[Member Exclusive Event] Awards Night 2025

CFA Society Hong Kong (the “Society”) are excited to recognize your outstanding accomplishment in passing the CFA^® Exam and achieving the status of CFA Charterholder for the 2024-2025 cycle!

This is a significant moment in your professional journey, and we would love for you to celebrate it with us. We cordially invite you, along with your family and friends, to our Awards Night 2025. The event is a wonderful opportunity to commemorate your success and connect with others who share your achievement.

This evening will feature a significant highlight: the Charter Award Presentation Ceremony, led by Ms. Brenda Hou, CFA, Senior Head, Asia Pacific Global Partnerships & Client Solutions from CFA Institute. All eligible new CFA Charterholders will receive an additional presentation-sized (8.5” x 11”) charter during the ceremony – a meaningful keepsake from the Society to recognize your dedication and achievement!

Event Date: 28 November 2025 (Friday)
Event Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Happy Valley Suites, 2/F, Hong Kong Football Club
Format: Dinner with CFA Charter Award Presentation Ceremony
Dress Code: Business
Event fee: HK$850 (member); HK$950 (member’s guest)
Event Enquiry: member@cfahk.org / 2523 2506

Please note that the registration of presentation-sized charter is due by 9 November 2025 (Sun).  If your registration is received after this deadline, we will unfortunately be unable to arrange for the additional charter to be presented at the event.

Be sure to register online today and make this occasion even more special by sharing it with your loved ones. 

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Jim Wai Kee, Jimmy, CFA, CPA(Aust)
Managing Executive Officer and Head of Global Markets Department,
ICBC (Asia) Limited
Alternate Chief Executive of ICBC Hong Kong Branch

Joining in 2014, Dr. JIM is currently Managing Executive Officer & Head of Global Markets Department of ICBC (Asia), a member of Executive Committee. He is also the Alternate Chief Executive of ICBC Hong Kong Branch. His professional teams manage investment portfolio for the Bank and provide clients with diversified financial market services. Jimmy has extensive experience in banking and investment industry and was appointed senior positions with leading international banks. He has worked across Hong Kong, Tokyo and Australia with extensive experience in trading and sales of precious metals, financial and debt capital market products, ALM and portfolio management.

Dr. JIM is a CFA Charter holder and a CPA (Aust). He holds a Doctor Degree of Business Administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a Master Degree of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a Bachelor Degree of Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was the President of CFA Society Hong Kong from 2010 to 2013 and is a member of Advisory Board in the current term. He is also the Executive Board Member and Fellow Member of Treasury Markets Association Hong Kong (TMA) and a member of Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF). He is an Adjunct Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is appointed by HKSAR government as a member of the Banking and Finance Training Board, Vocational Training Council. Dr. Jim is appointed the Chairman of Investment Committee of Hong Kong Hospital Authority and serves as a member of the Human Capital Committee of Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council.

Brenda Hou, CFA, CGMA, GAICD
Senior Head, Asia Pacific Global Partnerships & Client Solutions
CFA Institute

Brenda Hou is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of leadership experience across business development, investment, consultancy, and corporate governance. As Senior Head of Asia Pacific for Global Partnerships & Client Solutions at CFA Institute, she leads strategic initiatives across China, Hong Kong, and over 20 APAC markets.

Since joining the Institute in 2014, Brenda has significantly expanded the CFA Society network, serving more than 40,000 members, and has built enduring partnerships with regulators, government agencies, and industry leaders in Asia Pacific.

Her career spans senior roles at Hutchison International, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, and Synergis Holdings. She previously led global and APAC strategy for a London-listed multinational, and began her investment career managing M&A and IPO projects.

Brenda earned her CFA Charter in 2002, is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). She holds a Bachelor (Hons) in Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Important note:

1. Awards Night is a member-exclusive event for active CFA Society Hong Kong members only.
2. The presentation-sized charter will be exclusively awarded to CFA Charterholders who have earned their charter during the period from 9 November 2024 to 9 November 2025. It is an extra replica, printed on 8.5” x 11” museum quality paper, issued by CFA Institute from U.S.
3.  For Charterholder membership applications, CFA Institute may take 5 to 10 business days for the review process.
4. In order to receive the presentation-sized charter during the event, your active Charterholder membership and online registration must be completed by 9 November 2025.  Otherwise, no presentation-sized charter could be arranged at the event.

If you have yet to become a CFA Society Hong Kong member after passing the Level III CFA Exam, join CFA Institute and Society membership today to become a part of our global community of investment management professionals! 

Event policy for Substitutions, Cancellations and No Show applies

1. All event registration and online payment should be completed by 9 November 2025. Please note that no presentation-sized charter could be arranged after 9 November.
2. An email event confirmation will be sent upon completion of the online registration.  If you have not received an email confirmation prior to the event commencement, it is the delegates’ responsibility to contact the Society staff at member@cfahk.org to confirm the registration.
3. During online registration, please indicate the person you’d like to sit with, as seating arrangements are organized by the Society.
4. If a registrant requests to cancel the registrations, the request must be made in writing on or before 9 November 2025. Cancellation requests made after 9 November 2025 and refund requests for no show on the event date will not be entertained. The Society will confirm acceptance of the cancellation request by email afterwards.  An administration fee HK$200 will be charged for the cancellation of a confirmed enrolment. The net of an administration fee of HK$200/person refund will be made within 4-6 weeks after 28 November 2025 via the original payment route.
5. Substitutions are allowed.  Please notify the Society staff in writing by email at member@cfahk.org on or before 9 November 2025 for the changes.  The rate differential for CFA Society Hong Kong members and Guests / Non-members will be charged if the substitute is a non-member. The Society will only confirm the change upon receiving payment of the rate differential on or before 9 November.
6. If Typhoon Signal No.8 or above / Black Rainstorm warning is hoisted on the event day, the event will be cancelled. If the event of cancellation due to bad weather, the event will be rescheduled and event fees will be refunded.  Please click here for adverse weather policy.
7. In complying with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, the information provided here will be accessed only by the Society for the purpose of this Awards Night. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for details.
8. By registering for this event, you confirm that you and your guest(s) consent to appearing in any official event photographs and video footage.  The photographs and video footage can be used by the Society for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media, or in a third-party publication.  In addition, photographs or video footage may be taken by other event attendees and publicly shared, for which the Society cannot be held responsible.
9. No complimentary parking will be arranged at the dinner venue by the Society.
10. The Society reserves the right to change the venue, date or speaker of the event due to any unforeseen circumstances without prior notice.
11. In case of any dispute, the decision of CFA Society Hong Kong is final, and no further appeal will be entertained.