Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is a rapidly growing practice within institutional investment, accounting for non-financial factors in financial valuation. Investors are incorporating ESG analyses to gain a fuller and more thorough understanding of companies. In response to growing ESG demand, CFA Institute administers the Certificate in ESG Investing, and now Kaplan Schweser, leading …
Since the first mention of CFA online proctored testing (OPT) on 12th Jan 2021, CFA Institute has promptly revealed more information about this online proctored exam option in the last few weeks. Here’s a summary of the latest of what we know so far: What is Online Proctored Testing (OPT)? OPT candidates can take exams …
You may have read an article recently published in the Financial Times (FT) with the headline: “Demand ‘falls off cliff’ for CFA financial analyst qualification“. While the FT article reports on the fall of registration numbers around the CFA exams and reasons why this may be happening, the article quickly became a flashpoint of disgruntled …
Here we go again, COVID cases are rising in certain countries and region which necessitates some CFA exam location closures. Here is the complete list of cities where CFA August 2021 exams have partial or full cancellations: Partial closures / Reduced capacity Full closure What does a ‘partially’ closed location mean? Candidates in cities with …
By Zee Tan Have you heard of UWorld? Well, pretty much every US medical student has. This medical exam prep juggernaut is now expanding into the CFA exam space, with a unique practice-led, active learning platform that is billed as ‘everything you need to pass the CFA exam the first time.’ Read on to find …
I took and passed my CFA Level 3 ten years ago, almost to the day. Those were the days where if you wanted your practice questions on a computer, you got posted a CD-ROM. The advances in high-quality online learning for CFA candidates since then have been staggering. There are now not just video lectures, …
GARP has announced the postponement of some FRM July 2021 exams in these locations: Malaysia Russia Thailand Indonesia Oman This is due to the increase in COVID cases and local regulations in these countries. There is currently no news of postponement in India yet, nor an option provided for deferral here. GARP stated that it …
Here is the complete list of cities where May 2021 CFA exams have partial or full cancellations: Optional deferral Partial closures Full Closure What does a ‘partially’ closed location mean? Candidates in cities with partial closings will be contacted via email if their exam appointments have been cancelled. If you have not received an email …
This article is focused on May 2021 FRM exam postponements. For July 2021 FRM exam postponements, check out this article instead. GARP has announced the postponement of May 2021 FRM exams in these locations: India Kuwait Toronto Peru Turkey Vienna Czech Republic Russia Thailand Philippines (Part 2 only) Ireland (Part 2 only) Bahrain (Part 2 …
Special offer: Kaplan UK is offering a free JumpStart Level II package which includes a free evening class, online class and materials, but you’ll need to sign up soon. Kaplan has a long standing reputation in the CFA space, with Kaplan Schweser leading the charge on CFA prep materials, and Kaplan UK providing world-class CFA …