A delegation from CFA Institute recently visited the head office of the Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited in Karachi. The delegation, welcomed by Mr. Muhammad Hanif Jakhura, CEO-CDC and Mr. Ashraf Bava, President-CFA Society, Pakistan, included Mr. Kamil Attila Köksal, CFA, Member Board of Governors, CFA Institute and Dr. Tony Tan Boon Leng, CFA, Head, Standards and Advocacy Division, Asia Pacific Region. Other dignitaries including ……. also attended the event. Senior representatives of Pakistan Capital Market were also present.
Mr. Muhammad Hanif Jakhura, CEO – CDC gave a detailed presentation to the attendees on the success story of CDC and its pivotal role in the development of Pakistan’s capital market. The attendees were also briefed on the business and operations of CDC’s subsidiary, ITMinds Limited.
The CFA Institute representatives acknowledged the positive impact of CDC on the Pakistan Capital Market. They also reaffirmed the constructive association that academic institutes like CFA Institute have with infrastructural institutions of the capital market.