INSIGHT by CFA Institute
Girls Who Invest (GWI), a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the investment management industry by educating and advancing the next generation of women investors, and CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, today announced an expansion of their long standing partnership, offering the CFA Institute Investment Foundations® Certificate to benefit GWI scholars.
The Investment Foundations Certificate is designed to provide the global workforce with a clear understanding of how the investment industry works. Through the enhanced partnership agreement, the certificate will be offered to all of GWI’s Online Intensive Program scholars as the first module of the self-guided program. The certificate will provide GWI’s online scholars with key concepts about the purpose, structure, vocabulary, and ethical considerations, among many other aspects of the investment industry. This will enable participants to increase their financial literacy and skill sets, as well as arming them with the information they will need to ask the right questions and think critically about their careers.
“CFA Institute has been a fantastic partner to Girls Who Invest and our community for many years, and we’re thrilled that our relationship continues to evolve,” said Katherine Jollon Colsher, President and CEO at Girls Who Invest. “Diversifying the investment management industry is at the core of our partnership, and we’re steadfast in our belief that equipping the next generation with educational resources is key to increasing equity and representation across financial services. We’re proud to offer our online scholars full and free access to the new Investment Foundations Certificate learning experience, and look forward to seeing the positive impact this new program will have among our community of scholars .”
Margaret Franklin, CFA, President and CEO of CFA Institute, comments: “The important work of Girls Who Invest directly supports the mission of CFA Institute, particularly the closing words of our mission – for the ultimate benefit of society. We know that a more diverse workforce creates a better work environment and a better world as a whole. We are proud to offer the Investment Foundations Certificate to the young women who have made the important choice to further their training and education through the online program from Girls Who Invest. I’m excited to see the ways our partnership with Girls Who Invest will continue to address the ongoing challenge of supporting women in their careers.”
Girls Who Invest and CFA Institute share joint goals to diversify the field of investment management. This alignment supports the education of the women and gender non-binary people in the Girls Who Invest program through CFA Institute educational offerings. The partnership will deliver valuable input as it relates to the CFA Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Code for the US and Canada, among other initiatives. Moving ahead, the two organizations will continue to collaborate on similar endeavors, with this latest partnership agreement serving as a testament to that.
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