News & Insights

At ABAF/BVFA we are in continuous contact with the main financial stakeholders in Europe, such as EFRAG, ESMA, XBRL, in order to stay on top of trending topics like IFRS, Primary Financial Statements, Goodwill, non-financial reporting, ESG… As a centre of expertise we aim to share our knowledge and insights with our community and thereby want to raise the professional standards of financial and non-financial communication, reporting and valuation.

Below you can find an overview of all news articles and events organized by ABAF/BVFA or the organizations mentioned above. In the ‘Insights’ section, you will find our particular insights and comment letters on relating topics.

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EFFAS CESG Annual Conference – 16/09/2022

Posted: 7 September 2022

The CESG commission of EFFAS is holding its annual hybrid conference on 16 September 2022. Register and get informed about the latest trends in ESG and a lot of other interesting topics!

Looking for a specific qualification as an investment professional? Discover CEFA and CESGA!

Posted: 6 September 2022

Do you have ambitions to become an investment professional? Or are you already working in the investment sector and looking for a more specific qualification? Then be sure to take a look at our CEFA and CESGA training programs!

Hans Buysse new appointed chair of EFRAG

Posted: 8 July 2022

We are proud to inform you that our chairman, Hans Buysse, was recently appointed the new EFRAG Administrative Board President.

Become top notch ESG expert with CESGA

Posted: 16 May 2022

For the CESGA training program we work in close collaboration with Febelfin Academy. By analogy with other European EFFAS members, the CESGA program will soon also be open to companies that want to train their teams in ESG. 👉 Stay tuned!

Posted: 22 April 2022

Great news for all the CESGA holders! As the #ESG landscape is rapidly evolving, we grant all CESGA holders free access to the learning platform to refresh your ESG knowledge and get up to date with the new topics!

CEFA program 2022 – New brochure available!

Posted: 27 September 2021

Interested in acquiring all the professional skills a financial analyst needs? Then you will surely be interested in our CEFA program!
Happy to share with you the new brochure with the program outline for 2022.
Interested? Take a look at our brochure!

ABAF/BVFA Awards 2021

Posted: 19 August 2021

Happy to inform you that this year the ABAF/BVFA Awards Ceremony will take place on 10 November. As we still have to take into account the Covid measures, this will be a hybrid event. We will keep you informed about the event on our website!

Annual Report 2020 available!

Posted: 5 July 2021

Looking back, 2020 was a challenging but interesting year for ABAF/BVFA. A year of review and modernization, rebranding and going back to market. A year in which we gave a real boost to our Association.

CEFA and CESGA in the press

Posted: 15 December 2020

Today, newspaper De Tijd published an article with regard to the ABAF/BVFA training programmes.
You can read the article on our website.
Interested in becoming a ESG analyst or financial analyst? Be sure to check out our training programmes on our website.

CEFA programme – February 2021 – Brochure available

Posted: 22 October 2020

Interested in acquiring all the professional skills a financial analyst needs? Take a look at our CEFA training programme!