CISI vs CFA

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hi Guys !
Im relatively new to the forum . Apologies in advance im sure this question has come up a lot in the past for those of you in the clue what is the diffrence between CISI qaulification and the CFA ? A friend asked me and I was totally unaware of it . In anycase I myself no have grown curious aswell …. if they are similar which one is more difficult ? which is prefered by employers ? would doing both be benefical or if you did one and attempted the other would there be any exemptions ?
 
This is mostly a US-centric forum so many people here will have never heard of CISI.
As such, CFA has far more global recognition, if you are looking for a qualification that offers global mobility, CFA programe is head and shoulders above the CISI qualifications. However, CISI is much more flexible, CFA is only applicable for managing money/wealth/assets/etc. whereas CISI allows you the option of specialising in different things and can be more applicable to investment banking.
I believe CISI does offer exemptions to CFA charterholders but CFAI of course does not hand out exemptions to anybody.
 
I would say that if you live in Alaska then the CISI is absolutely the way to go. And parts of Northern Canada of course. Outside of there, I feel the CFA carries much more weight than being a Certified Igloo Safety Inspector. Not much use for them down here in New York!
 
^ I could have used a CISI for my igloo this winter. Damn. Could have prevented that tradgic collapse…
 
sdooley23 wrote:
I would say that if you live in Alaska then the CISI is absolutely the way to go. And parts of Northern Canada of course. Outside of there, I feel the CFA carries much more weight than being a Certified Igloo Safety Inspector. Not much use for them down here in New York!
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