The CFA Society of the UK, supporting ASIP, CFA and IMC professionals.

 Thu 21 Aug 2008

UK Society of Investment Professionals - CFA Institute

News

Renaissance Capital hires Roger, CFA

CFA UK enters agreement with Stalla

Pensions accounting – Survey Results

Comments on the short selling disclosure ruling

Insight Investment appoints Lloyd, ASIP, as structured solutions head

Singh joins SG Hambros

Aviva Investors hires Abberley

The future of valuing financial instruments

Horne, CFA and Ganie join Watson Wyatt

Distinguish yourself from the crowd – Careers event

Horlick's career advice for CFA UK members

Ian Bailey, ASIP, moves to Hewitt Associates

CFA UK members still in demand

The outlook for European ABS

Confiance appoints Hilton, CFA

CFA UK supports FSA ruling on CFDs

Pepper, CFA, to join New Star

Barclays Wealth hires Embley, ASIP

PIMCO appoints Nocera, CFA, to European remarketing team

RWC partners hires McLaren, CFA, ASIP

The US is heading into recession, says Roubini

Tomlinson informs members how to avoid losses

Truell explains The Wellcome Trust’s exceptional returns

Effective regulation, explored by Groome

Rebonato explores volatility

Governance, not risk models, needs rethinking, suggests Urwin

Goltz reports EDHEC survey results

J O Hambro Capital Management hires Richyal, CFA

F&C recruits Forsyth, CFA

Reddy, CFA, moves to ABN Amro

Farquharson, ASIP, and Brett, CFA, appointed by Baillie Gifford

CFA UK members predict more job losses

Commerzbank appoints Sarda

Mehta, CFA, joins Atlantis

Dayal, CFA, and Ribas-Lequerica, CFA, join Legg Mason

Equity and bond market correlations

David Harding: Using CTAs for investment management

CFA Institute hires Preece, CFA

Limbu, CFA, moves to Octopus Investments

Chu, CFA, joins Blue Sky Asset Management

Liontrust appoints Fosh, ASIP

State Street Global appoints Tziortziotis, CFA

CFA UK selects SHINE as its first official charity

Bussey, IMC, moves to Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander

Cardano announces appointment of Kelsey, CFA

Russell Investments hires Raynor, CFA

Akbar, CFA, to move to Fidelity

CFA UK Supports HM Treasury’s Proposal

Scholarship Awards

Philippa Malmgren on why politics matter

Charles Goodhart discusses inflation

The impact of rising commodity prices - Kevin Norrish

WEF’s Gareth Shepherd, CFA on societal and technological risks

Andrew Smithers on the global economy

Capital Generation Partners hires Scorey, CFA

Hedge Funds in the Current Climate

Compensation Structures have Failed – Improved Governance will be Key

Fellow's Lunch

Global Investment Research Challenge - UK Final

RBC hires Carmichael, CFA and L’Heureux, CFA

Morley Appoints Davies, CFA

Jeremy Grantham - A Few Near Certainties

CFA UK response to FSA Listing Regime report

Devine, IMC, assumes new sales role

SWIP appointments Guy Skinner, ASIP

Credit Default Swaps – the Road Ahead

Watson Wyatt hires Parab, CFA

Good participation rate for annual membership survey

EFH announces Mark Watts, CFA

Dr. Arjuna Sittampalam, ASIP, joins EDHEC

McNaught-Davis, CFA, joins SWIP

CFA study group networks

Pinniger, CFA, moves to SV Life Sciences

Anthony Bolton - Successful Active Investment

Legal & General hires Black, CFA

Boswell, CFA, to move to ICG

Threadneedle employs Perkins, CFA

McDonnell, CFA, moves to Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Developments in research

Clarke, CFA, is appointed to SWIP’s European equity team

Waite, ASIP, joins Affiliated Managers Group as MD

Barnfather, CFA, moves to Lazard Asset Management

Paulson & Co. appoints Jonas Frantz, CFA

Richard Dunbar, ASIP, becomes Scottish Committee Chairman

Gillard, CFA, joins Union Bancaire Privée

Roper, CFA, moves to HSBC

Allison, CFA, Moves to BAE Systems pension fund

Neuff CFA joins Marathon

Newell CFA appointed as FD at Comac Capital

CFA UK survey shows 37% of non-doms may leave

Botha CFA joins Gulf International Bank

PSolve recruits Hill-King CFA ASIP

Support for FSA proposals to improve CfD disclosure

Pennington ASIP joins Insight

Sub-prime crisis to reshape markets

Marber on markets

Depegging the pegs

Spentzos, CFA, moves to Credaris

Russell Investment Group hires Hemmant, CFA

McHugh joins Merchant Securities

UK candidates outperform in CFA Level I

2008 Forecasting Quiz – Can you predict the market?

Sarah Cockburn IMC joins Aegon

Whelan to join Fidelity's multi-manager team

FF&P appoints Joll, ASIP

Deavers, ASIP, joins Axa Rosenberg

T. Rowe Price appoints Helen Ford, ASIP

Citigroup’s Saunders warns on outlook

HSBC's Gardiner expects year of two halves

Derrick sees slowdown in reserves build-up

CFA Institute honours new charterholders

Compensation survey shows importance of bonus payments

UBS GAM adds Bhattacharya to mid caps team

Bowyer CFA joins S&P

Curt Custard, CFA appointed by UBS Global Asset Management

David Crum ASIP appointed by Hewitt

CFA UK responds to Hedge Fund Working Group

Watson Wyatt appoints Philip Tindall, CFA

Fortis Investments hires Havard Tveit, CFA ASIP

DBRS appoints Philip Byun, CFA

Insight Investment appoints Matthew McKelvey ASIP

Farrelly, CFA, joins CBRE Investors

London & Capital appoints Stephen Westwood, ASIP

Tavadian, CFA joins Calyon for Russian derivatives push

Insight Investment hires three CFA equity analysts

CFA UK responds to Disclosure and Transparency in Private Equity consultation paper

ASIP Designation

CFA Institute Member Compensation Survey shows strong earnings growth

CFA 7c-online portal wins the ‘Innovation of the Year Award’ for 7city

Letter to FT on average holding period

Wellcome Trust appoints Nick Moakes, CFA

ORN Capital appoints Steven Miller, CFA

UKSIP to become CFA Society of the UK

Pramberger, CFA joins Dubai International Capital

Altium hires Ed Worth, ASIP, and Catherine Heath, CFA ASIP

Northern Trust appoints Joanie Stringer, CFA

Baring Asset Management appoints two CFA Charterholders

Cameron, CFA, joins Deutsche Bank AG

Marietta Miemitz, CFA moves to Societe Generale

Investing in Infrastructure Seminar

Mercer appoints Michael Kinney, CFA

Sally Springer, CFA, joins Newton Investment Management

Barings appoints Paul Morgan, CFA ASIP

First Charterholder Ceremony warmly welcomed

Morley appoints Jason Josefs, CFA

Joe Biernat, CFA takes over as chairman and other office holders announced

Gulf Finance House hires Bethell, CFA

Baring appoints James Calder, ASIP

Broby, Brown, Dimson, Fitzpatrick, Good, Riley, Samad and Tomlinson elected to UKSIP Fellowship.

Letter to FT regarding CRUF and Headline Earnings

Goldman Sachs promotes Amna Karim, CFA

UK managers outstrip other European managers in return rankings

Mark Samuelson, CFA, leaves UK to lead new Australia-based operation

Rosscoe Deasy joins Spencer House

Newton welcomes Alex O'Reilly CFA, ASIP

Charles Cronin appointed head of CFA Institute for EMEA Region

Jeff Diermeier hears UK views on ways to improve financial reporting

John Kay: Coping with uncertainty - making decisions in a world of unknowns

UBS appoints Nicholas Melhuish, ASIP

Annual dinner raises money for GOSH

Sovereign Wealth Funds seminar report

NTGA hires Lombard Olivier, CFA

Nicklas Granath joins Straumur

Peter Mennie ASIP recognized as UKSIP Volunteer of the Year

Simon Moss, ASIP, joins SWIP

Goldman Sachs Asset Management appoints Paul Craven, ASIP

Professional Investor article featured in Financial Times

F&C recruits Paras Anad, ASIP

Society responds to Luke Johnson's comments on the devaluation of research

Morley hires Robert Goldsmith

Sub-prime: where are we now?

CFA Candidate Information Briefing

Leading banks endorse Oxford MSc in Financial Economics, a CFA Program Partner

Fusco, CFA, moves to Credaris

Polar Capital hires Nick Evans, ASIP

Shaheer Guirguis, CFA, and Alexander Veroude, CFA, join Insight Investment

Report on Working in the Investment Profession

Paternoster hires Patrick Schoeb, CFA

UKSIP's pioneering work on headline earnings reaches a new milestone

Zhao, CFA, moves to Alliance & Leicester plc

AXA Investment Managers hires Philip Chow, CFA

UKSIP responds to FSA Consultation Paper on Training & Competence

Press release: Skills Council announces that UKSIP is the first institution to meet appropriate exam