With all the recent actions taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, companies around the world have implemented remote work procedures in an effort to enhance the safety of workers while maintaining productivity essential to business success. Over the past two years, I have worked from home, while also traveling to...
With the impact of the Coronavirus, CFA Society Chicago will be closed through April 30, 2020, per guidance of local government officials and health organizations including the World Health Organization and the CDC. Staff will work remotely to adhere to the social distancing recommendations currently in effect and will continue to take calls and respond to emails during normal business hours of 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Please contact the CFA Society Chicago with any questions at info@cfachicago.org or 312-251-1301.
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Cannabis: Insights and Opportunities
Cannabis could one day become a $4 billion a year market in the state of Illinois. In the state’s first month of legal cannabis, tax receipts have already reached $10 million. The medical and recreational cannabis markets are one of the fastest growing industries in the country. Have investors embraced these rapidly...
2020 Annual Celebration
CFA Society Chicago welcomed volunteers and new members to enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Boleo in downtown Chicago on February 12, 2020. This event was an opportunity to celebrate the hard work of members who helped build the society to get to know each other. Once attendees settled in, Nicole Harris, interim...
Distinguished Speaker Series: Alec Litowitz, Magnetar Capital
Dude, Where’s My Alpha? CFA Society Chicago’s Distinguished Speaker Series hosted Alec Litowitz at the W City Center for a discussion of the history of asset management and its evolution with respect to the hedge fund industry. Litowitz has been managing assets for over 26 years, co-founding Magnetar Capital in 2005....
POWER Breakfast: Stephanie Braming, CFA, William Blair
On February 4, 2020, CFA Society Chicago welcomed a packed audience at the Palmer House to hear from two of Crain’s top women in finance in a fireside chat featuring Stephanie Braming, CFA, partner and global head of investment management at William Blair. The discussion was moderated by Patricia Halper, CFA, former...
CFA Society Chicago News
CFA Society Chicago extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Priscilla Perry.
CFA Society Chicago recently received the sad news of the passing of Priscilla Alkire Perry at the age of 84. A well-known member of the Chicago-area investment community, Priscilla was awarded CFA Society Chicago’s Hortense Friedman, CFA, Award for Excellence at the...
CFA Society Chicago Board Member Dhvani Shah, CFA, named to CIO Magazine’s 2019 Power 100!
Congratulations to Dhvani Shah, CFA, IMRF Chief Investment Officer and member of CFA Society Chicago Board of Directors, for being named to CIO Magazine’s 2019 Power 100. Read more via IMRF
Announcing Women of Influence honorees for 2019
Congratulations to Stephanie Braming, CFA, partner and global head at William Blair Investment Management for being named to Women of Influence by the Chicago Business Journal and Bizwomen! Read More via The Business Journals