CFA Bahrain hosts a Luncheon for HR Leaders

It was held on Wednesday, 26th November 2008, in the Fusions Restaurant, Gulf Hotel, Bahrain. Senior human resource professionals from 22 leading banks, insurance companies and consulting firms attended the event, together with officials of CFA Bahrain.

The event was organised in order to provide information to industry leaders about the highly reputed CFA program, and the activities of CFA Bahrain. It was also an excellent networking opportunity for Investment and HR professionals, said CFA Bahrain President Austin Sequeira. CFA Bahrain Placement Chair Brian D'Aguiar discussed the various placement resources that are available to employers through the Society.

CFA Bahrain, officially known as The Bahrain Investment Professionals Society, was established in June 2006, and is affiliated to the CFA Institute in the USA. The CFA Institute is a global professional organisation that awards the CFA designation, and leads the investment industry by setting the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence and vigorously advocating fair and transparent capital markets.

The CFA designation has become known as the gold standard of professional credentials within the global investment community. Around the world, employers and investors recognise the CFA designation as the definitive standard for measuring competence and integrity in the fields of portfolio management and investment analysis.

Membership in the Bahrain CFA Society is open to all CFA charter-holders as regular members, and CFA candidates who can be admitted as associate members. The Society currently has 103 members. There are nearly 500 candidates pursuing the CFA program in Bahrain.

The elected governing board of the Society includes Mr. Austin Sequeira (President), Mrs. Lamees Al-Baharna (Vice President), Mr. Palani Alagappan (Treasurer), Mr. Essa Maseeh, Mrs. Sowmya Ramkumar and Mr. Asad Saeed Khan.