Alpha commences the prestigious CFA Qualification
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The continual level of economic activity has necessitated the parallel development of Sri Lanka’s capital market.
Taking this into context, Alpha Business School (Alpha) marshals into a new era for professionals in the capital market of Sri Lanka and those who aspire to be a part of the prestigious profession, by offering the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification to Sri Lankan students.
The CFA Program is the most widely known and respected investment credential in the world. The curriculum provides a robust foundation and link theory and practice with real-world investment analysis and portfolio management skills along with the practical knowledge you need in today’s investment banking fields. It also emphasises the highest ethical and professional standards and offers an excellent foundation to careers in the investment profession and increases employability.
Getting the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation can lift one’s resume to the top in extremely competitive fields, including private equity, risk management, portfolio management, investment banking, research, and corporate mergers & acquisitions.
Hence for those seeking an edge in the world of finance and are increasingly considering a different kind of credentials, the CFA designation is considered the gold standard of the investment banking field, with many going on to careers as portfolio managers or research analysts at hedge funds and private equity firms.
A recognised Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CMA, and ICASL or to be a final year student of the Bachelor’s Degree Program are the entry routes for the CFA Program. Also, one could have 4 years Qualified Professional work experience or have a combination of work and academic experience that total 4 years to register for the qualification.
Completing the CFA Programs endorses mastery of the rigorous CFA curriculum, and signifies their success in passing all three exam levels, which is one of the requirements for earning the CFA charter.
A candidate, who successfully completes the programme and shows industry experience of four years, is awarded a “CFA charter” and becomes a “CFA charterholder.” Passing the series of CFA exams also demonstrates mastery of a broad range of investment and technical skills to succeed in asset or investment management, specifically in the field of investment banking.
Speaking of the qualification Dr. Shaan Jayasekara PhD, chairman at Alpha stated, “In modern financial markets only the strong survives, but with CFA, you become stronger. The CFA Program equips you with the comprehensive practical knowledge you need for a wide variety of career choices in the investment profession, which gives you a Wall Street experience.”
Adding to this fact Mr. Shehan Fernando FCCA, managing director at Alpha stated, “today Alpha stands out as one of the preferred institutes providing quality ACCA professional education. We also possess a team of exceptionally gifted lecturers who are CFA charterholders and veterans in the investment banking arena.
The teaching methods adopted is based on ‘doing the basics right’, which includes a structured approach in teaching and study methods geared for exam success such as, full coverage of syllabus, followed by revision at the end of each session in the form of extensive Q&A discussions and practice of over 500 exam-oriented questions.”
Thilina Ukwatta CFA, is the latest addition to the Alpha team as a consultant cum lecturer for the CFA Programme who has plethora of experience in both lecturing and coordinating the CFA Programme both locally and overseas.
Ukwatta shares his views by saying, “our program provides the unique CFA calculator upon enrolment due fact that currently it is unavailable in Sri Lanka, however a must for the examination.
Due to intricate nature of the financial calculator a special calculator session will be conducted for all enrollments. In addition, we offer another flexibility to our students where all live lectures are recorded and made available to students who are unable to attend live lectures”.
Alpha is currently enrolling candidates for Level 1 of the CFA Program in January 2020. We welcome you to attend our free CFA Program orientation at No. 3, Collingwood Place, Colombo 6 to be held in January 2020. Reach us via
www.alphabusiness.lk, 0773 654 254 or alphabusschool@gmail.com.