The Certificate in ESG Investing is being renewed for 2023. Learn about the changes in the Certificate and administration. These changes will apply to examinations taken from February 2023.

CFA Society Finland annual Christmas Dinner was held December 8th. We were happy to welcome eight new charterholders to our Society. Evening’s presentation was offered by Niklas Kaskeala, Compensate.

CFA Institute’s Brad Jealous and Julia McDonough gave a really interesting workshop on ethical decision-making at the end of November. The workshop was organized for our Affiliate University students here in Finland.

We had a very interesting conversation on sustainable regulation aspects in Europe and the global sphere. Gabriel Wilson-Otto, CFA and Nathaële Rebondy shared thoughts at our breakfast event at Hotel Klaus K.

CFA Society Finland was happy to welcome Niko Pakalén and Kai Tavakka, CFA as our experts into the topic of active investing. This pleasant afternoon event was held in Helsinki to our members.

A new season of Research Challenge began. Eight teams competing this year, as the students are researching Valmet in this local leg of the global competition.

It was time for some fall networking for our Society. We met at the Helsinki Distilling Company this late October for a tour&tasting.

The 2022 edition of the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index was launched today. Finland was fifth with its pension system this year where 44 pension systems were compared around the world. See the comments from CFA Society Finland board president Toni Iivonen.

Our first event of the fall season was a highly topical conversation on macroeconomic developments in the major economic regions, and the many unknown factors making forecasting short and long term scenarios challenging.

CFA Institute members can benefit from the annual Refresher Readings that are being published for the benefit of members continuous education, providing information in pivotal areas in the modern finance world.

This introductory course, designed specifically for financial professionals, will discuss key concepts needed to understand Python, and is ideal for analysts, portfolio managers, risk managers and quants wanting to sharpen their data science skills.

It was time again to recap the past year, present strategy and elect the board for the new financial year of the Society.

Find out more about four new Data Science for Investment Professionals courses that take learners through structured learning modules and deliver practical, relevant industry skills.

Learn new insights from research in the “Future of Work” series. This report concentrates on the content of work identifying gaps between the supply and demand for skills, outlining strategies for career development, and proposing structural changes to investment teams to better leverage diverse talent.

This new Research Foundation brief covers the history, current characteristics, and challenges and opportunities of 10 capital markets from the Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Webinar recording is now available for “Endgame: Will the ISSB become the comprehensive global baseline for sustainability disclosure?” held this June 21 by CFA Institute.

Josina Kamerling interviews Sirpa Pietikäinen in this episode on the new EU taxonomy regulation and the challenges in implementing it.

CFA Society Finland held its 20th Anniversary 9th June. We spent a great evening with our members and international guest speakers going over Society history, and contemplating the future.

CFA Society Finland got to organize a candidate event finally after a long time not being able to meet in-person. The evening was spent networking, and enjoying some refreshments.

We were fortunate to welcome Stephen Campisi to our Society on his Nordic tour to elaborate on portfolio management in a holistic sense. There is a recording available if you missed the session.