CFA Society Gives Away Excellence Awards To Best Institutions And Individuals

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published October 07, 2016 | 06:55 PM

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 07th Oct, 2016 ) : The 13th Annual Excellence Awards ceremony hosted by the CFA Society Pakistan was held in Karachi to recognize the best institutions and individuals of the financial industry.

Syed Murad Ali Shah, the Sindh chief minister was the chief guest and Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq Hijazi, chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), was the guest of honor, a statement issued here on Friday said.

The chief minister congratulated CFA Society Pakistan on holding events which encourage industry to improve on their professional standards. Hijazi appreciated the role of CFA Society and stressed on the need to invest in the highest standards of practice.

He said at SECP we have always believed firmly in achieving excellence at every level within the organization but also in bringing discipline and high standards of quality among the market participants as that can only develop investor confidence.

And also in collaboration with other financial regulators we are launching key initiatives to extend outreach of these sectors across all segments of the population, he added.

Ashraf Bava, president of CFA Society, spoke about the efforts of the CFA Society Pakistan in making a positive impact on the investment community in the country later the awards were announced in various categories such as banks, corporate finance, investor relations, and brokerage firms with their winners and runners-up.

The distinguished personalities who attended the ceremony included president UBL Bank, Wajahat Hussain, president, Bank Islami, Irfan Siddiqui, president, Meezan Bank, Hasan Bilgarami, president, Bank Islami, Junaid Ahmed, president and CEO, Dubai Islamic Bank and Jehangir Siddiqui, chairman, JS Group.

CFA Society Pakistan (CFA Pakistan) is a member society of the CFA Institute, which is a global organization of analysts, portfolio managers and financial professionals, and administers the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program worldwide.

CFA Institute consist of more than 100,000 individual voting members and 144 member societies in 68 countries across the world that believe in setting a higher standard for the investment profession.