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 Record-high Worldwide CFA Exam Registrations – 140,000 – for December 2006 and June 2007 Exams Demonstrate Worldwide Value in Designation

The highly valued CFA Program is seeing steady worldwide growth in new CFA candidates – those registering for the CFA Program for the first time. From FY2006 to FY2007 (the CFA Institute fiscal year begins on September 1 and ends August 31), the top 10 countries of new CFA candidate growth for the December 2006 and June 2007 exams combined are: India (143 percent growth); France (71 percent growth); Republic of Korea (60 percent growth); Mainland China (57 percent growth); Singapore (48 percent growth); Australia (47 percent growth); Hong Kong (39 percent growth); Canada (33 percent growth); United Kingdom (32 percent growth); and United States (20 percent growth). Globally, new candidate registrations have grown by 36 percent from FY2006 to FY2007.

New CFA candidate growth is also robust in developing markets: Vietnam (143 percent growth from FY2006); Egypt (60 percent growth); Russia (59 percent growth); Brazil (29 percent growth); and South Africa (18 percent growth).

CFA Institute also expects to have a record 100,000 members by December 2007, up from 87,600 in December 2006. Currently, CFA Institute has more than 90,900 members in 134 countries.

“The CFA designation has become the global investment credential, recognized worldwide as a passport to work anywhere in the industry,” said Jeff Diermeier, CFA, president and CEO of CFA Institute. “With a record-setting 140,000 registrations for the December 2006 and June 2007 exams combined, the CFA Program is a truly global phenomenon. This is why employers at investment companies, mutual funds, wealth management firms, pension funds, universities, and investment banks and their clients find value in the CFA designation.”

The CFA examination is considered by many to be the investment profession’s most rigorous credentialing program. In fact, The Economist and Financial Times called it a “gold standard.” Only about one in five candidates who begin the three-level, self-study program successfully completes it and goes on to become a CFA charterholder and CFA Institute member. Level I is administered twice per year, in June and December, and Levels II and III are administered just once per year, in June.

CFA Institute recommends that to be successful, a candidate should study a minimum of 750 hours for the three examination levels. On average, candidates take about four years to complete the program and earn the coveted CFA charter. In addition to passing the exams, candidates must also have at least four years of work experience in the investment profession and must commit to abide by the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, a commitment they must reaffirm each year once they earn the charter.

Since 1990, global registration in the CFA program has increased twelvefold at a 16 percent compound annual growth rate while membership has more than quadrupled at a 9 percent compound annual growth rate.

“When an employer or client is searching for a financial professional, it’s important that they look at the education and expertise of that individual,” said Robert Johnson, CFA, managing director of the CFA and CIPM Programs division. “Individuals with the CFA designation have demonstrated mastery of subjects such as ethics, asset valuation, portfolio management, and investment tools. In addition, they must have at least four years of investment decision-making experience. This is why employers large and small, from Asia to Europe, find that hiring a CFA charterholder brings a level of experience to the table that few other designations can offer.”