anyone taking?

Considering whether to take Mba or CFA.

Simply because passing your MBA is more of a certainty, do the MBA. Do your CFA after your MBA (if you still have the stomach for it that is). It's not uncommon for MBA grads to take CFA later, esp. if they are in the relevant industry.

Hi, is anyone out there going to take their CFA level 1 june 2008? We could form a study group to motivate each other to study..and can some1 point out where to get photostat copies of the books? Spending 1k on books that cannot be resold is too much..

any CFA holder here who's working in the banking or securities industry can give some input on how the CFA certification helps in ur career ? or the working experience is much more important than the CFA qualification in investment ?

do u study full time for the exams after graduation ? or study for the exams while working ?

thanks....

Exams are every year once, or every 6 months? May consider doing this eventually, since I've been interesting in eventually getting attached to one of the larger investment banks dealing with (m&a, IPOs etc) or hedge/investment funds, and my interests very much lies in forex, stock exchange, finance.

so should be quite interesting to do.

This post has been edited by ThanatosSwiftfire: Nov 20 2007, 09:25 PM

I was planning to do CFA this month. And after I heard the passing rate is quite low (around 40%) and it's very hard to pass, I've changed my mind. I don't think I could give 100% effort to do this course. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to discourage you guys and I'm very interested in this programme. You must be hardworking and put a lot of effort to pass. Don't want to retake the exam and I don't want to spend another RM3000+ to sit for the exam again. I will opt for MBA instead.

This post has been edited by amirbashah: Nov 29 2007, 02:20 PM

I agree. Da*mm tough!! PAssed level 1 few yrs back, but falied Level 2 twice!! I am considering MBA, which is much easier, but more expensive and less recognised if u get a cheaper universities, like our UM.

To qhw questions, in M'sia Investment Banks, it will only help when you are looking for jobs (or to jump jobs later on) but it doesnt help in ur daily work / promotions.

passing level one is not hard..as if u r business field..most of the thing u study before..even an enigineering backround like me..i passed level one....but i never study level 2....it is time consuming....and i can not change filed with CFA level one since the job i apply for analyst need related experience and they not bother me at all with no relevent working experince in investment field....

think of MBS in sunway...but i dont think it will be as prestige as in England.....

Hi. Does anyone here have Schweser 2008 CFA Level 2 study notes?

Hi, need help here. i want to register for the exam but i'm stucked at the 'shopping cart' step. how to get the offer code 1 and offer code 2? i clicked Recalculate already but i get no code still. (i register through cfa institute website)

Urgent!

thanks for ur clarification...so i should get some working experience before taking the exams ? btw, i will be graduating end of this year, n i m very interested to go into banking/securities industry...
when i had a phone interview with jpmorgan for internship last time, the interviewer told me that actually CFA is not really necessary unless u r into research area...so any opinions abt it ?

I think that is optional. You can leave it blank can't you?

thx, done with it already. just click 'check out' to proceed while leave the offer code blank

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Added on February 16, 2008, 6:51 pmI read the exam rules of cfa exam from net. I found out

CALCULATORS Allowed:

Hewlett Packard 12c

Texas Instruments Baii Plus

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only these two models are allowed?
how about other brands or other models of same brand?

This post has been edited by ZONX: Feb 16 2008, 06:51 PM

Hello Zonx.

I plan to register for the exam before the 1st deadline passes.

Is there anything that i need to be aware of when registering?

One more thing, I am not certain whether my degree is recognized by the CFA association. Can anyone help me in this?

For your information, i am currently in my last semester in one of the local university and i wish to take the exam straight away after this.

Thank You!!!

Are you going for Dec 08? what course are you taking? is it honored? The best way is to check with your course coordinator. I Think degree with bachelor (honour) is recog..correct me if i'm wrong..hah

CFA requires knowledge about finance. if u r really interested in it. there should hav no problem given you are willing to spend time on it. It depends.

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Any experienced candidates here?

@Zonx

thanks for your information.

I am majoring in mathematics and have economic as my minor.

Yes, i would most probably go for the level 1 exam in dec. But i have yet to register for the exam. Are you signing up for dec level 1 exam too?

Are the procedures complicated when registering? Please let me know if there is anything that i should keep eyes on.

Thank You!!!!

This post has been edited by lengchaihow: Feb 19 2008, 06:36 AM

I'll be sitting for June exam

It's quite simple to register for the exam. sign up in cfa website. fill in your information. register and pick an exam loc (eg Kuala Lumpur). then pay by credit card. You can view your status is confirmed within 1~2 days after payment made. You will get a parcel from the institute within 1 week.

hi guys..
when i had a phone interview with jpmorgan for internship last time, the vice-president told me that actually CFA is not really necessary in investment banking unless u r into research area...so any opinions abt it ?
just curious what drives u to pursue CFA qualification ? thanks

thanks again Zonx