Think level 1 is manageable w self-study. Do loads of practice and if u are well-acquainted with the question style u'll be good for the finals.

I took both options. It's only 30USD extra for the ebook option and I could always read up it on my iPad whenever I'm travelling or having some spare time to spend.

Fino, started on your Level 3 d?

Busy with interview? Mind if I ask where are you working now? I've just started my reading today and boy the scope is really wide for level 3. I've gotta say the essay writing freaks me out a lil.

Hahahaha I'm 'actively seeking employment and studying full time'. Does that even make sense? LOL.

Well, Sunway classes are starting in October/November. So if you have second thoughts too....

CFA Malaysia has been largely inactive and there seems to be minimal support from the administration. Not many activities organised by the secretariat for local members?

That's the only time I heard from CFA M'sia. LOL!

We should really do a study group session for LYN CFA hahaha. Started on my book 2 moving to book 3 soon.


Hey Grace, I did ACCA earlier now doing CFA as my postgrad. What about you?

Dang. Just when I've accepted my job offer they're having a career fair. Thanks anyways. And yeah, there won't be as many formulae as in Lvl 1&2. But I'm still very unfamiliar with the writing part for IPS.

hahaha maybe I'm still a candidate that's why I wasn't invited for all the events. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to attend the New Charterholders company, with fino!

I'm in management consulting, so it actually adds very little value to CFA. But my company is very supportive of me taking the exam, so it's alright.

thanks for being so supportive I believe U'll do good in your job as well.

Hey thanks! I'm in one of the Big 4 advisory.

Whilst MBA would be more relevant, CFA does come in handy in many areas like what fino elaborated earlier. It was too early for me to do MBA without any prior working experience and so I chose CFA for my post grad last year.

Thanks fino, I've definitely factored in MBA in my future plans. What about you? Plan to do it as well?

Hi hegolas, first of all congratulations on passing your level one. I believe fino has given a fair assessment of Noesis.

On a general basis, I think self-study for level 2 is still practical, given the right discipline and effort. Now that you aren't actively seeking for jobs, I do suggest that you do self-studying, with reference materials from Schweser.

I'll try to be objective in giving you a fair assessment of Sunway. But I might be biased because I've been studying in Sunway for the past four years. I did my undergrad there as well.

PROS:
1. Relatively cheaper pricing. I think the main selling point is its package of weekend classes and schweser materials, all at just 4k. IMO, having schweser saves me a lot of precious study time as they know which part to emphasis and it's very helpful when you're under time constraint to complete the syllabus. Else, please do go through the textbook if you do have the time to do so. Especially the case study, they tend to examine the examples, albeit in a different manner.

2. Professional lecturers imported from Singapore AB Maximus. All our weekend classes are taught by working professionals from Singapore, and they have accumulated enough experiences in the working world to be able to integrate the syllabus with practical examples. AFAIK, AB Maximus itself is quite renowned in Singapore and the present collaboration between Sunway and AB Maximus do allow us to access to such talent base.

3. Progress test. Sunway has a system in assessing students performances every now & then. After every few lessons we have internal assessment, a full mock up simulation of the actual test, along with a discussion after the assessment. This is of particular importance to me personally as it keeps me in line with the syllabus and also an effective way of assessing your level of knowledge.

Cons:
1. Relatively young education provider. Sunway has just started its CFA program last year, whereas Noesis has been a local leader for a number of years. The lack of experience may be a turn off to some, but I can assure you Sunway is learning through the collaboration with AB Maximus.

2. Limited lessons. There are just 18 lessons per level. It's insufficient to cover the whole syllabus so often the lecturers may have to rush through certain parts. It can be mentally tiring sometimes to absorb so much in such a short time.

Again, I might be overselling just like what Fino did. But it's your personal effort at the end in passing the exam, choosing Sunway/Noesis/Kasturi makes not that much of a difference because I believe everyone has a competitive edge in the courses they offered.


PS: Fino, started my first day of employment today! now hafto juggle between studies and work. hahaha.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm still trying to accommodate studies after work. Found a few colleagues of mine who are doing level 3 as well so maybe we could organise a study session after in the office.

Yeah I did take both level 1 & 2 at Sunway. We have relatively high passing rate as well. Tho I couldn't give you the exact percentage but we could definitely rival that of Noesis. The classes are pretty small, with a group of 10-20 and most are very engaging. Sunway provides a university environment and you can definitely have a good 'campus' feel here. With regards to the trainer, they are definitely willing to guide you provided that you take the initiative as they are busy with the careers as well.

But TBH, I think Noesis has a better admin support in terms of your preference of being helpful.

Hey sorry late reply been busy w work lately.

And yes I attempted both my L1&2 at Sunway. The corporate students are actually dominating classes now, so you will get a healthy mix of everyone. While I'm not sure if AB Maximus is approved tuition provider or not, they do pretty well in Singapore market, or so I heard.

The lecturers are still imported from Singapore like I've mentioned earlier but there're also a few local lecturers which are equally competent if not better.

And you've never considered asking me to join in the free lunch.

Let me recommend Sunway to book Tony Roma's

Can take a maximum of FOUR papers in one sitting. But that's not recommended for a working professional to have that many.

If I'm not mistaken CFA questions are determined by a board committee. I doubt they would disclose their status as part of the examiner board, but I don't think the lecturers are part of it.

For the second question, Sunway will be conducting their first level 3 lesson this coming december. I'm pretty sure that all tuition providers will provide examination tips. Let you know once we've kick started the class!

Work is alright It's just that I get so worn out everyday after work. Haven't been checking this thread for long!

How's level 3 going? my class starting in 2 weeks time!

I'm not in IB. (how ironic right?) Working in management consulting now with one of the big 4.

Then we'll look back and say, hey the journey to here isn't all too bad.