For more information about an upcoming program, click on the title of the program from the listing below. Registrations are accepted no later than 12:00noon three business days prior to the event. Limited space might be available after the reservation deadline; however, you must call the Society office (403-240-2929) to inquire.

Payment must be made in advance of the luncheon to secure your registration.  Receipts will be available at the door.   It is the policy of the Calgary CFA Society to bill no-shows that have not paid for nor cancelled their reservation within 48 hours.  To confirm attendance, please fax the registration form to 206-0650 or scan and e-mail rsvp@calgarycfasociety.com.

Events Calendar

October 22, 2008
8th Annual Oil & Gas Forecast Breakfast
Martin King, Vice President, Institutional Research, FirstEnergy Capital Corp.
Brad Borggard, Senior Analyst, CIBC World Markets
Michael Tims, Chairman, Peters & Co. Ltd.

October 7, 2008
What to Pay? Valuation implications of Cross Border GAAP and IFRS
Gerard McInnis, CA, CBV, Partner, Western Canadian Leader for Valuations and Business Modeling, Ernst & Young LLP

September 11, 2008
Opportunities and Risks in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF's)
Mark Armbruster, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Alesco Advisors

September 23, 2008
The Case for Farmland as an Asset Class
Brad Farquhar, Vice President, Agriculture Development Corporation

June 3, 2008
IFRS: Coming to a Financial Statement Near You
Ian P.N. Hague, CA, Principal, Accounting Standards Board - Canada

May 15, 2008
USD/CAD - A Technical Perspective
George E. Davis, Director and Chief FX Technical Analyst, RBC Capital Markets

April 28, 2008
Infrastructure as an Asset Class
Gregory Smith, Managing Director, Macquarie North America Ltd.'s Capital Funds Division and President and Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund

April 9, 2008
Currency Hedging: Theory put into Practice
Sebastien Page, CFA, Senior Managing Director, Head of Portfolio and Risk Management, State Street Associates

January 29, 2008
Future Implications of Current Trends in the Canadian Oil & Gas Industry
Michelle Dathorne, Director and Credit Analyst, Standard and Poor's

November 20, 2007
Global Oil & Gas Energy Services Outlook
John Tasdemir, Principal, Institutional Research Oilfield Services, Tristone Capital

Canadian Oil & Gas Energy Services Outlook
Brian Purdy, Senior Analyst, Oil & Gas Services, National Bank Financial

November 13, 2007
Prospect Theory, Investor Psychology, and the Tendency to Hold on to Losers
Dr. Ben Sopranzetti, Associate Professor of Finance, Rutgers University