Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA is a prominent certification of international repute in the field of investment and financial management and is conducted by CFA Institute of the United States of America. The course syllabus ensures the required knowledge and expertise in investment portfolio management and financial analysis at private or corporate wealth generation and management.
Why Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
This certification is widely accepted in many consulting companies especially the big four’s, further providing numerous job opportunities combined with great pay packages and heightened job security.
Job Profile of Chartered Financial Analyst
Being a graduate in any subject is the minimum qualification for joining the CFA course. Final year graduation students can enroll too. In order to gain certification, four years of industrial experience is further required besides passing the exams.
A student is required to complete 3 levels in order to be certified as a Chartered Financial Analyst. Each level contains exams of six-hour duration normally conducted in two sessions in a day. Exams are Computer Based Tests (CBT) conducted at authorized prometric centers of CFA Institute. Complexity of the subjects increase as one moves to next level. Level I and Level II includes Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and Level III constitutes both MCQ and subjective type questions. Although passing the threshold keeps on changing year to year, a minimum of 70% is required in each exam to ensure completion.
The subjects defined for Charted Financial Analyst exams for all levels are similar in nature and are grouped under four functional areas but with varying complexities level to level.
Ethical and Professional Standards
The Subjects are,
⁂ Ethical and professional standards
Tools
The Subjects are,
⁂ Quantitative Methods
⁂ Economics
⁂ Financial Statement Analysis
Portfolio Management and Analysis
The Subjects are,
⁂ Corporate Issuers
⁂ Portfolio Management
The subjects defined for Charted Financial Analyst exams for all levels are similar in nature and are grouped under four functional areas but with varying complexities level to level.
Course Duration
The course takes almost 2.5 years’ time to successfully complete and pass all the three levels of exam.
CFA @ LSM
The experienced faculty of Logic School of Management guarantees to provide the topmost support to each student so that they are capable to achieve their target in the first attempt. With their vast experience, our trainers guide students with best known industrial practices so that each student can connect with real world scenarios and apply that knowledge during exams and afterwards. Logic has been conducting CFA programs since its inception two decades ago, and is sufficient of question banks, reference materials and other library facilities. Logic ensures to provide greater classroom hours so that the students gain better interactive sessions to address their clarifications. LSM also provides mock tests as well as confidence building sessions to prepare for this competent exam
Exams are conducted four times in a year.
Yes, there are several authorized prometric centers in India.
Yes, Logic School of Management conducts mock tests as well as revision classes for students as part of the exam preparation. Moreover, each student will get about 700-750 hours of study.
Yes, our team provides all necessary guidance required for exam participation.
The CFA exam as a whole is difficult by design. It’s an exclusive designation that truly demonstrates mastery of the investment management field. However that makes it the most respected and recognized investment management designation in the world.
Yes, our team provides all necessary guidance required for exam participation and enrollment.
