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From the editor

June 9, 2025

Recent world events have placed us in a constant and chaotic news cycle, making it easy to feel overwhelmed by everything happening. Finding the balance between doom scrolling and staying educated on current affairs can be challenging. The theme of this summer’s issue of The Analyst, Global Markets in Focus: Opportunities and Risks, is well-timed as we highlight and glean insights from those making local and global change within the financial industry.

Our feature articles aim to tackle pressing global issues and provide thoughtful insights on how these issues impact investment professionals as we consider the vital role that geopolitics plays in investment risks and gain insight from practitioners on their strategies for managing geopolitical risk. We explore the risks and rewards of investing in emerging markets, foreign currency fluctuations, and hedging international currency.

Our review of Tim Marshall’s thought-provoking book, The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World, launches us beyond global issues and into the powers and politics surrounding space exploration and its impact on Earth citizens.

This issue’s charterholder profile, Stephanie Poon, CFA, reflects on her progressive career in Canadian financial institutions, diverse academic path in finance and law, commitment to volunteerism, and recent foray into entrepreneurship to expand her family’s business.

For others looking to focus their energy toward making an impact within the financial industry while diversifying their skillsets and expanding their professional networks, the mentorship committee offers a discussion on the benefits of

professional volunteering and mentorship to explore alternative career directions and enhance skills.

Finally, we feature coverage from season 1, episode 3 of CFA Society Toronto’s exciting video podcast series, Diverse Dividends, with Wes Hall, activist, founder, and CEO of Kingsdale Advisors and Dragon on CBC’s Dragon’s Den.

In times of global uncertainty, knowledge, education, and insight are solid investments. We certainly hope that this issue delivers.

Date June 9, 2025

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