CFA Society India highlights importance of soft and technical skills at 1st India Financial Talent Summit
· Industry experts speak about importance of career
planning at CFA Society India ‘1st India Financial Talent Summit’
Mumbai, September 18, 2017:
CFA Society India, in collaboration with CFA
Institute, the global association of investment professionals, hosted the 1st India
Financial Talent Summit, in Mumbai. The Summit was attended by nearly 320
investment management professionals, including CFA® charterholders and CFA®
Program candidates.
“With more domestic savings
going towards financial products, almost all the sub-sectors of investment and
finance industry are witnessing growth in business and recruitment. With this
first-of-its-kind Summit, our aim is to bring together senior industry
professionals and recruitment consultants to provide charterholders and
candidates a comprehensive perspective on careers in the finance and investment
industry,” explained Jayesh Gandhi, CFA, president, CFA Society India
(volunteer) and senior portfolio manager, Birla Sun Life Asset Management
Company Limited.
What the experts say:
·
“From a 2 trillion-dollar economy, India is headed to
becoming a 4 trillion-dollar economy in the next 7–8 years. The future will be
very exciting and there will be a host of opportunities across the spectrum of
financial services, especially for CFA charterholders as the CFA® charter is
considered the gold standard in financial services.”
— Sunil Singhania, CFA, Global Head,
Equities, Reliance Capital Limited
·
“Continuous
professional development and life-long learning is a key aspect of career
growth, especially in the financial services industry.”
— Navneet Munot, CFA, Chief Investment
Officer, SBI Funds Management Private Limited
· “Compatibility between you and your work
environment should be a key in career decision-making. Moreover, measuring your
impact—on clients, as a leader and manager—is one of the many stages of the
career exploration process.”
— Heather Packard, Director, Career
Management, CFA Institute
·
“There is a huge demand-supply gap
for client centric advisors in the wealth management space in India.”
— Gajendra Kothari,
CFA, MD and CEO, Etica Wealth Management Private Limited
Senior investment management
professionals participated in the day-long Summit, including Chandru
Badrinarayan, ED and Head, Client Coverage, South Asia, MSCI; Manish Chourasia,
Chief Executive Officer, Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd.; Prasun Gajri, CFA, Chief
Investment Officer, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.; Rajeev
Radhakrishnan, CFA, Head, Fixed Income, SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd.; Ravi
Raman, MD and COO, InfraHedge Ltd.; and Shameek Ray, CFA, Head, Debt Capital
Markets, ICICI Securities Primary Dealership Ltd.
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