@dexymine, thnx guess i did not make it thru to the interview stage.
all the best and be good.

dexymine,
have u been called for the interview stage. I wrote the test on wednesday 180511 and have not heard from promassidor. when did u write yours??
pls holla asap
thnx

anybody with an update on the etisalat IT jobs?? abeg holla.

@tkb417,
dats cool?? which lvl arre u writing now?
how do u see CFA guys making a difference in the nigerian economy??

guess all the bloggers are available this evening how was ur day??

@disguy,

the govt must be at the forefront. banks and other participant in the economy should not be the ones setting agendas.
Don't forget that business without proper regulation is just like driving without breaks.
No doubt that we lack creativity in the industry, govt still needs to do more to get the economy going .
@tkb417 r u in the CFA programme also?? whats ur u upto??

@tkb417,
so going forward, what are the likely instruments one should be looking at.; foreign instruments, govt bonds, forex?? heard some banks are floating bonds (GTB), any news of other corporate bonds??. how viable is the bond market now how is the rating of the bonds done??

Any suggestions??holla

@violent,

So we return to the questions i asked in my previous post.
Even raising money in the debt market or through loans is now a headahe.

From my little knowledge of finance, i was made to believe that debt instruments served as a rescue option to raise capital when the securities market are bearish, but with the current shaking of the banks by the new CBN gov, banks have no motivation to borrow to the real sector (fear of defaults and bad loans) and their concern is legitimate afterall we have all accused them of making poor investment desicions.

Yes banks are all out for profits, but the finance institutions (supervised by the CBN) are also saddled with the responsibility of growing the economy that was the big idea behind the consolidation of banks by soludo

For how long will they continue to invest in foreign investments vehicles?? i think that solves the problem in the short term but about the long term

I think govt should do more in terms of infrastructure development in the long term but fiscal policies could also help short term.

I don’t think deregulation is what we should be talking about now. The cost of doing business is so high and removing subsidies will only compound the problem.

Govt should thinking about spending more to stimulate spending.

I'm not a socialist, instead a real staunch supporter of free economies, but when there is a need for govt intervention it should to stimulate growth.

So as investment professionals, what can we do??

It is really saddening the situation we find ourselves. I was reading a report in one of the dailies about the present crises and I'm wondering where we are headed to.

Fine we know some of the banks took very unhealthy risks and exposed themselves to certain sectors of the economy which led to the credit squeeze that we are witnessing,the other sectors of the economy the banks can invest so as to balance their portfolio are not attracting.

We complain that the major problem the real sector is the lack of infrastructure(power, roads etc) but we have a budget that dedicates just 40% to capital expenditure and 60% to recurrent

So what are the banks to do?? continue to invest in foreign entities?? keep their money or better still by into govt securities?? how do we grow the economy with that?? how do we realise our 2020 goals??

lots of questions any comments??

pple,

how was the exam?? hope it went well.

we pray for good results come january 010

lets keep theflag flying.

cheers

benzoric,

not yet in lag yet. hope to start my leave wednesday, dash to lag and den b off 2 dubia next week.

i have downloaded the CFA mock exam and have tried the sample questions but want to deal with the mock lata dis week.

I'm still using the schweser exam questions and i'm on the second paper second exam.

I dont knw about u, but i think i still need som study in FRA especially tax.

my email add is aashamu@yahoo.com

all the best 2 .just lets make sure we expose ourselves2 enough questions. 1.5 mins is really crazy for 1 questionn it means dat u can affford to think over any question in the exam

benzoric,

I'll be writing my exam in abu Dhabi (UAE) and will be going later in the month.

Still yet to see the mock exam but i've been looking at the schweser questions.
Looking @ finishing some gray areas and then drill down to questions.

Why did u choose london?? hope uv gotten ur Visa.

all the best n u can still buzz me on any issue.How can i get thru2 u

Benzoric,
i'm using schweser materials. used to use the curriculum earlier in my prep but too much details made it kinna boring.

i'm hoping it pays off though different pple with different opinions on what material to use.
I had a friend who passed the jne exam who passed the june exam and advised curicculum and another that advised schweser.
rounding off my reading so that i can start questions in depth though i'm already trying some hands on.

Presently i'm not in lag but will be coming in few weeks to the exam.
my nos is 08038487183.
u can holla if u need anything
regards

benzoric,
how now
preping 4 d dec lvl1 exam too.
How far have u gone, d thing don come finish oh!!!!
holla any thing we can share n ur plans as pa travelling
cheers

hey guys,

congrats to all who scaled the level 1 and II exams. lowee!!! sure u feel like flying. All the best in ur level 3.

Guys gunning for the december exam, wetin deyna book make us quiet like dis.

Think we should use the forum beta to share all sharables

Hit me on any questions and lets see how prepared we are??

wil be waiting

bomata,
i am not and i dont plan to
are u also taking the dec exam??
ous ur prep been and what r u upto

C_JAY,
ou was the lvl 1 exam. i'm preping for the dec exm.
ou do i get to share d materials u have
thnx

sexyme,
biko can u share the videos u have wit me
thnx

sexyme,

thnx i was able to talk with him yestaday. i have the schweser notes but i'm tryin to concentrate on the CFA materials.
though its voluminous, i feel it will help me have a general view b4 drilling into using the schweser materials.
how do i get the videos u have??

who has used elitebooks.net is it reliable?

guys,
ou reliabale is elitebooks.net,
can d site be trusted for payment via credit cards??

sexyme,
i can only retrievelowees email add and i hv sent a message but not response yet.
can u be of any help as pa what materials u have.

Tolulop001,
u can write the june exam in ghana and u have the chance to register early and save some dollars.
although i'm not sure of how often the curriculum changes, u might have to get materials different from that of 2009 for 20010 so u might have to invest more in the materials although copy of materials will always be available.
be good and nice day

guys,
ou was saturday?? hope it went well? any hints for us preparing for dec lvl 1??
Lowee, i'm yet to here from u about the materials u said u could give.
lvly week to u all

thnx for ur responses
lowee i'm interested in the materials u have, ou do i get thru to u ??

Hey guys,

just new to the forum and plan to write level 1 dec09.

just got my study pack from CFA and was wondering the advantage other notes like stalla and shweser have over the CFA study notes.

I'v been studying the CFA study pack n it seems its more informative and interactive than the schweser material i got.

i'll really appreciate any info i should hv to prepare well 4 d exam. OWO O GBODO JONO!!!!!!!!

thnx