The course focuses on building financial models using MS Excel.

In Samara, one of the major financial hubs in the Volga Region, the CFA Russia representatives met with a group of bankers, private investors, and members of the city’s top universities during the two-day visit.

During a meeting several key issues were discussed, including services delivered by CFA Institute and its societies, membership and its value, advocacy, business planning, and future institutional partnerships.

Investors regularly lose money after companies and entrepreneurs go out of business or fail to pay back their debt. Some banks give out credit loans without properly checking the background information on borrowers, asking for trouble.

Although new fintech startups are trying to push out payment cards, so far they have not been successful. New fintech, like QR-codes and other E-wallet type systems, are fancy and the idea behind them may be genius, but at the moment they cannot effectively compete with traditional payment cards.

With the development of fintech companies, the banking sector in the future is expected to take a hit. Only a small fraction of banks will be able to compete with new technology, and even then they would be extremely specialized in certain areas of the industry.

CFA Association Russia worked out an agreement with Thomson-Reuters per which CFA Russia members will get a one-month free trial access to some of the company’s databases.

Professor Damodaran, the author of many academic papers and influential books on business valuation, corporate finance, and investment management, held a seminar in Moscow.

Through her painting Muriel told the story of her life – childhood spent in rural France, arrival in Moscow and her eventual love with Russia.

One of the key things in having a successful business is to focus on something you know very well.

CFA Russia has shown an increasing trend in the number of female CFA charterholders. There has been a steady rise from 14.8 percent in 2013 to 17.5 percent in 2017.

President said CFA Institute is currently focusing on the demand side of the CFA charter, working to bring awareness to employers around the world about the designation and making the CFA charter more recognizable.

Forsky founder Mikhail Ushakov believes that to be successful startups and investors must trust each other.

Over 130 people registered for the Schweser Mock Exam, which helps CFA candidates to put their skills and knowledge to a real test.

M&As help companies to grow, merge with other enterprises to become more competitive and cost-effective, change the nature of their business or even survive.

Teams from the Moscow State University (MSU) and the Higher School of Economics (HSE) competed at the EMEA Regional Final held in Prague on April 27.

In his presentation Sviatoslav Rosov focused on the three key fintech areas: the peer-to-peer lending (P2P), Blockchain, and Robo-advisors.

By 2020, the lack of professional project managers will reach about 18 million people worldwide. Having a professional management certificate will become a key asset, making it a lot easier to land a good job.

Predictions of invited experts broadly divided into two categories – those who were optimistic about the future and others who warned about tough times ahead.

Besides meeting with students at the two universities, the CFA Russia representatives held an evening business dinner with members of the Rostov finance community.