CFA Society South Africa

1. AMW Consulting

Company:    Ann Marie Wood is the director of AMW Consulting who is the Kaplan Schweser agents in South Africa. AMW supply Schweser study material including live mock exams for the CFA Program. Schweser material is readily available from the Randburg offices or can be couriered to other areas in SA

Service/Material/Course:

December 2019 - available

2020 - available around mid to end September ​

Schweser Study guide pack includes:

• Books 1 – 5
• Practice exam book 1 (with online tracker)
• Quicksheets
• online tools (quizzes etc)

Various other packs as shown on Schweser website, including Essential, Premium and a la carte items are available.

http://amwconsulting.co.za/study-material/

Approved Calculators for the CFA exams are also available

MOCK EXAMS 

Live mock exams for December exam will be held - date confirmed in due course​

Contact details

www.amwconsulting.co.za

ann.marie@amwconsulting.co.za

0117910105 /0833277538

2.  Edge (Finance and Investment Training)​​​​

Company:  Edge is a proud member of the CFA Institute Approved Prep Provider Program. We offer training for all three levels of the CFA® program as well as the CFA Foundations program. Our face-to-face offering provides CFA candidates with extensive support and the highest amount of contact hours among service providers in the industry. Our programs are presented by some of the best instructors and educators in the industry. We also offer online courses for all three levels of the CFA® program as well as the CFA Foundations program. We offer Revision and exam classes for all three levels of the CFA® program as well as the CFA Foundations program. Classes are held at our Sandton campus (Sandton City Office Towers).

Service, Material or courses: 

Courses currently offered:

December 2019 exam

        CFA LI – regular program

June 2020 exam

         CFA LI – Early start (Sept 2019) and regular program

         CFA LII – Early start (Sept 2019) and regular program

         CFA LIII – Early start (Sept 2019) and regular program

 What we offer

·         Face-face classes (Sandton City campus)

·         Online classes

·         Revision classes

·         Exam classes x 6

·         Notes, summaries, questions, formula sheet

Our product offering includes the fhe following for all three levels of the CFA program and can be broken down into the following three options:

OPTION 1 – LECTURES + REVISION AND EXAM SESSIONS

Lectures: The entire syllabus is covered face-to-face as part of this option.

Tutorials: Edge provides tutorial sessions during the course. The purpose of these sessions is to give practical application to the classes.

Notes: Edge provides you with a full set of Edge notes, questions and summaries. These notes, questions and summaries are comparable with the other international service providers in the market. Our material is extensive (over 1200 pages per level) and has been submitted to the CFA prep provider program for review.

Recordings: All classes are recorded. Candidates have access to these recordings in the event that they miss class.

Revision class: An extensive three-day revision course (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) is held towards the end of the course. This is included as part of the program for no extra charge.

Exam sessions: Six exams of three hours each are held towards the end of the program. These six exams are marked by Edge lecturers and extensive feedback is provided for each exam. 

OPTION 2 – ONLINE

Lectures: All the classes are recorded and placed onto an online classroom.

Tutorials: Edge provides online tutorial sessions during the course. The purpose of these sessions is to give practical application to the classes.

Notes: Edge provides you with a full set of Edge notes, questions and summaries. These notes, questions and summaries are comparable with the other international service providers in the market. Our material is extensive (over 1200 pages per level) and has been submitted to the CFA prep provider program for review.

Exam sessions: Six exams of three hours each are held towards the end of the program. These exams can be written remotely and submitted electronically to Edge. These six exams are marked by Edge lecturers and extensive feedback is provided for each exam. 

OPTION 3 – REVISION COURSE AND EXAM SESSIONS

 Revision class: An extensive three-day revision course (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) is held towards the end of the course.

 Exam sessions: Six exams of three hours each are held towards the end of the program. These six exams are marked by Edge lecturers and extensive feedback is provided for each exam.  ​

Contact details:

www.edgefit.co.za

info@edgefit.co.za

russellj@ebs.co.za​

CEO -Russell Jude – 083-333-7703

Office - 010 140 9542

3. Financial Training Solutions

Company: FTS provides CFA Program lectures and training. We offer 16-week courses and 3-Day Review Workshops for the three levels of the CFA Program. FTS is a member of the CFA Institute Approved Prep Provider Program.

Service/Material/Course:  Level I ,II and III CFA Program 16-week courses / Level I, II, and III CFA Program 3-Day Review Workshops

Click here (the link is https://www.financialts.co.za/level-i-cfa-program-training/)

 and will be providing a Level I 3-Day Review Workshop on 8, 9 & 10 November (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) 

Click here (the link is: https://www.financialts.co.za/level-i-cfa-program-3-day-review-workshop/)

Financial Training Solutions provides a 3-Day Review Workshop (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in November in preparation for the Level I December 2019 exam. 

Please consult our website:

Level I: 8, 9 & 10 November: https://www.financialts.co.za/level-i-cfa-program-3-day-review-workshop/

Contact details​

www.financialts.co.za

info@financialts.co.za

011 646 6159 / 083 601 4749

4.  Fitch Learning

In addition to full program study, we also offer a number of useful review options, including our online review package and printable mock exams.

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Strengthen your exam technique with Fitch Learning's online review package, including live-streamed review classes, mock exams, workshops and more. Standalone mock exams are also available: Find out more (https://www.fitchexamprep.com/review-options?utm_source=CFASocietySouthAfrica&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CFASocSA_Review_29032019)​

Contact details:

www.fitchexamprep.com 

Liam Porter, CFA Program Learning Manager

Liam.porter@fitchlearning.com

0207 496 8411

Gina Ledgard, Marketing Executive

Gina.ledgard@fitchlearning.com

0207 496 8696

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5. Johannesburg School of Finance

Company: Specialist coaches and presenters, mainly in Southern and East Africa, of short, customised, finance and finance-related training courses including: Finance for Non-financial Managers; Practical Finance; Retirement Fund Trusteeship: and CFA® Preparation Workshops.​

Service/Material/Course: CFA® Preparation workshops for LI and LII. Peter van Ryneveld, CFA, gives you uniquely individual support through small-group (max 15) workshops and on-demand guidance and help right up to the exam.”

http://www.jhbfin.co.za/courses/cfa-exam-preparation-workshops-support/

Contact details:

www.jhbfin.co.za

registrations@jhbfin.co.za

+27117047577

6.  Quartic

Company: At Quartic we teach investing with a passion, using inspiring teaching methods for all levels of delegates. From exam courses that include intuitively simple shortcuts, to bespoke programmes for Senior Executives designed around complex case studies, Quartic prides itself on devising and presenting courses that are highly interactive and enjoyable to attend. Amongst our range of exam and non-exam financial markets training, our signature courses are those for the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) Program, the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), and CFA Institute Investment Foundations™ certificate program (previously called Claritas). Quartic is committed to supporting CFA Societies globally by offering market-leading training products (comprehensive videos, webinars, question banks and mocks) at discounted prices. We are delighted to extend these offers to members of the CFA Society South Africa.  

Service/Material/Course: Quartic provides a wide range of learning tools, classes and question banks, both online and face-to-face, to help you to prepare for the most challenging qualifications. Furthermore, we offer some of the best tutor support in the market.

Whatever your preferred mode of study, we offer a range of options. Whether face-to-face, live streamed or via our extensive online video and testing facilities, you will receive the full Quartic experience.

Links to further information:

CFA Level I - https://www.quartic.co/course/cfa-level1/

CFA Level II – https://www.quartic.co/course/cfa-level2/

CFA Level III – https://www.quartic.co/course/cfa-level3/

Quartic brochure - https://www.quartic.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/compressed_Quartic-Brochure.pdf

Quartic testimonials - https://www.quartic.co/testimonials/​

"Quartic would like to offer all CFA Society South Africa members a 50% discount (excluding postage costs) off our fantastic Revision course for the June 2019 exam. This includes 30 hours of webinar revision classes (accessible live and on-demand), a revision workbook, a revision question bank and also a full length mock exam. Email us on info@quartic.co and book before the 30^th April to secure your place."​

Further details - https://www.quartic.co/about-us/​