CFA Society Egypt

CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organization is a champion of ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community.

Our aim is to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economics grow. Our network of more than 160 societies helps carry out our global mission in local markets.

Our Objectives

Increase appreciation and awareness of the CFA® designation among practitioners, employers, regulators, and the investing public, through:

• Advertising the society, its activities and the CFA designation in local newspaper and magazines

• Creating a web site to include information about the society and its activities

• Issuing publications to cover the society’s activities and issues related to the financial profession

• Holding one annual event

• Sponsoring and participating in major local financial events

• Hosting joint events with other entities

• Creating a dialogue with potential CFA candidates

Enhance communication within the investment community to foster market development, through:

• Holding periodic member meetings

• Holding regular meetings to disseminate the society’s values and objectives

• Communicating the society’s views on specific investment issues to regulators through “statement of opinion”

• Identifying areas that require reform and market development and providing related technical support

• Fostering a dialogue between local practitioners and foreign counterparts to exchange ideas and best practices

​​​​​​​Foster professional development for society members and practitioners at large, through:

• Creating a “career placement” mechanism to communicate employment opportunities to society members

• Organizing educational programs, seminars and round tables

​​​​​​​Promote adoption of the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, through:

• Leading by example

• Communicating the code of Ethics to investment practitioners

• Encouraging regulators and employers to formally adopt and enforce the Code of Ethics