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Austrian Association for Financial Analyses and Asset Management |
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal and office address
Österreichische Vereinigung
für Finanzanalyse und Asset Management
Eßlinggasse 17/5
1010
Wien
Austria
Tel:+431 533 50 50 15
Fax: +431 533 50 50 33
Email:
office@ovfa.at
Website:
www.ovfa.at
EFFAS contact
persons:
Prof. (FH) Mag. Otto Lucius, CFP
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helmut
Uhlir
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF
President: Mag. Paul Severin, CEFA, Capital
Invest
Vice-President: Mag. Friedrich Mostböck, CEFA, Erste
Bank
Treasurer: Dr. Gerhard Edelmann, Bank Austria
Secretary: Mag.
Birgit Kuras, RCB
International Relations: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helmut Uhlir, TU
Wien
MISSION STATEMENT/OBJECTIVES
The ÖVFA's mission is to promote the flow of information
between listed companies and investors; to provide analysts, fund managers and
other investors with a platform for sharing their experiences; to better
acquaint domestic and foreign investors with Austria's role as a financial
centre; and to represent the interests of its members to the public at large
and within the scope of economic policy initiatives aimed at fostering
Austria's financial market.
The ÖVFA activities are concentrated on
the following:
- establishing professional standards in financial analysis,
- holding regular ÖVFA analyst consultations with listed companies to arrive at standardised historical company ratios,
- promoting the dialogue between listed companies and investors within the scope of company presentations,
- promoting Vienna's image as a financial centre,
- developing company ratios that can be used to reach investment decisions,
- writing publications of relevance for the capital market,
- offering a high-quality, internationally recognised training programme for financial analysts, fund managers, portfolio managers and investment advisors,
- co-operating with the European umbrella organisation (EFFAS) as well as the international organisation ACIIA® and international affiliate organisations
- assessment of the disclosure policy of listed companies.
COMMISSIONS
Accounting Policy Advisory Committee, chaired by Mag. Friedrich
Spandl, CEFA
Sub Committee Corporate Governance, chaired by Mag. Friedrich
Mostböck, CEFA
Sub Committee Austrian GIPS, chaired by Mag. Paul
Severin, CEFA
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION/DESIGNATIONS
The mainstay of the ÖVFA education program is the CIIA®
designation.
In addition, the ÖVFA also offers regular post-graduate
certificate training.
PUBLICATIONS
The publications of the ÖVFA include:
- The ÖVFA Newsletter
- Code of Conduct
- Annual Report
- Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)
- Earnings ratios for listed companies following Austrian accounting standards
INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association of Certified International Investment Analysts - ACIIA®