CFA INSTITUTE QUALIFICATIONS: CFA & CIPM
The competitive nature of the fi nancial industry requires constant upkeep and
ongoing development shows clients and employers your commitment to the
profession, your job, and to them – increasing your value in measurable ways.
CFA Institute is dedicated to helping you in your professional advancement and
education is fundamental to everything we do
Certifi cate in Investment Performance
Measurement (CIPM
®
)
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stablished by CFA Institute, the Th e CIPM programme’s online, interactive self-study curriculum is based
Certifi cate in Investment on a body of knowledge defi ned by the global practice of the investment
Performance Measurement (CIPM) performance profession. Th e curriculum emphasises investment tools and
is a specialty credentialing programme inputs necessary for performance measurement, analysis, and evaluation and
that develops performance evaluation and the application of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®).
presentation expertise. Th e programme Th e curriculum covers:
off ers the industry’s only designation • Professional ethics
dedicated solely to the specialised fi eld of • Performance measurement, attribution and appraisal
investment performance evaluation and • Th e GIPS standards
presentation. Th ere are no entry Two levels of examinations verify a candidate’s mastery of the skills needed
requirements and candidates do not for competence in performance-related activities. As the industry demands a
need to be a CFA charterholder nor a global standard for investment performance reporting, the CIPM programme
member of CFA Institute to enrol for is the gauge that clients and fi rms will use to measure investment performance
the CIPM programme. specialists around the world.
THE BENEFITS
EXAMS
Th e computer-based CIPM examinations are off ered during two exam
windows each year, in March to April and September to October. Once the
The benefi ts of becoming a CIPM
enrolment process is complete, candidates are responsible for scheduling an
certifi cate holder include:
examination at a time during the associated examination period that suits their
Recognition: demonstrate expert status
individual needs. Th e exams are administered at more than 400 test centres in
to yourself, your fi rm and your clients.
80 countries around the world. Each exam is three hours in length.
Competence: learn best practices based
Th e CIPM programme provides external, independent recognition of the
on a comprehensive, theoretically sound expertise that sound investment performance analysis requires. Profi ciency in
body of knowledge. this specialised body of knowledge and the programme’s commitment to high
Effi ciency: employ proper, compliant
ethical standards sets CIPM certifi cate holders apart from their peers.
processes
Earning the right to use the CIPM designation gives you the respect and
credibility that will benefi t you at every stage of your career.
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Credibility: confi rm your acute grasp of
performance measurement objectives
Learn more and enrol at:
Stature: adhere to the highest standards
www.cfainstitute.org/cipm
of ethics and professional conduct
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