http://www.humsurfer.com/user/yurie/stamped/hot Community news sharing for Indians en http://www.humsurfer.com/outcome-of-the-cfa-hearing-on-25th-august Mr. Shanti Bhushan represented CFA Institute during court hearing on 25th August but the judge has postponed the next hearing to 29th September. Lets hope it gets resolved on that date. For those who dont know this case is between CFAI Vs. AICTE and is different from CFAI Vs. ICFAI. This is a confirmed news and not a rumour and the source is the http://www.humsurfer.com/studying-techniques-and-tips-for-cfa-exams Well, as we all understand we all have different ways of studying , per se there isnt right or wrong way but here is what I did ( will break it into two parts one is how did I study for Level III and other is how did I prepare (along with what should I have had done ) for writing the test ( yup both are very different and you need to approach in http://www.humsurfer.com/delhi-hc-permits-cfa-exams-in-india In a relief to CFA students, the Delhi High Court today allowed US-based Chartered Financial Analyst Institute to conduct examination in India scheduled on June 8. "The appellant (CFA) is permitted to hold examination on June 8 which has been fixed for this year. However, examination shall be subject to the result of the writ petition," a bench http://www.humsurfer.com/cfa-mumbaikars-bangkok-acco-lets-meet Its about time we decided on hotel acco @bangkok. Those of us who had agreed to form a group could meet this Sunday -say at Andheri McDonalds (just outside the Rly station on the west side) at around 12 noon? At last count there were: 5 or 6 of us: a)kunal jhaveri b)nihag shah c)dsylexic d)frm2cfa e)friend of frm2cfa and f)CFAL2 . Please join in http://www.humsurfer.com/cfai-allows-indian-candidates-to-appear-for-exams-at-overseas-centres As you know, because the CFA Program is not registered with the AICTE, CFA Institute has not been accepting CFA Program registrations from within India. Earlier this month, we met with the AICTE in order to understand our options, and we have now submitted our application to the AICTE. While our application is under consideration, we will continue http://www.humsurfer.com/court-decision-cfai-vs-aicte The Delhi High Court today pronounced judgment in the captioned matter. It has dismissed the writ petition. However, the detailed order is not yet available yet. Basically the situation is that the CFAI has lost this particular case. The detailed order should be available by Monday. http://www.humsurfer.com/cfa-institute-takes-note-of-the-problems-faced-by-indian-students The November/December issue of CFA Magazine will carry an article on the problems faced by Indian students during the year 2007. Thee link to the online version (pdf) is [www.cfapubs.org] A special thanks to all the members for contributing to this forum. Team Kprofessionals http://www.humsurfer.com/cfa-candidates-of-india-faced-extraordinary-obstacles-in-2007 It just shows you how determined Indian candidates are to get this education and this designation. We’re willing to fight the government on this. It’s about freedom. We want to sit for the exam. http://www.humsurfer.com/fake-cpa-program-offered-by-icfai Just saw an ad in today's newspaper for the CPA program (certified public accountant) program offered by the ICFAI. After trying to fool candidates with the fake CFA designation they are now trying to fool potential candidates with the fake CPA program. Or is it just a coincidence that they chose the name CPA? This is really shameless behaviour http://www.humsurfer.com/wall-street-journal-interview Hi Everyone I have been contacted by the Wall Street Journal and they are planning to write a story on the CFA exam and the current legal situation in India. They are interested in speaking to people from India who are registered for the level I exam to be held in December and are travelling to a test centre outside India to sit for the exam. http://www.humsurfer.com/talent-crunch-may-shrink-kpo-business-by-30-in-2012-assocham Nearly 30% shortfall is likely in the size of KPO business by 2012, which according to The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) would stagnate at US$ 10.5 billion against the projections of US$ 15 billion mainly on account of dearth of talented professionals in the absence of relevant institutions for imparting KPO http://www.humsurfer.com/cfa-institute-not-accepting-registration-for-december-2007-exams-from-india Dear CFA Institute, I am currently an MBA 2nd yr student and I have been studying for CFA level I since July and have pretty much completed my preparation. Since registration wasn't even open for Indian students this time around, I, Like many other Indian students, have not registered for the December Exam. So in the light of new developments, http://www.humsurfer.com/sept-26-cfa-vs-aicte-final-court-hearing Surfer of www.kprofessionals.com will be posting the outcome of the hearing at http://www.kprofessionals.com/phorum/read.php?8,752,752#msg-752 All the best Yurie http://www.humsurfer.com/cfa-books-for-free the latest 2007 edition of CFA books are available at http://www.humsurfer.com/frm-books-for-free hi the latest FRM books can be downloaded for free from following links http://www.humsurfer.com/cfai-vs-aicte-court-case-hearing-of-19-september Hi All, The arguements today were very intersting. It was primarily about whether CFA of CFA Institute can be covered under distance education and thus can be regulated by AICTE or not. Today, it was AICTE's turn to present its arguements, which was concluded in the evening. Now, the judge has allocated 30 mins on 26th Sept to CFA Institute to http://www.humsurfer.com/cfa-vs-aicte-court-hearing-on-7-september http://www.kprofessionals.com/phorum/read.php?8,450 The matter could not be concluded today and a final decision is expected on Tuesday. The arguments were on the following lines: 1.The CFAI is not actively involved in the imparting of knowledge and therefore is not covered under the jurisdiction of the AICTE. It is merely testing the knowledge http://www.humsurfer.com/cfa-final-hearing-of-sept-6 i am new to this website and noticed from previous posts: [www.kprofessionals.com] that people (especially surfer) have been actively tracking the court hearing regarding CFA Institute, USA and ICFAI / AICTE I was wondering if anyone is attending tommorow's hearing and wud be posting it here. someone told me that tommorow, courts are going to http://www.humsurfer.com/salary-verification Do the employers verify your salary and time period served at your previous job? if yes then how? Not that I want to bluff but am just thinking if there is any real check.... http://www.humsurfer.com/frm-exam-on-nov-17 The FRM (Financial Risk Manager) exam is conducted by GARP (global association of risk professionals). The next exam in India is to be held on Nov. 17 2007. The course curriculum covers topics on market risks, liquidity risk, credit and operational risk, Fixed Income, Derivatives, etc. The course is suitable for executives in the Banking, financial