in my opinion,it is not good to stop at part 2 as OBU is really nothing..
as far as i know,now holders of ACCA is quite demanding in the market,CFA is a profeesional course on financial analyst,so if u not interested in that,i don c the point that u shd go for it instead of ACCA part 3 and get ur ACCA title..
for me ,the professional qualification is just like a passport to go into the area,what u can can achieve and how good u can be all depends on ur attitude and also experience along the working...
the 'u' not mean u virginslayer,just generally i mean and the above all my personal opinion...

+May 7 2006, 11:58 AM-->yaya...nothing is impossible right,who knows one day that might happen,but if like that,i believe ACCA also realised this and i wish that they will take the initiative to make it not too worse,so many ppl are taking exams ever sitting but only certain numbers did pass,so i believe they will carry out some quality control also...

ya,that is the reason also i take my ICSA only after i finish my ACCA...

yeah it certainly will carry some weight in business line expecially. accountant has been a highly respected profession and will be.

kewL, ICSA will give u an edge over the rest good luck ^^

off topic : i think u can go to brickfield college. they got the fastrack program for ICSA

This post has been edited by kyan :): May 7 2006, 12:41 PM

+May 7 2006, 12:40 PM-->hello,
thanks for ur suggestion...i already pass my icsa as i finish the final 4 papers in half month after i pass my ACCA..
however i din go to brickfield as they cannot meet my requirement..
so i take all in systematics...

whoee!~ u r my idol

i m still doing my LCCI n STPM few more years b4 boleh go kerja ><
plan to take a bachelor degree in hr or ba in local u n do my ACCA as well.
sure very susah but die die aso must do it ^^ CFA after that

+May 7 2006, 12:53 PM-->haha...thanks..
why not just go for ACCA straight away?

i want to go more into management n finance but having an ACCA background will be an advantage i guess

U r definitely correct....i agree wf u totally....higher accounting is nt as easy as ABC in tertiary studies....actually i noe tat ther r many routes 2 study ACCA....
CAT( 1 yr )-->ACCA(part 2)--->ACCA(part 3)
TARC--diploma in business studies ( 2yrs )-->ACCA(part 2)-->ACCA(part 3)
LCCI //A levels // F6-->ACCA(part 1)-->2 & 3
As i dun1 2 step in2 d business world so fast.....i chus 2 stay 1 more year by studyin in KTAR....n it saves money 2.....

CFA n ICAEW yup....same wf me....i plan 2 take CFA soon i fnsh my ACCA...while 4 ICAEW ( The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England n Wales ) plz do corect me if im wrong....its a v hard degree i heard from others....n d oni place tat can studies tis degree locally is in Sunway.....
In a few yrs time...ACCA=F6??=Diploma??=SPM?? hahha....i agree totally....
i got a few ques here...
1. Wic coll offer d course CFA??
2. Do i get any exemtion papers???
3. CFA n MBA...wic 1 is beta??
4. How 2 enter in2 d big 4???

irresistible....im nt v clever la....virgin slayer is rite....gud in SPM doesnt mean tat im gud in tertiary accountin.....do u plan 2 tk CFA afta ur ACCA??? o MBA???

i think kasturi got CFA,as far as i know the minimum req for CFA is degree,so no exemptions available i guess..
CFA is professional qualification,MBA is postgraduate,just like ACCA and Degree...
how to enter into big 4,just send them ur resume lo....hehe

Afta i graduate from KTAR...i oni get my advanced diploma cert n ACCA ( if oni i pass ).. then can i tk CFA ?? As u stated above...d minimum requi 4 CFA is a Ba degree...
can sum1 tel me more bout CFA....
actually im more interested in CFA...bt ACCA is a more recognised degree....hehe... tatz y i chus ACCA over CFA 1st....oni afta i get my ACCA....i wil tk CFA......
CFA n MBA wic is beta....???

erhemm. actually kasturi website got loads of information already. btw i want u too to differentiate CFA n ACCA as CFA is sum what called "master degree of finance" whilst ACCA is a reputable profesional quatification for accounts.

comparison between CFA n MBA. MBA will give a better knowledge in business as u'll learn HR,acc, marketing,finance,taxation bla bla bla. CFA is intermediate level finance n its highly reputable also.

its not the matter of reputation. i think its what u want to do in ur future which matters more when choosing ur course.

mind telling whats in ur mind? as in what profession u plan to be.

good luck choosing

thanx 4 d website....i hv seen it....bt still blur bout CFA....n now CFP....oh my God!!!! actually im interested in taxation n financial planning.....so CFA n ACCA is my top choice....btw i luv 2 read 2...so i dun mind getting another master(MBA) afta ACCA....

can u plz tell me d route 2 CFA.....i heard tat d minimum req 4 CFA is a Ba degree.....

hey....r u taking ACCA????wher r u studyin ????

thanx a lot ya!!!

r u chin wai sam from sam tet ipoh????

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not really.

from what i see in the kasturi website. got foundation for CFA so u might not need to have bac deg. to procees for the papers

sorry sorry...phaiseh..
earlier on i said sunway got CFA mar rite?
after i check it out with my friend..
he's doing at open university..
but making use of sunway facilities..
once again,phaiseh..
sunway do not provide CFA

u mean....

SPM-->foundation of CFA(1 yr)-->CFA(?? yrs)

izzit???
wutz d difference between CFA n CFP.....if i hv ACCA....do i hv any exemptionsss....

okok thx for finding out

SPM-->foundation of CFA(1 yr)-->CFA(3yrs)

CFP ACCA holders no need to take exam but u have to get 3years of working experiance den can get automaticly.

CFA for ACCA ppl they take den called CFA challenger. not too sure abt examptions shud hve kua. call kasturi n c la.

+May 9 2006, 10:19 PM-->are you sure CFP no need take exam if with ACCA qualification and working experience?as far as i know,if we are ACCA holder and got the 3 yrs working experience then we can go for CFP under challenge status and we still need to sit for the final module that is the 6th module...

for the CFA,you sure got anything called CFA challenger?coz i check from the net,the entry requirement for CFA will be stricter than CFP...