Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has become a CFA programme partner of CFA institute, the global association for investment professionals that awards the prestigious CFA(r) designation. Recognition as a CFA programme partner signals that the University's Bachelor of Accounting and Finance curriculum is regarded as of the highest educational quality and closely tied to professional practice.
The University's undergraduate programme in accounting and finance covers 70 percent of the Level I topics of the CFA programme candidate body of knowledge(tm) (CBOK), and covers the CFA institute ethical and professional standards, and other CFA programme partner requirements.
In welcoming the LUMS as a CFA programme partner, Dr Ashvin P Vibhakar, CFA, managing director, Asia-Pacific Operations, CFA institute, said: "Students completing their degrees from the partnering programmes will gain a firm grounding in the CFA program candidate body of knowledge as well as the CFA institute ethical and professional standards. The solid foundation of the CFA programme curriculum is developed through extensive collaboration with practitioners throughout the world, essentially representing the knowledge, skills, and abilities that serious investment professionals need to carry in the real world."
"The impact of CFA Institute on the investments profession in Pakistan over the last decade is striking. The contribution of the institute in terms of bringing professionalism, scientific rigor and ethical consciousness to investments management here is admirable. The LUMS has played a similar role in the field of business management in the country. This partnership has a huge potential to take the profession to new heights of excellence in the region."-PR
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