ArchivesCFA Institute hosts conference
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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In collaboration with CFA Bahrain, the CFA Institute is to host its first investment conference in the Middle East on March 23.
It is anticipated that around 200 delegates will attend the 2010 CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference, taking place in Manama.
The delegates will include including portfolio managers, analysts, chief investment officers, chief executive officers, investment advisers, pension plan investment officers and other senior consultants.
Building on the international reputation of CFA Institute for providing specialist investment conferences and educational programmes, this new conference will attract CFA charterholders and senior investment professionals from across the GCC region, Lebanon, Egypt Jordan, the US, Europe and Asia. The event has attracted international and national sponsorships from the Central Bank of Bahrain, Thomson Reuters, FactSet, Gulf International Bank, The National Bank of Bahrain, McLean Budden, SICO Investment Bank and Morgan International.
The event will bring together speakers and experts from around the world to evaluate and discuss some of the most pressing topics for serious investment professionals in this fast-changing environment. Throughout the day, a series of presentations will examine shifting capital flows, market volatility and continuing fallout from the global financial crisis and the challenge and opportunities facing investors.
“The financial crisis has affected various regions in different ways, so the investment outlook for each can require very different strategies. This conference brings together our global experts to a Middle Eastern audience, creating a platform for senior investment professionals to come together, learn and discuss some of the many issues and opportunities they face," said Nitin Mehta, managing director, CFA Institute Europe, Middle East and Africa.
