Team CFA Philippines - off to Singapore!

4 men and a lady will represent the Philippines in the upcoming Regional competition in Singapore on March 6-7, 2009.

Introducing TEAM CFA PHILIPPINES - Winner of 1st IRC - University of the Philippines! Congratulations!

Team CFA Philippines will be composed of students from the University of the Philippines.

Team CFA Philippines will be flying to Singapore in March 2009 to compete in the Regional Competition!

Let's all support Team CFA Philippines!

Investment Research Challenge - Kick Off Event Coming Soon!

The IRC will officially start on September 26, 2008, 3-5PM at the PSE Tektite Trading Floor, Pasig City.

The 5 participating schools are the ff.:

1. Ateneo de Manila University
2. De La Salle University
3. University of Asia and the Pacific
4. University of the Philippines
5. University of Santo Tomas

Which school shall represent the Philippines?

Derivatives Seminar on Sept. 2, 2008 - 93% of seats taken!

We are expanding the seminar area to accomodate new Registrants!!

CFAP is hosting a presentation on the topic “Managing Volatility: Derivative
Strategies – How, Why and When” on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, from 2:00
to 5:30 PM at Ballroom 1, Renaissance Makati City Hotel Manila. Our featured
speakers are Mr. Walter Haslett, CFA, FRM and Mr. Matthew Moran.

About the Speakers




Mr. Haslett is CEO of Miller Tabak Capital Management and Director of Option Analytics
for Miller Tabak + Co., LLC where he is responsible for developing option-related
products, research and money management services. Haslett previously founded a
derivatives-based investment management firm managing more than $300 million in
conservative option strategies. He is a member of the Institutional Investor Advisory
Committee for the Chicago Board Options Exchange, a group of the largest buyside
option users in North America.

Mr. Moran is Vice President for Business Development of the Chicago Board Options
Exchange, and is responsible for many of the exchange's marketing and educational
efforts for pension funds, mutual funds, and other institutional investors. He had a
leadership role in developing and marketing the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM)
and the CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (PUT), both of which received the Most
Innovative Benchmark Index award at the annual Super Bowl of Indexing Conference.

You may start posting topics and questions that you would like us to tackle during this seminar.

For inquiries, please call the CFA Philippines Secretariat at +63(2)3971010 / +63(921) 3321151 or send emails to secretariat@cfap.cfasociety.org.

FEES
Professors/Students (Please present valid School ID) PHP 1,500.00
Early Bird Rate (Payment Deadline: Aug. 29 2008) PHP 2,500.00
Regular Rate PHP 3,000.00

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Peso

A list of current and historical strengths and weaknesses of the Philippine Peso. It is preferred that focus is given to current issues. Analyses and Conclusions are welcome.