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ben_king1991
post Jul 25 2011, 08:51 PM

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hi, i am a STPM graduate, currently working in investment operation field, and planning to study part time while working, i am very interested in CFA, do u guys think i should get CFA straight away or ACCA then only CFA? cause if i dont get CFA, it seems like i dont have a degree, what do u guys think?
ben_king1991
post Jul 25 2011, 10:17 PM

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QUOTE(YH90 @ Jul 25 2011, 10:05 PM)
You need to be at least a final year student of a degree program to take Level 1. I recommend you to take ACCA and get yourself the OBU degree to qualify yourself for the CFA Level 1 and 2.
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im sorry, but what's OBU?
ben_king1991
post Jul 26 2011, 09:36 PM

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QUOTE(Knight_2008 @ Jul 25 2011, 10:23 PM)
oxford brookes uni. u cna get a degree from this uni after u finish ur part 2 acca and completing a thesis
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so is it possible that i stop my ACCA once i get the degree from OBU? im a STPM graduate, wanna do part time ACCA while working full time, which college or uni would u recommend?
ben_king1991
post Jul 27 2011, 06:47 PM

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QUOTE(fino_abama @ Jul 27 2011, 11:03 AM)
Why would you want to stop your ACCA? Finish it off
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erm, i am not really into accounting, i just wanna get myself a degree while working full time so that i can apply for CFA... i am more into investment or risk management thingy...
ben_king1991
post Oct 12 2011, 01:19 AM

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Hi, the entry requirement for cfa must be at least final year of a degree... what if I'm an ACCA student? Does it means I can take cfa during part 2 of my acca?
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post Oct 12 2011, 10:26 PM

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QUOTE(YH90 @ Oct 12 2011, 06:55 PM)
Have you been reading my post earlier?

ACCA is just a professional qualification, not a degree. This may be due to the fact that ACCA does not follow the conventional education route, ie. degree > professional qualification (especially those from CAT > ACCA route), and therefore would assume that anyone taking CFA would already have a degree in hand.

Maybe if you would explain your circumstances with the CFA officials, they would understand the situation better and thus recognise ACCA as a post-degree qualification or something.

That being said, from what I have noticed in the registration section of CFA Institute website, you don't need any documentation whatsoever to register yourself for Level 1. Not so sure about Level 2, but I doubt it will be much difference. Maybe they are only strict when it comes to applying membership, by that time, you would already have more than 4 years experience.
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that means i can apply for level 1 even though i dont have any qualifications? not even a degree?

 

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