Having a keen understanding of SQL is important as a great deal of corporate data is stored in tabular format . Being able to efficiently work with very large tables to access key information can help professionals add unprecedented value to their organizations as they can better answer various strategic questions after accessing such data. Such information can help organizations develop and sustain competitive advantages .
The Veterans Committee of CFA Society New York, (a.k.a. Veterans Roundtable) is a special interest group dedicated to supporting prior military service members through professional networking and finance education.
The mission of the Fintech Thought Leadership Group is to provide information and insight to keep members abreast of innovation and technology that will impact their business. Fintech is the technology that is driving the transformation of the financial services industry.
Join our Veterans Roundtable group for an evening of conversation and networking that centers the experience and leadership capacity of military veterans. Learn how veterans and military spouses employed in finance can better take inventory of their strengths, preferences, and tolerances to make fulfilling long-term career decisions.
This boot camp is an intensive training program where trainees learn financial and valuation modeling in Excel using an intuitive, step-by-step approach.
The Performance & Risk Analytics Group (PRAG) brings together investment performance measurement & investment risk management professionals engaged in the asset management industry.
Become the Speaker You Want to Be -- Don’t present timid forecasts to CIOs or shy away from telling clients the hard truth: Let CFANY Toastmasters inject confidence and structure into your verbal and written business communication. Participate in our fun and supportive group and gain the skills to make your investment recommendations the ones that get everyone talking!
Most investment books try to assess the attractiveness of a stock price by estimating the value of the company. Expectations Investing, by Michael Mauboussin and Alfred Rappaport, provides a powerful and insightful alternative to identifying gaps between price and value.
The Quantitative Investing Group brings together professionals seeking to incorporate cutting edge quantitative investment techniques and alternative data sets in their investing and risk processes.
The Value Investing Group provides a forum for the application and modification of Benjamin Graham's principles as well as for other value investment approaches. The group’s focus is on organizing both one-off as well as regular events such as the bi-monthly value investment round-table, the annual Ben Graham conference and the value investing workshop.
This hands-on introductory course teaches students foundational Python concepts and how to use Python’s popular libraries to complete various technical tasks. Students are presented with Python coding challenges throughout the day to test their understanding of the material. The course culminates with a challenging in-class coding project where students apply concepts taught in the course to create a game.
The Institutional Asset Management Group brings together professionals engaged in the management, oversight, and/or advisement of institutional investments. Its diverse member base includes investment consultants, plan sponsors, insurance professionals, risk managers, derivative product specialists, and portfolio managers and analysts in a wide variety of asset classes. The group nurtures a rich exchange of ideas and information by connecting professionals who are broadly in the same field, but would not otherwise collaborate and network with one another.
The 25th Annual Insurance Conference will discuss the performance of the insurance sector, as well as the challenges faced by the presenting insurance companies in meeting their liabilities, especially in the face of natural disasters. Panelists will additionally debate whether secular trends, rather than cyclical forces, dampen the sector’s outlook.
Good quality, granular, machine-readable data is driving greater automation, and producing more dependable and consistent outcomes for researchers, analysts, investors, corporate planners, auditors, regulators, and even standard setters. Structured financial statement data even makes fintech applications like Artificial Intelligence more reliable. Attend this free, half-day event to hear real-world case studies. Find out how corporate financial planners and SEC reporting managers are better able to benchmark against peers, and identify trends when preparing new ASU disclosures.
The amount of data available to organizations and individuals is unprecedented. Financial services sectors, including securities & investment services and banking, have the most digital data stored per firm on average.
This Asset Owner Series Virtual Summit will take a comprehensive look at topics directly affecting Latin American asset owners. Hear from international investors, asset managers and owners, and other experts on the most pressing issues facing Latin American investments today.
Presenters will discuss political considerations on a regional and international scale, changing economic and regulatory policies that are impacting investment decisions, and ongoing risks and opportunities in a post-COVID environment. Learn how ESG trends and infrastructure needs could help determine the stability
The mission of the Alternative Investments Group is to provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of nontraditional investment approaches, including all forms of hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity, structured products, institutional real estate, and other investments not typically available in the retail marketplace.
The CFA Society New York Investment Strategy Roundtable (the Roundtable) is a series of monthly meetings on current events and market insights
This hands-on introductory course teaches students foundational Python concepts and how to use Python’s popular libraries to complete various technical tasks. Students are presented with Python coding challenges throughout the day to test their understanding of the material. The course culminates with a challenging in-class coding project where students apply concepts taught in the course to create a game.
As the founder of financial futures and initiator of Globex, the world’s first global electronic trading system, Leo Melamed revolutionized the finance industry. Join us for a conversation with this commodities pioneer moderated by CNBC senior markets correspondent Bob Pisani.
Learn how to evaluate and manage niche investment strategies, generate return premiums, and think outside the box of traditional investment norms when you attend this focused, thorough panel event addressing the outlook for niche investment strategies.
The Young Leaders Group “Day in the Life” Career Event Series aims to provide members with targeted opportunities to meet other professionals in specific business functions in financial services, exchange ideas, as well as promote collaboration or possible career opportunities. The events include a panel discussion of speakers working in the focus industry and a networking session for members to get to know each other.
Explore the broad outlook for female leaders in a post-pandemic environment when you attend this flagship year-end event, hosted by our Diversity & Inclusion Forum (DIF) as part of the Collaborative Women in Investment Management (WIM) Initiative.
Hear what CFA Institute's head of advocacy has planned for the EMEA region. Join us for a conversation about the long- and short-term goals and how societies in Europe can get involved.
The amount of data available to organizations and individuals is unprecedented. Financial services sectors, including securities & investment services and banking, have the most digital data stored per firm on average.
Standard investment performance attribution calculation methodologies are often not reflective of the investment decision making process, which presents a challenge for investment managers who want to clearly connect past decisions to realized returns. Join investment & technology operations consultant Mark R. David, who manages the Risk & Analytics practice of Meradia, as he addresses this common challenge and presents a range of solutions.
The Performance & Risk Analytics Group (PRAG) brings together investment performance measurement & investment risk management professionals engaged in the asset management industry.
Become the Speaker You Want to Be -- Don’t present timid forecasts to CIOs or shy away from telling clients the hard truth: Let CFANY Toastmasters inject confidence and structure into your verbal and written business communication. Participate in our fun and supportive group and gain the skills to make your investment recommendations the ones that get everyone talking!
Governments bailed out the very institutions that let the economy down, spurring a serious rethink of our financial system. Does it make any sense that it takes two days to settle a stock transaction? Why do retailers, operating on razor-thin margins, have to pay 3% for every customer credit card swipe? Why does it take two days to transfer money from a bank account to a brokerage—or any other company? Why are savings rates minuscule or negative? Why is it so difficult for entrepreneurs to get financing at traditional banks?
Join us on Friday, December 3 for a virtual session with the alternative investment research and portfolio advisory firm Aksia.
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