what does cfa stand for
See also: Chartered Financial Analyst. CFA Institute is a global association of investment professionals. The organization offers the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) designation, and the Claritas Investment Certificate.FA Institute also oversees the CFA Institute Research Challenge for university students and the Research Foundation of CFA Institute. CFA Institute offices are located in New York City, London, Hong Kong, and Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
The CFA program is a self-study, graduate-level program designed for investment professionals. It consists of coursework on portfolio management, investment tools, asset valuation, wealth management and ethics.his covers asset management, portfolio management, hedge fund and other buy-side investment houses. CFAs are not regulated and not granted “privilege” to perform certain attest functions (e.g. CPAs are the only ones allowed to sign an audit report).