Universidad del Pacífico Signs Agreement to Become the First CFA Program Partner in Perú

12 July 2010 - Lima, Peru

Universidad del Pacífico today became the first CFA Program Partner in Peru. Recognition as a CFA Program Partner signals that the University’s Master in Finance curriculum is highly regarded for its quality education and its close ties with the investment industry.
The CFA Program Partner initiative is a relationship between CFA Institute and select colleges and universities around the world that have embedded a significant percentage of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge into their degree programs. In addition, these institutions have committed to covering CFA Institute ethical and professional standards in these degree programs. Recognition as a CFA Program Partner provides a signal to potential students, current students, and the marketplace that the university curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA exams.

The CFA Program is a self-study program, considered to be the most rigorous credentialing program in the investment industry. The CFA curriculum is grounded in the practice of the investment profession and evolves with time. Through a process called “practice analysis,” a survey of investment professionals from around the world, CFA Institute is able to update the curriculum with knowledge, skills, and competencies that are relevant to the profession. The CFA Program is a strong foundation for a wide range of career paths, and the CFA charter is recognized as the gold standard in the investment industry. This year, 139,000 current and aspiring investment professionals worldwide registered for the June 2010 CFA exams, and during CFA Institute’s 2010 fiscal year, more than 200,000 candidates registered for the December and June exams combined (read more).

The agreement was announced today during a signing ceremony in Lima, Peru, with the participation of Daniel Cordova Cayo, dean of the Graduate School at Universidad del Pacífico; Melvin Escudero, director of the Master in Finance program of the Universidad del Pacífico; Tom Welch, CFA, chair of the Board of Governors of CFA Institute; Bob Johnson, CFA, senior managing director of CFA Institute; and Gabriela Franco, head of Latin America for CFA Institute.
“As the investment sector continues to grow in Latin America, a partnership with Universidad del Pacifico will support our continuing efforts to offer local students and finance practitioners the educational resources needed to succeed in today’s global investment profession,” said Bob Johnson, CFA, senior managing director of CFA Institute.

“We are proud to become the first CFA Program Partner in Peru. The CFA designation is highly regarded internationally and our students looking to become world-class financial analysts will gain a firm grounding in the CFA Institute ethical and professional standards as well as the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge. This partnership will help students get a head start in earning their CFA charter,” added Daniel Cordova Cayo, dean of the Graduate School at Universidad del Pacífico.
This partnership aligns the university’s Master in Finance program with the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge syllabus, allowing candidates to complete a Master of Science in Finance and prepare for the CFA Program at the same time. This combination places successful students in an advantageous position when seeking to enter into the finance industry or enhance their careers.
For universities, recognition as a CFA Program Partner signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that the university curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well suited to prepare students for employment in the finance and investment industry, and for the CFA examinations. As a partner, a university will be granted student scholarships, access to CFA Institute content, curricula, journals, webcasts, and other educational resources, and each student will have access to a specially prepared online Level I sample exam.
Currently, CFA Institute has 122 CFA Program Partners worldwide, including prestigious colleges and universities such as the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, Cornell University’s Johnson School in the United States, and the Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan. In Latin America, CFA Program Partners include Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa in Brazil; Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) and Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico; Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile; and in Argentina, Universidad de San Andrés, Universidad del CEMA, and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
CFA Institute
CFA Institute is the global association for investment professionals. It administers the CFA and CIPM curriculum and exam programs worldwide; publishes research; conducts professional development programs; and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. CFA Institute has over 100,000 members, who include the world’s 88,890 CFA charterholders, in 136 countries and territories, as well as 136 affiliated professional societies in 58 countries and territories. More information may be found at www.cfainstitute.org.
CFA Program Partners
CFA Institute partners with globally diverse, high profile institutions who cover a significant portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge and who embrace the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct in their degree programs. Recognition as a CFA Program Partner provides a signal to potential students, current students, and the marketplace that the university curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA exams. Find more information about CFA Program Partners.
Universidad del Pacífico
Universidad del Pacífico is a private and independent non-profit institution specialized in the academic development in economics and business and institutional administration. It aims to contribute to the development of Peru in the context of today’s globalized and competitive world. It recognizes as one of its founding entities the Compañía de Jesús, valuing its contribution as well as the apostolic work it performs.