Certified Investment & Financial Analysts (CIFA)
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CIFA
Description
Certified Investment and Financial Analysts are experts in financial analysis, investments and securities, portfolio management, pensions management, investment banking among other related areas.
Requirements
A person seeking to be registered as a student for the above professional examinations must be a holder of the following minimum qualifications:
- ·Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with a mean grade of C+ (C Plus)
- Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) with at least TWO principal passes provided that theapplicant has credits in Mathematics and English at Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) level or equivalent qualifications
- KASNEB Technician, Diploma or Professional Examination Certificate
- A degree from a recognized University
- International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination grade C in 6 papers
- Such other Certificates or Diplomas as may be approved by KASNEB
Structure:
The course has three parts with each part having two sections as summarized below.
PART I
Section 1
- Paper No:
- CF11 Financial Accounting
- CF12 Business Law
- CF13 Entrepreneurship and Communication
Section 2
- Paper No:
- CF21 Economics
- CF22 Financial Institutions and Markets
- CF23 Public Finance and Taxation
PART II
Section 3
- Paper No:
- CF31 Regulation of Financial Markets
- CF32Corporate Finance
- CF33Financial Statements Analysis
Section 4
- Paper No:
- CF41 Equity Investments Analysis
- CF42 Portfolio Management
- CF43 Quantitative Analysis
PART III
Section 5
- Paper No:
- CF51 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
- CF52 Fixed Income Investments Analysis
- CF53 Alternative Investments Analysis
Section 6
- Paper No:
- CF61 Advanced Portfolio Management
- CF62 International Finance
- CF63 Derivatives Analysis
