CIFA (CERTIFIED INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL ANALYSTS )

COURSE OVERVIEW

CERTIFIED INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL ANALYSTS (CIFA)

(CIFA  KNQA LEVEL 7)

  • The Certified Investment & Financial Analyst (CIFA) course is designed to equip individuals with competences and knowledge required by persons who wish to qualify and work or practice as investment, securities and financial analysts, portfolio managers, investment bankers, fund managers, consultants on national and global financial markets or in any other related areas both public and private sectors
  • All members of the Institute of Certified Investment and Financial Analysts (ICIFA) are generally referred to as (FA), and the designatory letters FA (K) are used before their names.

        PATH TO BE A FINANCIAL ANALYSTS (FA) (K)

  1. Register with Kasneb for CIFA courses
  2. Enroll with Star College of Management Studies for training. Why Star College is a preferred training institution.
  i.     Accreditation:

Accredited with KASNEB, KISEB, HRMPEB, TVETA, NITA & MOHEST
ii.     Exams Centre: Exams Centre for KASNEB, KISEB, HRMPEB & KNEC
iii.     Accessibility: Located in Nairobi within the CBD
iv.     Convenient & Affordable fee: Affordable and flexible fee payment
v.     Course completion: Students complete their course within the stipulated time
vi.     Flexible Study Options:

Various modes of learning which  include:

Ø Full – Time

Ø Part – Time

Ø Early Morning

Ø Institutional based

Ø Virtual/Online
  1. Sit and Pass all the sit-in papers in ALL the levels and undertake a practical paper in FINANCIAL MODELLING & DATA ANALYTICS
  2. Join the Institute of Certified Investment and Financial Analyst (ICIFA) and become a professional member

COURSE STRUCTURE

  • The program is structured into three (3) Progressive levels, namely:

FOUNDATION, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS

 Foundation Level

Paper No.
CF11 Financial Accounting
CF12 Professional Ethics and Governance
CF13 Regulation of Financial Markets
CF14 Economics
CF15 Quantitative Analysis
CF16 Introduction to Finance and Investments

Intermediate Level

Paper No.
CF21 Portfolio Management
CF22 Financial Statements Analysis
CF23 Equity Investments Analysis
CF24 Corporate Finance
CF25 Public Finance and Taxation

Advanced Level

Paper No. Mandatory Papers
CF31 Leadership and Management
CF32 Fixed Income Investments Analysis
CF33 Alternative Investments Analysis
CF34 Advanced Portfolio Management
CF35 Derivatives Analysis
Practical Paper
CF36P Financial Modelling and Data analytics

ELIGIBILITY FOR CIFA EXAMINATION

  • Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) at least mean grade C+ (C plus)
  • Other qualification approved by the Board

EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

Examinations are administered in the periods: April, August and December.