Dec 2020 CFA Exams Cancelled: What You Can Do

By Zee Tan On 7th Oct 2020, CFA Institute announced that the Dec20 CFA exams have been cancelled in 37 locations worldwide. This was followed by: 15th Oct 2020: increased to 58 locations 22nd Oct 2020: 61 total cancelled locations 29th Oct 2020: 63 total cancelled locations 5th Nov 2020: 70 total cancelled locations 11th …

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December CFA Exam Cancellations: What the Email Means

Some December 2020 CFA exam candidates received an email from CFA Institute last week about ‘potential December exam cancellations’ – frustrating, and possibly a bit confusing for candidates. Here’s a breakdown of the messaging, what we think it means, and a couple points to consider when making your decision on whether to postpone your Dec20 …

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FRM Exam: Computer-Based Testing From 2021

By Sophie Macon Well, COVID-19 has certainly upended the world of exams. Just like the CFA exams, Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) has just announced last week that FRM exams would also be transitioning to computer-based testing (CBT) in 2021, where Part 1 Nov20 and Part 2 May21 would be the last paper-based FRM exams. …

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Are CBT CFA Exams Less Prestigious? Here’s Why Not

By Zee Tan Ever since CFA Institute announced that all levels of the CFA exam will be computer-based from 2021, there have been a small but vocal subset of candidates (and charterholders) insisting that this move diminishes the value and prestige of the CFA charter. Are they right? Probably not. Here’s what they’ve been saying, …

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Dec20 vs 2021 CFA Exams: Should You Postpone?

Last week, CFA Institute ripped up the rulebook once again, announcing that CFA Level 2 and Level 3 will transition to computer-based exams in 2021, effectively cancelling the paper-based Jun21 exams and making Dec20 the last paper-based exam. Registration for the Dec20 CFA exams close very soon – 19th August, as a matter of fact. …

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CFA December 2020: Will It Get Postponed Again?

The CFA exams were postponed in June 2020. But given that the pandemic is still making its rounds, could the CFA exams be postponed again, or even cancelled? Read on to find out! Be alerted if anything affects the Dec20 CFA exams It’s likely that you would be among the first to know anyway, as …

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CFA Exam Postponed: All the Latest Info and FAQs

CFA Institute announced a few weeks ago that they are postponing the June 2020 CFA exams to the next two available dates: December 2020 and June 2021. Since the announcement a lot more details have been clarified with CFA Institute and providers. We’ve updated the FAQs in this article (check the end) with the latest …

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CFA Exams & COVID-19: How Candidates Were Affected

By Christine Martinez Update 19 Mar 2020: The CFA June 2020 exams has been postponed to later dates. You can read our detailed update here. You’ve got enough stress with the CFA exams already – then comes the coronavirus. In the past few months, the coronavirus has caused a level of disruption – and financial market …

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Master CFA Essays & Item-Sets: Kaplan Schweser Workshops

Besides understanding the CFA curriculum, we’ve stressed time and again how important it is to understand the actual format of the CFA exam to stand a chance of passing. This becomes even more important when you reach CFA Levels II and III. To successfully navigate the item-set and essay format, time management, question comprehension and …

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