CFA’s demonstrates mastery of the skills needed for the analysis of the various types of investments with several decision makings in today’s fast-growing global financial industry. The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme is a self-study full time training programme or a graduate-level training programme for the executives related to financial feild who really want to enhance and upgrade their general knowledge and skills in the feild of corporate finance, investment and analysis ofbonds, stocks and their derivative. CFA programme designed in such a manner so that it can give the knowledge of each and every type of security types, quantitative methodologies and investment cycle such as initializing the risk and assessing their value and many more in depth to the CFA charterred.
SCOPE
These days the global financial industries inclined on CFA as the way of a growing career with the position in the industry. Some companies are like that it is nt necessary for them to appoint CFA but these companies also appoint CFA just to increase their worth and credit rating in the financial market. Some companies appoint CFAs as their Financial Advisor to shootsup their mobility. Today each and every industry pressurise on the practical experience, so, CFA is a good way to start the career for those who wants a career in finance industry.
ELIGIBILITY
To register for CFA first exam one should fulfill the following initial requirements:
1. Have a bachelor’s degree or the degree equivalent to it or be in the final year of the bachelor’s degree program at the time of registration or candidate should have four years of qualified, professional work experience or have a combination of work and college experience that totals at least four years excluding the Summer, part-time, and internship positions.
2. If the candidate have initially enroll/register as a final year undergraduate student with a degree in progress then the candidate will not be allowed to register for the Level II exam until the candidate have earned the degree, or obtained work experience that meets the program’s entrance requirements. At the time when the degree is awarded, the candidate may update their account education information to certify that the degree has been received.
3. All the exams of CFA are always held in English.
4. The candidate must have a valid international travel passport.
FEE STRUCTURE
The Test Fees of CFA is divided in to two components i.e. the fees applicable to new candidates said to be the enrollment fees is of $400 to $ 490 and second component is the examination fees or the test registration fees which is $710 to $970. One time $40 fees at the time of enrollment i.e the cirruculum e-book or the printed version fees will be saved if candidate select the eBook version but if candidate select printed version then $20 shipping charges will be paid and still $40 will be excluded and if the candidate select both the eBook and printed version $50 will be charged extra.
SYLLABUS
CFA charter should successfully pass the three levels of CFA Program. CFA program combines a broad curriculum for each of the three levels, 18 study sessions will be organized on it.Each study session contains assigned all the subjects which are necessary to demonstarte the practical knowledge of the candidate. Some of the subjects are mentioned in the below given list:
1. Ethics
2. Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK)
3. Quantitative Methods
4. Micro Economics and Macro Economics
5. Corporate Finance
6. Financial Reporting and Analysis
7. Security and practice Analysis
8. Portfolio Management
9. Experience Sample and Mock Exams
IMPORTANT DATES
June 2011 Exam Schedule (Levels I, II, and III)
Mid-July June 2011 exam registration opens
Upon registration Sample exams become available at time of registration
22 September 2010 First deadline to enroll and register for the June 2011 exam
1 February 2011 Exam scholarship application deadline
16 February 2011 Second deadline to enroll and register for the June 2011 exam
1 March 2011 Mock exams become available
16 March 2011 Final deadline to enroll and register for the June 2011 exam
22 March 2011 Final deadline for disability and religious alternate date accommodations requests to be received by CFA Institute
Early May 2011 Exam admission tickets available online
13 May 2011 Test center change request deadline
4–5 June 2011 Exam days
June–July 2011 Exams graded
July–August 2011 Exam results available
December 2011 Exam Schedule (Level I only)
Mid-January December 2011 exam registration opens
Upon registration Sample exams become available at time of registration
16 March 2011 First deadline to enroll and register for the December 2011 exam
24 August 2011 Second deadline to enroll and register for the December 2011 exam
1 September 2011 Exam scholarship application deadline
1 September 2011 Mock exams become available
14 September 2011 Final deadline to enroll and register for the December 2011 exam
20 September 2011 Final deadline for disability and religious alternate date accommodations requests to be received by CFA Institute
Early November 2011 Exam admission tickets available online
11 November 2011 Test center change request deadline (login required)
3–4 December 2011 Exam days
End December 2011 Exams graded
January 2012 Exam results available
CONTACTS
Hong Kong
Suite 4905-08
One Exchange Square
8 Connaught Place, Central
Hong Kong SAR
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
Telephone: +1 (434) 951-5499
Fax: +1 (434) 951-5262
Telephone: +852-2868-2700
For CFA Assistance in india
Website : www.cfainstitute.org
Email : henry.chua@cfainstitute.org
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