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Upcoming Events
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12/11/2018
8:30 AM
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Wall Street Training: Advanced Financial Modeling - Core Model (Limited Space)
Build a fully integrated financial statement projection model with income statement projections, a self-balancing balance sheet, an automated cash flow statement, and the balancing cash flow sweep/debt schedule.
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12/14/2018
12:00 PM
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December Job Seekers Forum 10 and Under (Members Only, Limited Space)
The CFA Society Chicago Job Seekers Forum series provides members with potential new opportunities and resources to find employment. The forum encourages open dialogue and will have a member of the Professional Development Advisory Group as a host.
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12/18/2018
4:00 PM
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December Book Club Meeting
Meet local authors, explore and debate timely industry events and get to know like-minded financial literature enthusiasts. The CFA Society Chicago Book Club embraces discussion of a wide range of themes in an informal environment.
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CFA Society Chicago Blog
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Vault Series: John Wightkin, CFA, TradeInformatics
Nov 28, 2018
On November 8, 2018, John Wightkin, CFA, a senior trade consultant at TradeInformatics, spoke at the Vault Series of the CFA Society Chicago about how the process of examining trading costs can help preserve portfolio alpha. According to John, “trading costs can represent close to half of active returns” and the process of analyzing and examining […]
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Distinguished Speaker Series: Rick Waddell, Chairman of Northern Trust
Oct 24, 2018
Who better to teach management during a crisis than a former bank CEO who began his job in the midst of the 2008 recession? Rick Waddell has one of the most extensive resumes you’ll find in banking and dedicated his career to growing Northern Trust from a sleepy custody and wealth management firm into the […]
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Distinguished Speaker Series: James Bullard, President and CEO of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Oct 12, 2018
On September 12th, CFA Society Chicago welcomed James Bullard, president and CEO of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. Members and guests heard Bullard’s remarks over breakfast at The University Club. The focus of the discussion explored a possible strategy to extend the U.S. economic expansion. Bullard noted that historical signals used by monetary policy […]
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CFA Society Chicago News
CFA Society Chicago Board Member Kunal Kapoor, CFA, to replace Mansueto as Morningstar CEO
Morningstar named Kunal Kapoor as its next CEO, elevating an executive who has made his career at the Chicago investment research company since emigrating from India to attend college in Illinois. As Kapoor, 41, becomes CEO, Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto, 60, will give up that post but add “executive” to his chairman title. Both moves take effect Jan. 1, according to a statement from Morningstar. ( via Crain’s)
Institutional Investor’s 2016 All-America Fixed-Income Research Team includes CFA Society Chicago Board Member Alex Roever, CFA
CFA Society Chicago board member, Alex Roever, CFA, was named to Institutional Investor’s 2016 All-America Fixed-Income Research Team under the Fixed-Income Strategy and Short-Duration Strategy categories. To view the full list of individuals on the team and methodology for selection, please visit Institutional Advisor.