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CFA: One Month to Go - Preparation tips for candidates
The final days before any exam are crucial. You want to make most of the time that’s left and yet won’t like to do something really silly at this juncture. So, here are some tips for the last month of CFA preparation : - It’s important to make sure that you don’t stress yourself out before the D-day. Whatever you’re do between now and the exam in June - be it work, study, relaxation or whatever constitutes your schedule, just try not to overdo any and keep things in harmonious concord. - If you’re feel you are a bit lagging in your study schedule (most of us do), don’t get yourself over anxious. Re-prioritize things, workout an updated plan and follow it. Make a realistic commitment to study/revise and follow it strictly.
by EduPristine
November 15th, 2011
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CFA online: Quantitative Analysis
Pristine is conducting online CFA training FREE of cost on Quantitative Analysis for CFA Level 1. This training is on 30th January (Sunday), for more details click on the "Read More" link.
by EduPristine
January 21st, 2011
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Career in financial planning
Is there a market for financial planning -The Indian economy is growing at a breath-taking speed of 15.9% p.a. compared to global average of 5.2% during 2000 to 2005. -In absolute numbers the economy has grown from US $ 268 billion in 2000 to US $ 559 billion in 2005 -The incremental wealth is reflected in the number of home-grown millionaires (US $ terms) in India, which presently stands around 83000 and is still growing at a rate of 15% every year. -To sustain the growth, we need qualified Financial Planners who will not only help people to manage and grow their money but also play a major role in allocating household surpluses to fuel the growth.
by EduPristine
June 9th, 2010
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CFA Level1 December 2010 candidates
CFA exam held twice every year is scheduled on 5th December in India this year. The CFA exam essentially tests your fundamental knowledge in Finance domain. Anyone having graduate degree is eligible to appear for the exam. People having degrees in domains other than finance are also eligible. These days engineers, doctors, MBA’s who want their career in risk management, investment banking, opt for this exam. The exam is categorized in 3 levels, based on the level of difficulty of the exam. The level 1 is held twice a year whereas level 2 and 3 are held only in June.
by EduPristine
June 1st, 2010
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World Economy : Is the "Worst Over" ?
At a recent informal meet in Canada, Finance ministers from the world’s top seven industrialised (G7) nations wound up their informal chats, summed up that the worst for the economic crises was over. But at the same admitted that the recovery from the global recession is still weak. Expressing cautious optimism over the recovery, they said their governments would continue with stimulus spending to speed up the recovery process. This is important, because the world economy stands in a very vulnerable state at the moment and one misguided step can make the economy slip back to the state it was a year back or maybe worse. This is IMF’s take on the present situation: THE GLOBAL economy appears to be recovering and the worst is definitely over, chairman of the International Monetary Fund Youssef Boutros-Ghali said last week.
by EduPristine
April 24th, 2010
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Key Individual Risk Management: Learning from the Polish Tragedy
The tragedy involving Poland’s president and other key political, military and civilian officials in a airplane landing crash clearly underlines the significance of having an effective individual risk management strategy in place. It has prompted some corporations to review their procedures for protecting executives and other valued employees. Polish President Kaczynski, his wife along with other key officials perished earlier this month when the “Tupolev Tu-154″ plane, part of the government fleet crashed while landing in dense fog at Smolensk, Russia. The President’s visit was on account of a ceremony commemorating the 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish military officers and civilians. The accident exposes how unprofessionally many governments manage the risk of losing key leaders. It is unlikely that a risk-savvy company in charge of such an event would have let such important group of individuals to travel together.
by EduPristine
April 20th, 2010
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Reputation Risk management
As risk management continues its evolution, reputation management is emerging as a key issue for all enterprises. In a world economy that is both global and volatile, intangible assets have become a significant chunk of wealth of many companies. Although some assets, like copyrights and licences, brands and leases, may be assessed, the composite ‘reputation’– defined here as the excess value over the total physical assets – can only be derived from the financial market’s evaluation of the company’s shares. There are factoes that impact the long-term reputational standing of any organisation, and these apply to not-for-profit entities as well as to local authorities and public or private healthcare providers. Managing reputation is therefore an essential part of the strategic role of the board of directors of a firm, who need to take into account all stakeholders, whose perception of the organisation will determine its reputation. Risks or uncertainties needto be addressed in a holistic systemic approach, as there is no such thing as reputation risks rather, all risks may impact on reputation. Thus the best management of risks to reputation is sound enterprise-wide risk management and governance, where all insiders are involved and external interests are taken into account.
by EduPristine
April 16th, 2010
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US Financial Regulation Reform
Hope the Europeans and Asians take the cue and initiate an earnest effort in this direction before it gets too late.
by EduPristine
April 8th, 2010
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Rebounding from the Recession
With the world economy on path of recovery, banks around the world are starting to wrap-up emergency monetary-policy measures. Some have begun to raise benchmark interest rates, and many more are expected to follow this year. All this at a time when the recovery in many economies remains shaky will be tricky, and a capricious exit from expansionary policies might lead to macroeconomic and financial-market turmoil. The normalisation of monetary policy presents two broad category risks on a macro-level. The first and the most ominous is that policymakers in key economies will miss the boat: tightening too much, too little or doing it at the wrong time. Capping supportive policies before the economy is able to get back on its feet could impede the recovery preocess.; and if this were to occur in the developed countries, it would imperil global GDP growth.
by EduPristine
April 2nd, 2010
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Risk Management from Project Manager's Perspective
The Key to Effective Project Risk Management Effective project risk management is very significant for the success of a project. Project risks which remain unidentified or which are not controlled in any manner are bound to eventually to undermine all other areas of project management. Specifically, projects risks that are not adequately managed impact the time, quality and financial constraints of a project or even the organisation as a whole. How to define Project Risk Management? Project Risk management is a proactive process for the identification, assessment and management of risks. In the project management context, the fundamental idea remains the same. Project risk management is a process of looking forward, identifying potential risks, analysing and assessing them and then putting plans in place to measure or cater to them.
by EduPristine
March 29th, 2010
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