CFA® The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) was originally intended for equity analysts working in the investment banking sector. Over a period of time (since it’s inception in 1963), this has expanded so that a CFA® is now often compared to an Masters in Business Administration (MBA). It has become one of the de-facto certification that [...]

(A) Why should I go for PRM?

Here goes the why-do-I-do-it list:
Global – Candidates from more than 80 countries are actively pursuing the PRM, more than any other risk certification program.
Endorsed by leading Universities and Businesses.
Predictive Power – Because the PRM is broken into four exams, each of which must be passed to attain the designation, you cannot use strength in one area, say Math or Finance, to cover weaknesses in other area, say Risk Management
But once you get through, it certainly adds to your credentials.

Why go for Financial Certifications

Financial Risk Management (FRM) Experts Interview

FRM Exam
This is an interview in a series of Interviews that Pristine Careers would conduct. Pristine would meet professionals/ students / other people, who have been successful in clearing FRM and get their views on how to succeed. Pristine is hopeful that it would give the readers some insight into how to crack FRM and other certifications in finance.
Paramdeep Singh, a director with Pristine Careers speaks to Nageshwar Sastry, an expert in Risk Management (specially Market Risk) and Analytics. Sastry has been working in the field of Risk Management and Analytics for the past 6 years. He has significant experience in project management and market Risk Management, particularly in Derivatives and structured products. He has a strong background in Quantitative Analysis and thinks that to clear the exam you have to focus on the fundamentals. Sastry is an engineer by background and has done his Bachelors and Masters from IIT Bombay and MBA from ISB.