The chartered financial analyst CFA designation is more than a credential. It is administered by the Association for Investment Management and Research AIMR in Charottesville, Virginia, which is an advocacy group in the United States. The group has decided to extend its reach to Asia by setting up an Asian Advocacy Committee to be the voice of the investment community. Actually, PensionsAsia, the magazine of Asian investment management published quarterly by FinanceAsia, is the voice of the investment community. But AIMR could run a respectable second place.
AIMRs Patricia Doran Walters, senior vice president of professional standards and advocacy in Charlottsville, says the Asian Advocacy Committee will address issues...