Services to Members and Candidates
Services to Industry and Public
The Society’s Governance
Other Initiatives
Services to Members and Candidates
Candidate Services Committee
- Act as a bridge of communication between the committee and the candidates, and provide necessary support and feedback to the study group leaders.
- Share study experience and help the candidates prepare for the CFA Program examination.
- Develop, strengthen, and implement the Society’s services related to candidate education with the support of office staff and other volunteers (e.g. study group leaders).
- Establish a program / initiative to recruit new study group leaders (i.e. group leader succession) and ensure continuous candidate support and engagement.
- Lead and manage communications with candidates and volunteers over different channels (e.g. email, social media, events, etc).
- Understand the candidates’ experience and their needs when studying for and taking the exam, using the Society’s study groups.
- Consolidate and provide suggestions for and questions about CFA curriculum and the CFA Program to CFA Institute.
- Liaise with service providers (e.g. publishers, course preparation providers) on potential collaborations that would benefit candidates and help the Society achieve its vision and mission.
- Meeting at least every 2 months.
- Ad hoc conference calls / meetings / email or Whatsapp communications.
- Approximately 2-8 hours a month implementing ideas.
David Ching(Chair) Zap Cheng(Vice-Chair) | Wallace Cheung Dr. Francis Lau Eric Li | Benjamin Xu Abby Yip |
Candidate Services Committee – Study Group Leaders
- Lead one of the Society’s study groups helping to prepare candidates for the CFA Program examination.
- Establish general rules and guidelines for the study group (e.g. frequency of meetings).
- Keep the study group members focused and motivated.
- Help members to plan revision timetables.
- Set up study group meetings and make suggestions on how and what candidates should study.
- Share previous study experiences and exam-taking techniques.
- Act as a bridge of communication between the Candidate Education Committee and the candidates, providing necessary support and feedback to the group leaders.
- Highly varied depending on the level of participation of Group Members.
- Meet at least once towards the beginning of the Study Group cycle, and
- Have one meetup every month thereafter.
David Ching (Chair) Zap Cheng (Vice-Chair) | Wallace Cheung Eric Fok Dr. Francis Lau | Eric Li Benjamin Xu Abby Yip |
Career Development Committee
- Develop and promote career development events/programs for volunteers, members, and potential members.
- Contribute ideas on programs, including but not limited to speaker recruitment.
- Coordinate event rundowns, venues, catering, and advertisement flyers with assistance from the Society office.
- Promote career development events.
- Attend regular meetings once every two months, and ad-hoc events and initiatives.
- Provide support for ad-hoc events and initiatives.
Janet Li (Chair) Wenyi Ma (Vice-Chair) | Gowthaman Appavu Muruganandan Tao Chen Linda Csellak Matthew Fong Sijie Huang Justin Kwok Dr. Francis Lau | Yuheng Li Delvin Tan Joey Tang David Tsoi Lena Wong |
Continuing Education Committee
The Committee has 4 Pillars, 1) Macro, Markets and Investments, 2) Tech & Innovation, 3) Risk and Compliance, and 4) ESG.
- Keep abreast of industry developments and evolving technical skills.
- Organize educational events on industry developments and topics of interest to finance professionals.
- Host events – to facilitate/introduce speakers and to lead events from end to end.
- Assess the eligibility of events for Continuous Professional Training (“CPT”) hours by designated Committee members.
- Approximate 4 – 6 hours for each event, including discussion with the speaker on event content, rundown, participating rehearsal and hosting event.
- The Committee aims to host 8-12 events each year.
- Chair/Vice Chair guides new volunteers throughout the whole process.
- More than 5 years of relevant work experience is required to become a member of this Committee.
Adam Wong (Chair) Tim Chan (Vice-Chair) Tim Chan (Vice-Chair) Edwin Fan (Vice-Chair) Jeffrey Tse (Vice-Chair) | Sebastien Cerbourg Bosco Chan Raymond Chan Billy Choi Joanna Dai Dicky Fung Yolande Kwong | Kwok Tai Law Stephanie Li Sylvia Ng Kevin Poon Coco Wu Kenson Yeung |
Continuing Education – Alternative Investments Special Interest Group
Group members would explore and study in the following areas:
- Spread awareness about the field of value investing and personal wealth creation.
- Provide a forum for like-minded members to discuss, apply, and modify value investment approaches, and to educate members about the core tenets of value investing and how they can be modified to keep up with current and future market conditions.
- Promote the fundamental-driven, long-term, value-based investment style as a way of life.
- Contribute to the eco-system of Private Equity business.
- Discuss, explore and identify issues and trends driving the alternative asset space.
- Provide a springboard for further programs and events.
- Represent the Society in the PE or alternative asset community to foster collaborations.
- Ongoing – Attend quarterly small group meetings and other ad hoc events
- Strong interests in the subject
- Knowledge and experience in the subject are advantageous
- Willing to reach out to outside parties
Dr. Alvin Ho (Lead) Grace Lee (Lead) Michael Chow (Lead) | Francis Chan Eric Cheung Jaime Chou Strauss Chu Zachary Chua Gemini Chung Kenneth Kwong Harry Lam Brandon Leung Walter Leung | Hart Li Rock Li Dickson Man Shopin Matsuyama Joyce Ng Adrian Sun Karen Tam Janet Wong Rebecca Xu Mitty Zhang |
Continuing Education – Momentum / Growth-investing Special Interest Group
Group members would explore and study in the following areas:
- Leading indicators: Identify patterns, metrics to provide better visibility of future market trend
- How to deal with market volatility: Strong bull stocks will continue their advance and may even become overvalued over time. However, those stocks could abruptly transform into bear stocks if one parameter is missed. A typical illustration of this type of market behavior is Tesla. It is therefore important for group members to identify what should be the right investment strategies
- Risk management: Besides portfolio diversification, group members are to discuss what are the best tools to hedge against the risk of their holdings
Wallace Cheung (Lead) | Alvin Chan Daniel Chan Eric Chan Weile Chan Albert Cheug Mo Cheung Yanny Chu Kenneth Ho Sigmund Jiang Shoaib Khan Matthew Lam | Lhimark Lau Gary Leung Shopin Matsuyama Dr. Allen Ng Kevin Poon Qingwen Ren Hitesh Tanwani Jason Wan Benjamin Wong Coco Wu |
Continuing Education – Value Investing Special Interest Group
- Spread awareness about the field of value investing and personal wealth creation.
- Provide a forum for like-minded members to discuss, apply, and modify value investment approaches, and to educate members about the core tenets of value investing and how they can be modified to keep up with current and future market conditions.
- Promote the fundamental-driven, long-term, value-based investment style as a way of life.
- Ongoing – Attend regular and ad-hoc meetings events (approve once or twice every 2 months).
- Strong interests in the subject.
- Willing to stay to serve the community on financial literacy.
- Knowledge and experience in the subject are advantageous but not compulsory.
Wallace Cheung (Lead) | Eric Chan Jim Chan Manjury Chan Weile Chan Albert Cheng Jacky Cheng Redfield Cheong Mo Cheung Yanny Chu Zachary Chua Ricky Chui Kenneth Ho Shoaib Khan Arthur Lam Harry Lam Matthew Lam Lhimark Lau KT Law Henry Lee Gary Leung Hart Li | Jinzhu Liu Timothy Mak Dr. Allen Ng David Ng Vivek Nittala Kerr Poon Leon Qi Ho Bong Sin Karen Tam Hitesh Tanwani Stanley Tsai Jason Tsang Jason Wan Enci Wang Benjamin Wong Janet Wong Milton Wong Alex Yao Joyce Yim Zheyuan Zhang |
Continuing Education – Web 3 & FinTech Sub-Committee
- Organize educational events on Web 3 & FinTech industry developments and topics of interest to finance professionals, and assess the eligibility of events for CPT hours.
- Keep abreast of fast-moving industry developments and evolving technical skills.
- Host events (e.g. speaker events, social, museum visits, conference visits, etc.) and facilitate/introduce speakers and lead events from end to end.
- Organize at least 1 event a year per committee member.
- Approximate 4-6 hours each event. – Include discussion with speakers on event content, rundown, participating rehearsal, and hosting event – Chair/Vice Chair would provide guidance to new volunteers throughout the whole process.
David Ching (Chair) Qingwen Ren (Vice-Chair) | Alvin Chan Alex Chan Daniel Chan Amanda Cheng John Evans Kevin Kwan | Kenneth Kwong David Lam Keith Lee Debbie Man Charles Ng Dr. Tony Yip |
Member Services Committee
- Participate in organizing the Society’s Member Services events and activities, including signature events, such as the annual dinner and awards night, as well as lifestyle, sports, and social events.
- Organize signature events including providing suggestions for speakers, rundown, and logistics. Attend the events to network with attendees and promote the society.
- Propose ideas for Member Services events and/or initiatives to offer a variety of events to members.
- Lead and support events/initiatives (book club, movie appreciation, hiking, volunteering, etc.).
- Attend bi-monthly meetings and ad-hoc meetings for specific events as required.
- Volunteers should lead at least one event per year; participation in supporting events is encouraged.
Felicia Wong (Co-Chair) Nicholas Jackson (Co-Chair) Joyce Yim (Vice-Chair) | Gowthaman Appavu Muruganandan Lok Ki Chan Amanda Cheng Jacob Chiu Miu Choi Michael Chow Sijie Huang Eiji Inohara Evonne Jin Man Ting Kwan Alex Lai | Arthur Lam Richard Lau Ka Yan Leung Walter Leung Daisy Lin Wisely Ngai Simon Pang Karen Tam Chris Wong Benjamin XU Mitty Zhang |
New Members Advisory Council
- Serves as a bridge between the Society and recently joined members, aiming to understand their needs and interests.
- Facilitates a vibrant and inclusive community for new members within the Society by organizing tailored initiatives and fostering increased engagement.
Society Member who has joined the Society for or less than 2 years, or CFA Charterholder for or less than 2 years.
David Ching Felicia Wong | Eric Chan Samuel Chan Mo Cheung Jacob Chiu Miu Choi | Sigmund Jiang Mike Kwok Shixin Sheng |
Services to Industry and Public
Advocacy Committee
- Review and provide valuable comments and suggestions, on behalf of the Society, on consultation papers published by the government, regulators, and other professional bodies, such as the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Securities and Futures Commission, the CFA Institute, etc.
- Provide unbiased, meaningful, and independent views on advocacy issues, with the understanding that volunteers’ views will be seriously considered but may or may not be adopted.
- Stay abreast of regulatory trends in the financial industry.
- Participate in taskforces to prepare responses for selected consultation papers.
- Comment on 6-8 consultation papers each year. Spend 3 – hours reviewing and commenting on each consultation paper.
- Attend selected task force discussion sessions each year, with each session lasting 1-2 hours.
Richard Mak (Co-Chair) Willis Chan (Co-Chair) Monica Cheung (Vice-Chair) | Alex Chan Francis Chan Michelle Choy Mike Kwok David Lam | Sylvia Ng Leo Yeung Jason Yu |
Advocacy – Investor Education Sub-Committee
- Promote the application of fundamental analysis and proper risk management techniques to support the investment decision process.
- Raise the awareness of investment disciplines among retail investors.
- Strengthen investors’ understanding of the evolution of investment products.
- Organize 3-4 investment education seminars each year.
- Contribute to the content development of the seminars and the sourcing of good speakers.
- Collaborate with CFA Institute and other professional bodies to strengthen the investor’s education in Hong Kong.
- Expect to spend 8-10 hours on the planning, liaison, and execution of each investor education event.
Richard Mak (Co-Chair) Wisely Ngai (Co-Chair) | Jim Chan Zap Cheng Michelle Choy Linda Csellak Matthew Fong |
Media Committee
- Promote the CFA designation and CFA Society Hong Kong under our mission statement.
- Enhance and monitor public awareness within the community by serving as a resource and establishing relationships with key influences, including the local regulators and media.
- Formulate strategies to promote the Society, its brand, and events to raise its profile within Hong Kong.
- Enhance public awareness of the Society, and engage and act as a resource with the media, regulators, and other organizations/associations.
- Organize signature events including CFA Control Room (CFA 指揮室), in terms of recommending/ inviting guest speakers, and be responsible for logistics.
- Develop the CFA Control Room Alumni Network (CFA 指揮室聯盟) – providing suggestions for speakers, rundown, and logistics. Attend the events to network with attendees and promote the society.
- Attend bi-monthly meetings, and ad-hoc meetings for specific events as required.
- “Super Connector”, or who endeavors to be one
- Good at languages, some knowledge of financial media or social-financial media a plus.
Wisely Ngai (Chair) | Jacky Cheng Eric Cheung Miu Choi Otto Choi Michael Chow Man Ting Kwan Kar Ming Kwok | Daisy Lin Dickson Man Mike Tang Stanley Tsai David Tsoi Elaine Wong |
University Outreach Committee
- Plan the CFA Institute Research Challenge Hong Kong Local Final event timeline; formulate the rules and regulations and determine the subject; invite mentors, graders, and judges; and organize and participate in the competition’s networking activities.
- Reach out to local universities to offer advice and guidance to future finance professionals; and to participate in university events to mingle with students and to promote our Society.
- Plan the Student Mentorship Program.
- For Research Challenge Graders, review & score 5 to 8 investment research reports and provide constructive comments.
- For Research Challenge Mentors, mentor the team during the research process and spend 6 hours to provide guidance on their investment research report.
- Committee Members should possess the network and heart to reach out to university students.
- Research Challenge officials are required to have analyst, portfolio manager, or other professional experience in either preparing or reading sell-side research.
- For Graders: 5 years of relevant experience.
- For Mentors with CPT credit hours entitled: (i) Preferably sell-side analysts with 10 years of experience (CFA charterholders a plus); (ii) With the enthusiasm to teach best practices and promote ethical decision making.
Kerr Poon (Chair) Wallace Cheung (Vice-Chair) Candy Wong (Vice-Chair) | Ka Ho Cheng Jaime Chou Ricky Chui Edwin Fan Justin Kwok Lhimark Lau Xiang Le Dr. Kris Li David Ng Wisely Ngai | Leon Qi Dr. KP Wat Jason Tsang Elaine Wong Janet Wong Lena Wong Milton Wong Joyce Yim Dr. Tony Yip Jason Yu |
Wallace Cheung (Chair) | Redfield Cheong Dr. Lewis Tam |
The Society’s Governance
Investment Committee
Please note that this Task Force is not open for applications.
- To set, implement, and monitor investment policy for CFAHK reserves and working capital.
Joe Lin (Chair) | Jaime Chou Dr. Alvin Ho Janet Li | William Leung Richard Mak Felicia Wong |
Nomination Committee
Please note that this Task Force is not open for applications.
- Review the structure, size, diversity profile and skills matrix of the Board and make recommendation on any proposed changes to the Board to complement the Board to achieve the Society’s strategic goals.
- Identify suitable director candidates and select or make recommendation to the Board on the selection of individuals to be nominated as Directors to fill board vacancies as and when they arise.
- Ensure plans are in place for orderly succession to the Board and oversee the development of a diverse talent pipeline, taking into account the challenges and opportunities facing the Society, and the skills and expertise needed on the Board in the future.
- Review the Director nomination policy periodically and make recommendations on any proposed revisions to the Board.
Richard Mak (Chair) | Kevin Chan Dr. Jimmy Jim | Dr. Alvin Ho |
Remuneration Committee
Please note that this Task Force is not open for applications.
- Make recommendations to the Board on remuneration packages.
- Review and approve the management’s remuneration proposals with reference to the Society’s goals and objectives.
- Consider salaries paid by comparable organizations, time commitment and responsibilities, and employment conditions elsewhere in the group.
Dr. Alvin Ho Richard Mak Felicia Wong Janet Li |
Other Initiatives
Hong Kong Economic Journal Listed Company Award of Excellence 2024
- To support the judging work of the Society representative in his capacity as a member of the Judging Panel to align with the Society’s mission to raise the standard of practice of the financial services industry.
- To screen out a list of excellent listed companies from the entries of Blue Chip and Main Board categories according to corporate governance, transparency and attractiveness to investors.
Mike Tang |
Futu 2024 Hong Kong and US Listed Companies Annual Leading CFO
- To support the judging work of the Society representative as a member of the Judging Panel to discuss the value of the role of the CFO in different situations, find the general rules for the CFO to lead enterprises going through cycles, bring the CFO community together, and drive the success of Hong Kong and US listed companies.
- To evaluate the achievements and leadership of the CFO in navigating the financial landscapes at Hong Kong and US listed companies by completing the scoring sheets for Leading CFO of the Year, Emerging CFO of the Year, Female CFO of the Year, Fastest Growing Enterprise, Investors’ Most Popular Enterprise, and Enterprise with Best Financial Leadership.
- To share insights on the topic of “Leading CFO Requirements” for an article promoting the importance of CFO leadership in social media.
Dickson Man | Rebecca Xu |
Hong Kong Economic Journal Financial Services Awards of Excellence 2024
- To support the judging work of the Society representative in his capacity as a member of the Judging Panel to align with the Society’s mission to raise the standard of practice of the financial services industry.
- To assess and score the performances of financial services enterprises from five major sectors, namely banking, financial institutions, funds and MPF, insurance, and digital finance, in an effort to commend the winning enterprises for their contributions to the local financial development.
Otto Choi | Joyce Yim |
Bloomberg Businessweek Chinese Edition Financial Institutions 2024
- To support the judging work of the Society representative in his capacity as a member of the Judging Panel to align with the Society’s mission to raise the standard of practice of the financial services industry.
- To review and evaluate entries from Banking, Insurance, and Securities sectors based on their market performance, growth, development, and business strategy in the past year, with the objectives of motivating financiers to nurture potential talents, turn adversity into opportunity, and seek new development opportunities.
Alvin Chan | Christine Li |
Bloomberg Businessweek Chinese Edition Financial Institutions 2023
- To support the judging work of the Society representative in his capacity as a member of the Judging Panel to align with the Society’s mission to raise the standard of practice of the financial services industry.
- To review and evaluate entries from Banking, Insurance, and Securities sectors based on their market performance, growth, development, and business strategy in the past year, with the objectives of motivating financiers to nurture potential talents, turn adversity into opportunity, and seek new development opportunities.
Ivor Cheung | Christine Li |
Hong Kong Economic Journal Financial Services Awards of Excellence 2023
- To support the judging work of the Society representative in his capacity as a member of the Judging Panel to align with the Society’s mission to raise the standard of practice of the financial services industry.
- To assess and score the performances of financial services enterprises from six major sectors, namely banking, financial institutions, funds and MPF, insurance, credit card and payment platforms, and digital finance, in an effort to commend the winning enterprises for their contributions to the local financial development.
Wisely Ngai | Rebecca Xu |
Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index Project – Advisory Board
The MCGPI Advisory Board is a panel of experts representing pension academics and practitioners from Australia and around the world. The Advisory Board reviews the design of the Index, its questions and draft results for each year’s index and ensures media and communications coordination between all partners.
Conrad Yan |