Level II Ethics Workshop - March 2025

MAR

Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Location:	Zoom Meeting

Speaker:	SPEAKER Paul Hwang, CFA — Vice President - Municipal Trader, Payden & Rygel

Time:	10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

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A Candidate Engagement Advisory Council sponsored event.

Professions can only exist within an industry when those acting with transparency, integrity, candor, and trust reach a critical mass. Come join Paul Hwang, CFA as he analyses CFA Institute’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct within the Level II CFA Curriculum.

This discussion will follow CFA Institute’s Learning Outcome Statements for 2025 Level II CFA Curriculum Volume 10, Modules 1-3:

Describe the six components of the Code of Ethics and the seven Standards of Professional Conduct.
Explain the ethical responsibilities required of CFA Institute members and candidates in the CFA Program by the Code and Standards.
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct by applying the Code and Standards to specific situations.
Recommend practices and procedures designed to prevent violations of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.
Evaluate practices, policies, and conduct relative to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.
Explain how the practices, policies, and conduct do or do not violate the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.

SPEAKER

Paul Hwang, CFA | Paul Hwang, CFA is a Vice President, Municipal Bond Trader and Portfolio Analyst at Payden & Rygel in Los Angeles. Prior to moving to Los Angeles in 2024, Paul was a Portfolio Manager at an investment advisor, Impact Community Capital, in San Francisco focusing on impact investments within the securitized and municipal bond space. Paul has also served as Assistant Vice President, Associate Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein in New York, where he managed municipal bond portfolios. Paul holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA® Society of Los Angeles. He earned a BA in Economics at The University of Maryland, College Park.

Registration Fees
Free

Registration is open to everyone. You do NOT need to be a member of CFA Society Los Angeles to register.

Chairs:
Dr. Lawrence Harris, CFA, PhD
James Lewis, CFA, CIPM

CFA Society Los Angeles has determined that this program qualifies for 1.5 PL credit hours, including 1.5 hours in the content areas of Standards, Ethics, and Regulations (SER), under the guidelines of the CFA Institute Professional Learning program. If you are a CFA Institute member and a CFA Society Los Angeles Member, PL credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your PL tracking tool.