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Tag: Financial Analyst
These are the roles a CFA can help you attain in the Middle East
Since the financial crisis of 2008, the number of people in the Middle East seeking the security of a professional qualification has risen dramatically. More people are taking MBAs and finance-related MScs, but there’s also been a proliferation of financial professionals undertaking the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification. In 2008, there were around 645 CFA charterholders [...]
REVIEW MY CV: How should I go about switching from the City to the Gulf?
Another eFinancialCareers reader has bravely put forward their CV for some (constructive) criticism in a bid to enhance their job-hunting potential. Below is their profile (with all personal details removed) and little about their search for new employment so far. Can you offer some tips about where they may have been going wrong and what, [...]
Middle East candidates are not very good at passing the CFA
The Chartered Financial Analyst qualification has been gaining traction in the Middle East in recent years, but those in the region attempting to pass the notoriously difficult exams still lag behind the rest of the world. A record 104,111 people took the CFA exams in June 2009, with 45% of those managing to pass. It’s [...]
Tell me, what is wrong with my CV (2)
Following on from last month’s CV review, another brave candidate has submitted their CV for you to offer constructive criticism. Below is their profile (with all personal details removed) and little about their search for new employment so far. Can you offer some tips about where they may have been going wrong and what, exactly, [...]
The qualifications question, Part 1: CFA
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification, the mainstay of asset management and sell-side research roles, is fast gaining traction in the Gulf region. Is it right for you? The CFA Institute has 116,000 members worldwide, but charterholders are surprisingly thin on the ground in the Gulf region. There are currently 652 in the GCC – [...]
Ratings agencies to boost Gulf presence
Keen to work for a credit ratings agency? They’re looking to beef up their Middle Eastern offices to cash in on the boom. Standard and Poor’s is the latest ratings agency to set up shop in the Gulf, following in the footsteps of Moody’s, Fitch and the Islamic International Ratings Agency (IIRA). “Gulf companies are [...]
The dough in Doha
Step aside Dubai, Qatar also wants to become a regional financial services hub. Last week, Qatar and Dubai teamed up to create a new US$1bn investment vehicle to look at regional investment opportunities. The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) regulatory authority recently granted Citigroup a banking licence to open a corporate branch, while Barclays got the [...]
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