Develop your financial skills with this personal professional development program.
What is CFA?
Chartered Financial Analyst ( CFA ) is one of the most demanded and respected course designations for investment professionals across the globe. The CFA course is regarded as the world’s most respected and recognized designation in finance and investment management.
To be qualified, participants must complete the 3 levels of exams mandatory to get certification from the CFA Institute: CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2 and CFA Level 3. In this private online 100-hour course (50 sessions x 2 hours), qualified CFA trainers will make sure you are fully prepared before attempting the exam, with intense exam-focused coaching with different options meeting your needs, class materials and presentations, and Periodic Mock tests.
Why should you get a CFA certification?
- Career progress and Job opportunities
- The CFA credential on your profile will give you the edge while comparing with other finance professionals who don’t possess a CFA certification. CFA is a long, challenging, and expensive process in terms of time, effort, and money.it gives the impression to the hiring manager that you are dedicated, committed, and professional in working with them for the long term. According to Pay scale, the CFA charter holder’s remuneration is ranging from $64,234 to $255,000 a year.
- Global Accepted Accreditation
- CFA has over 135,000 professionals across the globe. The CFA charter is recognized by regulators, universities, and certification programs in GCC countries including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The most important aspect of a CFA holder is, the network and complete access to vital knowledge resources. Also, CFA holder gets offers to jobs around the globe that require a CFA certification holder.
- Recognized by top employers
- The major employees such as JP Morgan Chase, HSBC, Bank of America, Ernst & Young, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, etc. They constantly hire and retain CFA holders with higher package and benefits.
Program Outline:
- Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Reporting Standards
- Understanding Income Statements
- Understanding Balance Sheets
- Understanding Cash Flow Statements
- Financial Analysis Techniques
- Inventories
- Long-Lived Assets
- Income Taxes
- Non-Current Liabilities
- Financial reporting quality
- Applications of Financial Statement Analysis
- Corporate Finance, Equity Investment & Fixed Income
- Introduction to Corporate Governance and other ESG Considerations
- Capital Budgeting
- Cost of Capital
- Measures of Leverage
- Working Capital Management
- Market Organisation & Structure
- Security Market Indexes
- Market Efficiency
- Overview of Equity Securities
- Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis
- Equity Valuation
- Fixed Income Markets
- Introduction to Fixed Income Valuation
- Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities
- Understanding Fixed Income Risk & Return
- Fundamentals of Credit Analysis
- Economics
- Topics in Demand & Supply Analysis
- The Firm & Market Securities
- Aggregate Output, Prices & Economic Growth
- Understanding Business Cycle
- Monetary & Fiscal Policy
- International Trade & Capital Flows
- Currency Exchange Rates
- Ethical & Professional Standards & Quantitative Methods
- Ethics & Trust in Investment Profession
- Code of Ethics & Standards of Professional Conduct
- Guidance for Standards I to VII
- Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards
- Time Value of Money
- Statistical Concepts & Market Returns
- Probability Concepts
- Common Probability Distributions
- Sampling & Estimation
- Hypothesis Testing
- Derivatives, Alternative Investments & Portfolio Management
- Derivative Markets and Instruments
- Basics of Derivative Pricing and Valuation
- Introduction to Alternative Investments
- Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Risk & Returns: Part I
- Portfolio Risk & Returns: Part II
- Basics of Portfolio Planning & Construction
- Introduction to Risk Management
- Technical Analysis
- Fintech in Investment Management
Materials:
All materials will be provided
Validity Period:
All sessions are valid for 6 months upon booking
Age Requirements:
18 and older
Additional Info:
Students must meet one or more of the Following Enrolment Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree: Complete a bachelor’s program or equivalent program and have received a degree from the college/university. If you are not sure if your program is comparable, consult your college or university. Final year students of the Bachelor’s program at the time of CFA registration are also eligible for the registration.
- Work Experience: candidate must have a combination of 4,000 hours of work experience in the professional field(does not need to be investment-related ) and/or a total of 4000 hours of higher education that was acquired over a minimum of three sequential years should be achieved by the date of registering for the Level I exam (dates of education and work cannot overlap). If you have a combination of higher education and work experience to achieve the minimum hours and years, assume that higher education takes 1,000 hours per year.
- Internships: Internship are accepted only if they are paid. if you have work experience in your own business or your family business, will qualify only if it is a professional experience for which you are paid.
- KHDA-attested Certificate will be awarded upon completion of the course
Location:
via Zoom or alternate video-calling app
Online Class
Dubai
