hi^^ i'm a newbie here.i'm going to pursue my degree on Accounting and Finance. Can i take CFA after my degree?

I was considering whether to continue for Master then or take CFa or perhaps both. Can anyone suggest me which of these choices is the best?

Master of Finance & CFA, which 1 has the higher qualification?

can anyone tell me? =)

CFA is recognised all around the world so i presume it would be a better choice unless the university which you will do ur masters is recognise in many places

i'll be doing Accounting & Finance at Taylors which is a UK programme 3+0 University of West England.


If i'm planning to work in overseas, is it CFA will be more preferable? or master?

A friend of mine told me that for CFA, you might need the knowledges from master to help you in the level 2 & 3 of CFA. Can i know how many years will a master programme taken?

correct me if i'm wrong ^^

thanks Darkmage12 for the help anyway =)

Yes CFA would be more preferable then

sorry to ask an out-of-topic ques. but really need some help,its urgent

i'm interested to continue my studies at Taylors with Accounting & Finance under UK programme.& i've checked that it is approved by LAN, but it'll be expired at 2009. What does this mean? WIll they continue to be approved?
my dad want me to check this detaily.

can anyone tell me??

I feel like I haven't prepared enough. Exam is on this Sunday. "Wasted" too much time reading the boring textbooks. Only found the Schweser notes last week, but it's too late to cram in the notes now. :'(

CFA is professional certificate, different from Master Degree (academic). so far not many people with CFA status in Malaysia. so demand is there.

however CFA is difficult to pass especially level 2 and 3, without adequate working experience and tutorial is nearly impossible.

Please describe the relevant working experience required and how long is the duration? Is 6 months possible or 1 year or more than that?

Level 2 and 3 require the candidate to work in Financial/Securities industry for at least 1-2 years would be better.

What if we are working in corporate finance department of a Big corporation? Is it relevant? Please clarify clngu. Your help will be much appreciated.

To earn the CFA charter, you must have at least 4 years of professional experience in the finance sector.



I believe doing corporate finance is fine.

Before you'll be considered for the charter, you need to first pass all the CFA papers. If you have a degree, you can take the exams no matter what your first degree is (no work experience needed). Otherwise, you must have worked in the finance industry for at least 4(?) years.

Corporate finance (subject) is just one of the topics (about 10?) covered in the exams. Personally I think experience in the industry only helps little. Say you yourself works in the corporate finance department, do you do anything related to financial statement analysis, economics, hedge funds, bonds, derivatives, etc etc etc? Maybe some but not all that is covered in the exam.

It's tough because most of us who take it are working professionals. During weekdays how many hours can you spend on studying? I myself can only squeeze out maximum 3 hours. I've been doing that quite consistently. Two words - NO LIFE. Weekends? I used to take classes but not for this level because it was very exhausting. I'd rather study on my own during weekends. Topics covered are too many. Besides theories and stuff, you're expected to remember all the formula (near hundreds?) by heart. Formula sheet is not given. There's no time referring to the sheet during exam anyway.

This post has been edited by iamsobloodysick: Jun 6 2008, 11:36 PM

@iamsobloodysick
you completed CFA level 3?

Which level you took last sunday?

personally i feel the sunway pyramid c c is not a good place for holding an exam! the dim yellow lights which also cause multiple of my own shadow on my table. It's even worse when i was trying to fill in all those ovals. After the exam, i just feel that my eyesight got bad and seeing things blurly being more than 6 hours in that condition. even now i still feel i see thngs blur

crossing fingers hope i will pass the exam.

hey guys...well jus dropping by, am also doin CFA Level 1 in Kasturi, so anyone who wants the notes?? well i've already made it into pdf format, well u can share it among ur frens, rite now, i've only qantitative methods n economics notes.. i've already uploaded to servers online, so here they are, please pass around in order for the link not to go dead. thanxx

http://www.shareonall.com/CFA_Level_1_-_Ec...cs_jbmo_pdf.htm

http://www.shareonall.com/CFA_Level_1_-_Qu...ds_vdad_pdf.htm

Enjoy and please pass it arounfd. PM me if anything..:-)

Yes. Not only that. I find the desk and chair very uncomfortable, and the room was so bloody cold. Besides, the venue is not convenient for candidates who don't live in Subang/PJ areas. I had no choice but to drive there. Me was doing L2, I'm preparing for a re-sit next June.



This is where I got the study notes: http://www.scribd.com/. Not sure if they have L1 notes there.

This post has been edited by iamsobloodysick: Jun 12 2008, 11:46 AM

Quote, "Since the first exam was given in 1963, the average global pass rates are 46 percent for Level I, 51 percent for Level II, and 67 percent for Level III."

all the best to those who sat for June 2008 exam. luckily am passed Level I many years ago.

Hey guys... I just registered for the Dec 08 exam.... does anyone know where is the exam venue in KL? It's not sunway pyramid right...?

'sigh' still have 174 days to go...

you won't know the venue until you get your ticket which is around end of Oct =)

all da best

thanx ZONX...

by the way... is the anyone else taking the december exam? how's everyone's preparation...

Hi guys,

i do plan to take CFA level 1 but is looking for course instead of self study as I think it will be more effective in motivating myself

I glanced through all the post here, send enquiery to Kasturia and Inti. Kasturia never reply, while IMS said they dont offer CFA course in Penang.

Anywhere else i can take such course ?

Thanks !