Will Goodhart, chief executive of the CFA Society of the UK, explains why there is more to belonging to an industry body than professional accreditation.
Recently 10,000 (mostly) young investment professionals sat one of the three levels of the CFA Program exams at London’s Excel Centre. For some this marked the beginning of their journey towards professionalism. Others will be closing in on earning the CFA charter and will imagine that their journey is coming to an end. When those that have passed Level III and have the sufficient work experience required to collect their charters in the autumn, a common reaction is to heave a sigh of relief and say that they don’t want to think about anything to do with the CFA for a good, long time. ...
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