{"id":4373,"date":"2019-10-01T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T05:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fba-events.com\/?page_id=4373"},"modified":"2019-10-01T07:41:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T05:41:01","slug":"l-merlini","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fba-events.com\/index.php\/l-merlini\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Merlini, CAIA, CIFD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fba-events.com\/index.php\/l-merlini\/l-merlini\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?fit=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,550\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"L.Merlini\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?fit=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4376 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fba-events.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/L.Merlini.png?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Laura\u00a0Merlini\u00a0is a senior finance executive. Her professional path has been focused on promoting financial literacy and fostering sound governance practices. In her role as Managing\u00a0Director\u00a0for EMEA at\u00a0the CAIA (Chartered Alternative\u00a0Investment Analyst) Association, she has developed a deep knowledge of the European alternative investments industry. During her previous role at Credit Suisse (previously Fortis Prime Fund Solutions) in Milan, Madrid and Geneva, Laura advised on the areas of fund set-up, administration, banking and custody.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since her CAIA Charter Certification in 2007,\u00a0she\u00a0has been an active CAIA\u00a0promoter\u00a0and member-volunteer,\u00a0not only as\u00a0the co-founder of the CAIA Iberia Chapter (based in Madrid) in 2008, but also as the leading person of\u00a0the CAIA Switzerland Chapter in Geneva since 2010. Additionally, she chaired\u00a0the\u00a0100 Women in Finance Educational Committee in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>Laura earned a BA in Business Administration at Bocconi University in Milan, received the CEMS MIM (Community of European Management Schools) MSc in\u00a0International Management in 2002\u00a0and is\u00a0a\u00a0member of the Inaugural Class (2014) of\u00a0the Executive Master in Positive Psychology,\u00a0Leadership and Strategy\u00a0from\u00a0IE in Madrid.\u00a0In 2015,\u00a0she became a\u00a0Certified\u00a0Investment Fund Director accredited by the CIFD Institute\u00a0in Ireland and, currently, is a\u00a0member of the UN PRI HF Advisory Committee as well as a NED at Agave Advisors, an independent wealth manager firm based in Geneva.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #dc143c;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fba-events.com\/index.php\/speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meet other Speakers<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura\u00a0Merlini\u00a0is a senior finance executive. 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