://cfasocietysingapore.org/about/esg-year-2021-resources/ #ESG #sustainability #decarbonization #carbontrading #ETS #carbontax #riskmanagement #climatechange

[Weekly Insights] Are they truly clueless about investing?
[WEEKLY INSIGHTS] In this week’s insights, Vince Koh, CFP, ChFC, CLU, of Phillip Securities Pte Ltd (a member of the Securities Association of Singapore) uncover why millennials and Gen-Z are not investing. Are they truly clueless about investing, or do they have deeper concerns? Read the full article at https://cfasocietysingapore.org/2021/09/01/are-they-truly-clueless-about-investing-by-chan-fook-leong-and-vince-koh/, and let us know what you think. #investing #millennials #genzs

2021 CFA Society Singapore University Ethics Challenge
Calling all students! Join the 2021 CFA Society Singapore Ethics Challenge to compete against your peers while learning to apply an ethical framework to real-world scenarios. You will get a chance to network and have your voice heard by professionals in the investment management industry. Grab two others and form a team of three and participate in the (Virtual) Kickoff Meeting on 25 September 2021. Register Now! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0mTqISO8vDG3tTLpo3MNNiXxquZVsZ7YdxNRrkx4EPB7o4Q/viewform To learn more about the challenge, click the link below 👇https://cfasocietysingapore.org/events/university-ethics-challenge/

Renew your CFA Society® membership by today the 14 July 2021: https://bit.ly/3v7BT51

University Ethics Challenge Showreel
[UNIVERSITY ETHICS CHALLENGE] It is that time of the year again! Undergraduates, it is time for you to showcase your presentation skills while increasing your awareness of real-world ethical dilemmas. Our third University Ethics Challenge will kick off this September, and we look forward to your participation! 📝 For more information and registration, please click here: https://cfasocietysingapore.org/events/university-ethics-challenge/

CFA Membership Renewal - Xia-Ying Zhou, CFA
[MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL] 27 complimentary Professional Development lunch talks. 12 networking sessions and an Investment Conference, both of which were highly subsidised. These were held in 2019 just for you, our member. The new membership cycle (1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021) is starting again, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out on member perks such as networking opportunities, like what Xia-Ying Zhou, CFA, has gained from being a CFA Society Singapore member. Watch her share more in this video. Click here to renew your CFA Regular membership today! - https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/membership/renew #CFA #MembershipRewewal #MembershipBenefits #Networking #NewCycle #RegularMembership

Mentorship - Giving back to the Community
[MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME] When you give, you may be surprised at what you will receive in return as well. Our Mentors at our Mentorship Programme have more than 10 years of working experience and are passionate about supporting and giving back to the younger members of the society. Watch this short clip to hear what two of our Mentors have to say about their journey. #CFA #MentorshipProgramme #Mentoring #Mentors #Value

Margaret Franklin on International Women's Day 2020
Margaret Franklin, CFA, the first female CEO in the 73-year history of CFA Institute, speaks about gender diversity in the investment profession and share the host of programmes available at CFA Institute to support and encourage women in financial services. #IWD2020 #EachForEqual #GenderDiversity #GenderEquality #CFAWomen #CFADifference

CFA Society Singapore is glad to be the Knowledge Partner for the Asian Investor Southeast Asian Week happening today & tomorrow, Dec 3-4, 2019 at Sofitel Singapore City Centre.