What can CFA Institute do to make the charter more valuable?

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Make it easier? Harder? Add new topics? Something marketing related? Something else? Share your thoughts
 
The only way to make it valuable is to force people practicing AM to have the charter, a bit like accounting or law. But that would never happen nor should it happen.
 
hpracing007 wrote:
Make it harder.
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perhaps, but there is a fine line between respected credential and being so hard and rare it is out of sight and out of mind and becomes less valuable because no one knows about it and/or it is seen as overkill
 
Add a new optional level “CFA Masters”. Candidates enter into a dummy 24 hr investment tournament . Only the top 1% win the new Charter.
 
former trader wrote:
The only way to make it valuable is to force people practicing AM to have the charter, a bit like accounting or law. But that would never happen nor should it happen.
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This.
I know in Canada it allows you to be exempt from having to take a couple licensing exams, but I don’t think you need to complete all 3 levels. I think in the States passing lvl 2 allows you to not have to pass Series 63 (I think it’s 63 - I don’t know the #s very well). I think you’re right though, if you had to obtain the Charter before you could be a PM there would more people wanting to pass the exams. The only real question is how they position themselves to get the regulators to implement something like this…
 
OP your posts remind me of Ali_Nili1987’s posts… Out of curiosity, I did a quick check on when you both joined the forum and there just so happens to be a mere 1 day difference… hmmmmm
Maybe I should create an account with the name Sherlock Holmes? Vandelay Industries, does the site allow you to use the same email for another account?
Thank you,
The Troll Police
 
IsThereAny wrote:
OP your posts remind me of Ali_Nili1987’s posts… Out of curiosity, I did a quick check on when you both joined the forum and there just so happens to be a mere 1 day difference… hmmmmm
Maybe I should create an account with the name Sherlock Holmes? Vandelay Industries, does the site allow you to use the same email for another account?
Thank you,
The Troll Police
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Oh no. I think he’s one of the worst posters on the site
 
dwheaton wrote:
make it harder…add another level maybe?
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And also….
Make scoring high in a tough IQ test compulsory before letting anyone apply for it, so that the CFA candidates will not ask dim-witted questions related to an area, which is none of their business, during or after the CFA candidature.
 
mygos wrote:
And also….
Make scoring high in a tough IQ test compulsory before letting anyone apply for it, so that the CFA candidates will not ask dim-witted questions related to an area, which is none of their business, during or after the CFA candidature.
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“CFA Candidature”? is this in the IQ test?
 
mygos wrote:
dwheaton wrote:
make it harder…add another level maybe?
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And also….
Make scoring high in a tough IQ test compulsory before letting anyone apply for it, so that the CFA candidates will not ask dim-witted questions related to an area, which is none of their business, during or after the CFA candidature.
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ya habibi why you so angry shadeedi
 
klaudnine wrote:
allow charterholders to claim superior investment performance XD
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and allow them to say that passing at first attempts makes them the gods of investment industry
 
In Germany, the CFA proram is getting more and more recognised as the local society is quite eager to promote the CFA designation. But it is still a very long way to go. The main problem from my point of view is that employers here (except british and american companies) don’t distinguish between the CFA and similar but easier to accomplish european designations. For example, you can run the CIIA (certified international investment analyst) program in around 9 months with pass rates in each of the three exams in the area of 50 to 60 percent. CFAI and/or local societies should communicate the high standard and the difficulty of achieving the CFA charter and develop a strategy to distinguish clearly from the “me too” designations. Again, this might not be a problem in the USA or other countries, but in Germany it is.
I also think CFAI or local societies could do more to advertise the charter. For example it could participate in career days at universities to raise the awareness among finance students. Or it could collaborate with banks etc. to present the program to trainees. I am pretty sure you can find a lot of volunteers to talk to young employees or students about the CFA and its benefits.
 
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