Singapore's CFA Society is top choice for Bangladeshi citizens aspiring to make a mark in the finance industry. Above: At the CFA Charter Awards ceremony last month: Presidents Council Representative Sharon Craggs, CFA (leftmost), Shaila Khandakar with Bangladeshi award recipients, 3rd from left to right: Safwan Khandakar, CFA | MD Mominul Hoque, CFA | Asef Anis, CFA | MD Zakir Hossen, CFA
2014 CFA Charter Award recipients
This story appears in the latest issue of the CFA Singapore Quarterly which is produced by NextInsight, and is republished here with permission.
ABOUT 80 new charter holders attended the CFA Charter Award ceremony at Hotel Fort Canning on 4 December. The event was graced by the following speakers.
» Guest-of-Honour, Sharon Craggs, CFA, DFICP (CFA Institute Presidents Council Representative for Asia-Pacific)
» Alex Tan (Dale Carnegie Training Consultant)
» Kevin Gin, CFA, (CFAS Treasurer and Board Member)
» Arun Kelshiker, CFA (CFAS Board Member)
Of 26,882 candidates that sat for the Level III CFA exam in June 2014, 54% passed the third and final exam.
Globally, 54,768 candidates passed Levels I, II, and III, with the overall pass rate for all three levels at 46%.
The CFA Charter Award ceremony organized by CFA Singapore on 4 December 2014 was attended by a multi-national crowd of new charter holders.
Attendees took the opportunity to network with representatives from top employers of charter holders.
Representatives from top employers of charter holders and other stakeholders shared the joy of the award recipients…
Globally, 54,768 candidates passed Levels I, II, and III, with the overall pass rate for all three levels at 46%.
The CFA Charter Award ceremony organized by CFA Singapore on 4 December 2014 was attended by a multi-national crowd of new charter holders.
Attendees took the opportunity to network with representatives from top employers of charter holders.
Representatives from top employers of charter holders and other stakeholders shared the joy of the award recipients…
New charter holders were welcomed into the CFA league with a selfassessment exercise in interpersonal competence conducted by Dale Carnegie Training consultant Alex Tan.Dale Carnegie Training consultant Alex Tan noted the importance of paying sufficient attention to aspects of life other than career and finance. These other aspects include spirituality, health, personal interests, family, social life and community.
CFA Singapore board member Arun Kelshiker, CFAIn his opening address at the Charter Award ceremony, board member Arun Kelshiker, CFA urged new charter holders to use CFA Institute resources in the next stage of their career.
He highlighted The CFA Institute Asia-Pacific Career Guide, which profiles the career paths of more than 30 successful CFA charter holders from 16 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, including how they started and progressed in the industry and their success stories.
It also helps demystify various roles and fields in the industry as well as provides professional career development advice, such as the use of social media in career development and interview and resume writing tips.
He highlighted The CFA Institute Asia-Pacific Career Guide, which profiles the career paths of more than 30 successful CFA charter holders from 16 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, including how they started and progressed in the industry and their success stories.
It also helps demystify various roles and fields in the industry as well as provides professional career development advice, such as the use of social media in career development and interview and resume writing tips.
Sharon Craggs, CFACFA Institute’s President’s Council Representative for Asia Pacific regionSaid Sharon Craggs, CFA, who was the evening's guest-of-honor:
“Making a life is understanding that not everything that can be counted counts.
"Not everything that counts can be counted. It is how good a life lived that counts, not how long it is.
"You have to trust, respect and like yourself.”
Kevin Gin, CFABoard member and Secretary of CFA Singapore
Said CFA Singapore board member Kevin Gin, CFA:
“I believe the CFA charter instils the highest professional ethics, expectations and expertise for any professional organization, comparable with the engineering, medical or legal fraternities.
"Look at the various interest groups on the CFA Institute and the CFA Singapore websites and think about how to fulfil the passion of what we believe in for the CFA charter.”
Surinder Kathpalia, Standard & Poor’s Managing Director (left) with Arun Kelshiker, CFA
Giuseppe Ballocchi, CFA, member of CFAI Board of Governors (left) with Kevin Gin, CFA
The 2 buy side analysts are new charter holders: Dave Wang, CFA, CAIA, Truston Asset Management (left) and Terence Lim, CFA, Artisan Asia-Pacific. Terence did Singapore proud in 2009 as an NTU undergraduate when he led the Singapore team to win the champion title at the global CFA Institute Research Challenge.
L-R: Rachie Hui, IBF Deputy Director | Alex Tan | CFA Singapore executive director Francis Er
Kanol Pal, CFA, Head of Financial Products, BNP Paribas (left) with Loh Hoon Sun, Phillip Securities Managing Director
