…as it inducts new members
The Chartered Institute of Financial and Investment Analysts Ghana (CIFIAG) has charged members to uphold integrity and exhibit best practices as they perform their roles as professionals toward national transformation.
Addressing members at its annual conference and induction of newly registered members in Accra, President of the institute, Dr. Daniel Amateye Anim-Prempeh, emphasised financial analysts’ role in national growth and how crucial it is for them to uphold professional standards.
“I, therefore, encourage members to conduct themselves to the best of their abilities to enable us to achieve our objectives. We will also appreciate good conduct, exemplary conduct and best practice approach to professionalism. The institute will not accept any behaviour that will put our stakeholders and the institute at any disadvantage. The institute will encourage integrity, honesty and best practices in all our endeavours,” he said.
Speaking on the topic ‘Ghana’s financial vulnerability: Analyst perspective in view of debt, inflation, bailout and revenue generation’, he charged analysts to leverage their expertise and knowledge to shape the national financial discourse.
“Let us not be intimidated by the system, but let us speak up to change the fortunes of this country and to make it a better place for the next generation,” he said.
He also urged the inductees to work hard, adding: “Having a career as a chartered financial and investment analyst requires preparation and hard work; it has the potential to deliver not just financial rewards, but genuine satisfaction and fulfilment that comes from being an integral part of the business landscape”.
Dr. Anim said in 2024, the institute will organise skills-relevant training programmes such as Continuous Professional Development (CPD) seminars and workshops for members.
For his part, the registrar of the institute, Dr. Isaac Ntiamoah, reiterated analysts’ role in corporate survival and governance. He said their role is crucial to business growth, business revamping, research and risk identification — urging organisations to appreciate the work of analysts.
“As far as corporate governance is concerned, we [analysts] need to create more awareness for financial/investment analysts to be functional in each organisation and be resourced.
“This is very important because if our profession moves on well, most CEOs/directors’ output will be seen to be achieving extraordinary performance and also save them against risks, unforeseen losses in investments and other legal issues if only effective decisions are taken on time,” he said.
This year’s induction brought candidates from all corners of the economy, such as banking, insurance, public sector, agriculture, education, government agencies, both public and private universities, non-governmental organisations and others.
CIFIAG has now become a Pan-African finance and investment professional body whose members champion the African investment, economic growth and development by providing expert investment/finance advisory services to the indigenous African businesses which have the zeal to work and change the continent’s destiny.
