On May 31, CFA Association Russia held a master class in online format on the topic «Estimating the full historical return on shares using MS Power Query and MS Power Pivot". Oleg Schenker, expert in investment portfolio management, financial analysis and arbitrage pricing, was the guest speaker.

Dr. Andreas Bickel joined us on May 26 to give his regular macro update on global financial markets.

On Friday, May 21st, members of the CFA Association Russia and participants of the NES Master of Finance program gathered at a business breakfast at the Novotel Moscow Kievskaya to discuss digital currencies and their impact on the banking system.

This educational program is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their understanding of ESG factors (which are ecological, social and governmental) in functions such as sales and distribution, money management, product development, financial advice, consulting and risk management.

On Thursday, April 29, CFA Association Russia held second live event this year, which took place in Novotel Moscow Kievskaya. The topics discussed yesterday were personal brand and career in finance. We invited two experts in the field - Tatyana Kozhevnikova and Olga Lorenz - to share their experience with the audience and answer the questions regarding the hiring process in large international companies.

On April 27, Colin Ellis, Chief Credit Officer & Head of UK at Moody’s Investors Service, joined us online to speak about the policies that central banks all over the world have been implementing after the Covid crisis and the results they led to.

On April 24 – 25, CFA Association Russia organized an offline training on financial modeling of investment projects in Excel (level 2) with our tutor Alina Kosunova, CFA.

On April 22, members of CFA Association Russia and our friends met for the first time after quarantine – at business breakfast in Novotel Moscow – to discuss new trends on global financial markets and the influence caused by ESG standards.

CFA Association Russia is inviting Dr. Andreas Bickel (CIO of Blackfort Capital) for a regular online update on global financial markets.

CFA Russia invited Charles Gave and Louis-Vincent Gave, Founding Partners, Gavekal, to speak about China's global, financial and monetary strategy.

CFA Russia invited Margarita Koshman, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry, to speak about the topic of career capital and the ways to increase it.

CFA Russia invited Maria Semenova, ACCA, Ph.D, to speak about purchasing a company with tax benefits.

This year's annual event took place online via ZOOM between 7 PM and 9 PM on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

CFA Russia invited Andrey Bednyakov, expert at the National Center for Public Private Partnership, to speak about public private partnership in Russia and in the world.

CFA Russia invited Dr. Andreas Bickel for a regular update on the current state of the global financial markets.

We invited Kevin T. Carter, Founder and CIO NYSE: EMQQ, China and Emerging market expert with over two decades of work in the sphere.

CFA Russia invited Anton Shpuntov, CFA, CIPM, to speak about the Python language for financial analysts and investment advisors.

CFA Russia invited Dr. Andreas Bickel, CIO of Blackfort Capital, for a financial overview of 2020 and forecast for 2021.

CFA Russia invited James Leaton, Senior Vice President, Moody's, to speak about ESG risks and how they are integrated in Moody's ratings.

CFA Russia invited Maria Semenova, ACCA, Ph.D, to speak about taxes in 2020 and what is important in transaction support.