Oct 13, 2026 – 5.00am
For Ian Macoun, it was a regular 40-minute commute and hours set aside to study early on Sunday morning. For that effort, the chief executive of Pinnacle Investment Management was allowed to append three initials to the end of his name: CFA, or chartered financial analyst.
Then in his 40s with a young family, Macoun already had two university qualifications. And the CFA is hardly a requirement to work in finance. Macoun, however, says it was “worth every minute I spent on it”.
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