Call for Volunteers

 

Committees with open positions:

  • Advocacy: Consultation on Amendments to the Financial Markets Infrastructure Act

Volunteers are vital to us providing valuable services to our members. Browse below to find and apply for an opportunity that fits your interests, competencies, and availability.  You can volunteer in many ways, from short term project based opportunities to committee appointments. 

 

Volunteers benefits include:

  • Gain recognition within the CFA community.
  • Expand professional networks with highly engaged professionals. 
  • Build on existing competencies and develop new skills.
  • Enhance your resume with experience within a globally recognized organization and, 
  • Contribute to the future of your profession.

Volunteer Position: Advocacy: Consultation on Amendments to the Financial Markets Infrastructure Act

The objective of all advocacy engagements is to position CFA Society Switzerland as trusted, knowledgeable and independent reference point for insights into Swiss investment industry and long-term asset management matters with Swiss administration, regulators and society as a whole. The end goal of the Society is to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow.

Advocacy Committee serves as an ad hoc committee to help CFA Society Switzerland form a qualified opinion and participate in the consultation on amendments to the Financial Markets Infrastructure Act. Committee members act on behalf of CFA Society Switzerland and not on behalf of their employers (no link will be made to employers). The committee will be dissolved after its mandate is over.

More information on the Consultation on Amendments to the Financial Markets Infrastructure Act . The deadline for public consultation is 11 October 2024. 

Your benefits as a committee member:

• Contribute to the future of investment industry and investor's right through CFA voice
• Positive influence on the local market
• Broaden your own knowledge and experience
• Build on existing competencies and develop new skills

Committee member roles / responsibilities:

• Participate in committee's meeting and share your opinion to draft a response to the circular

Committee member requirements:

• CFA charterholder
• Experience in stock exchange, payment systems, trade repositories, derivatives trading, risk management,  and similar
• You are available 5-6 hours in the second half of August/ September and beginning of October 2024 (outside business hours) for a volunteer work (committee meetings and drafting a response) 

Apply for a position on a Committee

The deadline for applications is 19 August 2024.