Get prepared for CFA December 2008 exam
CFA stands for " Chartered Financial Analyst". It's an exam organised by the CFA Institute for those planning to build a career in the asset management/investment banking industry. It's highly recognised in Europe, America, Australasia and most other developed countries around the world. The exam is a test of both your finance and accounting aptitude and helps you to have a good grasp of the most complex finance concepts including derivatives, CDOs, MBS, ABS, ETFs and much more,

I dont think the CFA exams are called "diet". They are just called exams

either diet or exam,the most important thing is to get what i was tyring to convey.

The most important thing is to potray accurate information.
Standards VII A and D
Standards I C

Go through your standards

@lowee231
Thanks Lowee,how are u preparing?its been a long time i heard from u guys.How far have u gone?

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HI people, I jus recently joined this site and I must say I pleased to find quite afew of u u smart nigerians doing CFA. Trust me it ll b good 4 ur career in finance.
I am myself are currently sitting the the CFA level 2 exams in JUNE and I worked for a Derivatives advisory firm in london for almost a year as a financial risk analyst, I also value companies with a friend of mine who is a freelance eqiuity research analyst (i bulild the financial models on excel) and I have worked as a finance analyst in an energy for a year.
I am well educated in the UK with BA in accounting & finance & also MSc in Fund management at exeter university.
HOwever despite all this I want to move back to nigeria nad workmin the INvestment banking side preferrably in a M&A or private equity or even trading before setting up my own business a few years later.
Can anyone pls tell what the average salary is for front-office guys in investment banking in nigeria and what the bonuses are like. Naira amount would do just fine.
I would also be happy to advise people on CFA if u need my help. Thanks guys.

Chiks, I intend to write CFA in December but I need some answers: LIFA seems cheaper and with centres in Lagos. Do they provide reading materials after you pay like CFA? How did you pay for your CFA exams? By wire or mastercard? Which is more recognized? LIFA or CFA? LIFA seems to celebrate convenience. Is this a fad?

yaa,LIFA sends materials like CFA but in PDF.Preferably,i will advice u to go for CFA because of its global recognition

@chiks-cfa2

Nice to see someone that is actually working in equity research. Most of what is in the curriculum should be familiar to you i guess.

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Hi Folks, I'll like to know if any of us has heard of Institute of Financial Analysts of Nigeria (IFAN). I saw their advert for direct membership with N5,000. They claim to have offices in Lagos and Ibadan.

chiks-cfa2:

HI people, I jus recently joined this site and I must say I pleased to find quite afew of u u smart nigerians doing CFA. Trust me it ll b good 4 your career in finance.
I am myself are currently sitting the the CFA level 2 exams in JUNE and I worked for a Derivatives advisory firm in london for almost a year as a financial risk analyst, I also value companies with a friend of mine who is a freelance eqiuity research analyst (i bulild the financial models on excel) and I have worked as a finance analyst in an energy for a year.
I am well educated in the UK with BA in accounting & finance & also MSc in Fund management at exeter university.
HOwever despite all this I want to move back to nigeria nad workmin the INvestment banking side preferrably in a M&A or private equity or even trading before setting up my own business a few years later.
Can anyone please tell what the average salary is for front-office guys in investment banking in nigeria and what the bonuses are like. Naira amount would do just fine.
I would also be happy to advise people on CFA if u need my help. Thanks guys.

@chiks-cfa2

Hi Chiks for you to want to come back to Niga, i feel it would be a bit early, the major investment banks in Niga are IBTC asset management, UBA global markets, Renaissance Capital, Afrinvest, VETIVA, Chapel Hill and capital market subsidiaries for the top 10 banks, i am coming over to the UK this september for the MSc in FAFM in Exeter and i would like us to meet for lunch or see over the weekend, as for details of bonus and salary scales i have no info, but i feel u shd get some 2-3 years experience from the UK before coming back home, my email addy is afotex@gmail.com, looking forward to hearing from you, cheers!