As analysts, you are expected to know how and where different stuff is reported. As we all know that all companies are required to report their earnings on quarterly and annual basis around the year. Every company announces the date and time of its board meeting. After announcement, the company has to send the result
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Category: Finance
All thing finance including status and decisions pertaining to the fund that I manage
When a fresh CFA chartered job hunts in Karachi
I have been in touch with a lot of guys who have done their CFA (all three levels) and were looking for only relevant job opportunities in Karachi and Lahore. I always suggested them to move to Karachi and get some hands on experience here. I asked some of them to write their experience out
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Difference between FRM and CFA
People sometimes do not get to understand the difference between these two qualifications and their application. Again, since there have been lot of developments in finance, one has to choose one and continue with it rather then trying to be jack of all trades. This is an era where every organization has separate departments and
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“Accounting” and “Finance” Two Worlds Apart
I have received a lot of queries on from people interested in pursuing CFA. I was shocked to hear that some of the people having 1-2 years of accounting experience in audit firms (which was their articleship) wanted to start CFA as an addition to their resume, without knowing why! One very important thing that
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Sources of Data for Routine Morning Meetings at Brokerage Houses
The purpose of routine morning meetings between traders and the research team is that everybody gets updated about the recent development. The research team has to prepare a list of all the updates that happened during the last 24 hours. 1st source for the brokerage houses is the newspapers. Analysts have to read all the newspapers
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How to Start your Career as a Financial Analyst in Pakistan
This post is really important for those who want to start a career as financial analyst. It is an open truth that Karachi is the financial hub of Pakistan. And those who have done their homework, know that there are negligible jobs for financial analysts in any other city of the country. For those who
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The Curse of being Overqualified
Sounds like a snobbish rant; “I am too educated to find a job to suit me in this poor, poor country!” Now that we have that out of the way, I am being rational when I say this. One of the most important things which students in this country need to realize is the curse
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It always was the Age of Experience
Majority of Students’ Approach: Get two to three well recognized qualifications in your hand while being a full time student and then going for the job to be able to compete in the job market. Sorry to say but this is never going to work. Why it will not Help Experience and practical knowledge are
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Get rid of “Focus on syllabus with no practical experience” Syndrome
Some of the students I interviewed during hiring process in our firm were inexperienced and their answer to any real life question was a simple, “Sorry sir, I have no practical experience and I have focused entirely on my books during my studies. If you ask me anything from my course, I will be able
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