You mean he got all topics above 70% but failed ethics alone and he failed the entire Level 1? Sad case then.

I got a senior who failed his ethics in Level 2 but still got through though. Maybe CFAI don't put much emphasis on ethics on Lv2 and 3's. =/

Nope. He did get a few topics in 50-70. Anyway, don't fail ethics. Why take the risk

many came w/o calculators.....when others were constantly hitting them from the word Go...

Saw a lot of people came out with this face and

I never passed ethics in CFA exams, but I passed all exams. By the way, Level III does not test on ethics topic.

This post has been edited by kinwing: Dec 6 2011, 12:04 AM

kinwing how did u know u didn't pass ethics?

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Added on December 6, 2011, 1:25 amhow did they do the exam without a calculator omg

This post has been edited by gooni3: Dec 6 2011, 01:25 AM

There's a 10% component for Ethics in Level 3. Maybe they didnt test it during that session.

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Added on December 6, 2011, 6:33 amThe ones that contribute to malaysia's failure rate.

This post has been edited by fino_abama: Dec 6 2011, 06:33 AM

I have never scored >70% for ethics in all 3 levels .

By the way, if you remember the formula and also know how to solve unknown with multiple powers, then you don't need a calculator in the exam.

This post has been edited by kinwing: Dec 6 2011, 10:35 AM

My bad as I just checked the email from the CFA Institute about my level 3 result and realised there was indeed a topic of "Ethical & Professional Standards" being tested in the level 3 exam with maximum marks of 36 points (about 10% of the total marks).

i remember the formula.. but i still need calculator to input the numbers..

and to computer IRR.. without a calculator.. swt..

btw kinwing.. not scoring >70% doesn't mean fail right? I think you could score <50% and still pass.. i read somewhere that this is not the marks.. but the percentage of which group you are in.. meaning you can be in that group and still pass.. i'm not too sure

Those are scores, not percentiles. You should be scoring >70% for most of your topics to be on the safe side of passing. Maybe because previously it is rumored that the passing mark is 70%, but since the change in procedures in marking and etc., passing mark might no longer be that high.

so passing is based on 70% scores or 70% percentiles.

What I heard is 70% percentiles pass.
Is schweser 2012 out??

guys, our economics syllabus has been entirely altered and we are the first batch (june 2010) to sit for it T_T

more detail pls?

June 2012 la. They just move the readings from Economis Level 2 to Level 1. Still very introductory topics in Economics.

oops.. didn't realize i typed june 2010.. should be 2012

hi peeps,
I need some advises here.
I am a finance graduate and i am planning on doing CFA Level I in June 2012.
will 5 months of self-studying time be enough for me to pass the exam?

will CFA guarantee me a position as an analyst and above average salary?

Thanks peeps.

finance degree alone cannot get u analyst job?

very difficult due to my below average result
any suggestions or recommendations? or advice?