Financial Management Association FMA Chapter at Sac State

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Financial Management Association (FMA) Chapter
at Sac State

• Spring Kick-off Meeting
• February 21, 2007

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FMA Chapter Overview ofStudent Member Benefits

• Speaker Programs
• Field Trips
• 6th Annual Forecast Competition!
• National Honors Society
• Banquets and Receptions
• FMA-IMA Alliance
• Association of Financial Professionals
• Post College FMA Member Benefits
• FMA costs

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FMA Speaker Programs

• Franklin Templeton
• Reception night to meet the CBA Dean, Dr. Sanjay
  Varshney (Special Guest)
• Visual Service Plan (VSP)
• Hewlett-Packard
• CalPERS Investment Group (tentative)
• Goldman Sachs (tentative)
• This is great way to network with professionals
  and fellow FMA Student Members
• For details and key logistics, please refer to
  the FMA Campus Events http//www.csus.edu/org/fma
  /events.htm

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FMA Field Trips 2007

• March 29 30 FMA Finance Leaders' Conference in
  Chicago, IL. For details http//207.36.165.114/St
  udent/FLC2005.htm
• March 29-31 R.I.S.E. VII (Redefining Investment
  Strategy Education) University of Dayton. For
  details http//sba.udayton.edu/rise/academic.asp
  
• October 17 - 20, FMA Annual Meeting in Orlando,
  Florida. For details http//www.fma.org/Orlando/

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6th Annual FMA Student Forecast Competition

• Demonstrate your skills at forecasting
• Open to all FMA student members.
• Forecast values for specific financial variables
  and win prizes!
• Work with FMA Faculty Members
• Dr. Li ? will be our lead advisor!
• To join the team, you must be an FMA Student
  Member. To partake email FMAchapter_at_csus.edu

• March 16 - Deadline for Join FMA Student Member
  Team

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FMA National Honors Society

• The FMA National Honor Society recognizes
  scholastic achievement through induction of
  students who have demonstrated superior
  scholarship.
• Individuals accepted for membership in the Honor
  Society have the distinction of belonging to the
  ONLY international honorary which specifically
  recognizes the achievement of finance majors and
  demonstrates their expertise in areas such as
  financial economics and decision making.
• The sashes are silver with a navy blue FMA
  International logo.

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FMA Social Gatherings

• March 21 - Meet the CBA Dean, Dr. Sanjay Varshney
  
• Open to all students
• Reception including hors doeuvres
• Special Guest Presenter
• 3rd floor of the University Union - Foothill
  Suite at 6PM
• May 31 FMA Luncheon Banquet
• All student members, all faculty members
  (including Dr. Varshney),
• Membership Awards
• Forecast Competition Awards
• 1st floor of the University Union Ballroom I at
  1130 to 2PM

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FMA-IMA Alliance

• FMA and the Institute of Management Accountants
  (IMA) have allied to support and promote the new
  Certified in Financial Management (CFM)
  designation.
• The Certification, launched in 1996, has been
  recognized by both organizations as the premier
  designation in the field of Financial Management.
• In order to support the growth of a broad-based
  FMA familiarity with the CFM, IMA is pleased to
  offer the following certification benefit to all
  members of FMA.

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FMA partners withAssociation of Financial
Professionals

• All first-time undergraduate and MBA students FMA
  members, free student membership in the AFP.
• With over 14,000 professional members.
• AFP is a resource for continuing education,
  financial tools and publications, career
  development, certifications, research,
  representation to legislators and regulators, and
  the development of industry standards.

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Post College FMA member benefits

• Access to on-line publications
• Financial Management
• Journal of Applied Finance
• On-line special issue on topics such as graduate
  programs overview, financial products review,
  etc.
• FMA survey and Synthesis Series
• practical guides for managers and practitioners
  on topics such as pension and retirement plans,
  debt management, dividend policy, asset
  management, and valuation

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Post College FMA member benefits (continued)

• Annual Conferences that bring together
  academicians, practitioners and students to
  present, discuss learn about new findings in
  finance world
• FMA placement clearing house job and resumes
  posting service for doctoral candidates
• Awards and Honorary recognitions such as
• The FMA Fellow Distinction
• Outstanding Financial Executive Award
• Addison-Wesley Prize for the Best Paper in FM
• Annual Meeting Competitive Paper Awards
• European Meeting Competitive Paper Awards

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FMA Membership Costs?

• Membership Fee
• One year _at_ 45
• Two years _at_ 70
• One year without annual subscription to FM _at_ 35
• Two years without annual subscriptions to FM _at_
  50
• Check out the 3-step membership process
  http//www.csus.edu/org/fma/membership.htm

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Any Questions?Please email FMAchapter_at_csus.edu