CFA UK launches Young Women in Investment 2023

Second year of programme

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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CFA Society UK has opened the Young Women in Investment programme for its second year, continuing its campaign to combat the gender gap within the investment industry.

The programme, available to female students graduating this year or within the last two years, entails a month-long virtual boot camp. Provided by Fitch Learning, the course will provide access to a range of instructor-led sessions and self-study learning materials, which allow students to build investment knowledge and business skills. CFA UK launches new syllabus for Certificate in Climate and Investing Entrants will be taught various investment management concepts, such as regulation and macroeconomic factors, with risk management, portfolio construction, different asset cla...

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