On 1st July 2020 The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) welcomed the Swiss Financial Analysts Association (SFAA) back into the fold as an ordinary member. The Swiss membership application was submitted to the AGM on 5th June 2020 and received unanimous support.

Frankfurt 5th June 2020

On 5th June 2020 at the EFFAS AGM Maria Alessandra Zunino de Pignier, Deputy Chair of AIAF, Italy, was elected to be a member of the EFFAS Executive Management Committee for the period June 2020-June 2023. She was welcomed by the board members who look forward to working with her and feel her experience will be put to good use in helping EFFAS move forward.

Thanks to the efforts of the Swiss Financial Analysts Association (SFAA), a new ordinary member of EFFAS, our CESGA programme has been accredited for Swiss Association of Quality (SAQ) re-certification purposes. The SAQ is a successful, international service company in personnel certification, quality management and business excellence. Personnel certifications make theoretical knowledge and practical skills visible, transparent, and internationally comparable. As a neutral and independent personal certification body, SAQ certifies people in different fields by joining forces with its partners.

Madrid, 8th June 2020

Jesús López Zaballos has been re-elected chairman of the Board of the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS), at the EFFAS Annual General Meeting held 5th June 2020 by videoconference. López Zaballos is starting his third term at EFFAS, a federation he has chaired since 2012, and highlights that “we are working on many critical aspects for the future of our profession and to be a link between all analysts promoting the best professional practices and with the highest ethical standards”.