PASS. My actual exam results were exactly the same as my “preliminary and uncofirmed” results which I was lucky enough to see early.
Passed!!
Passed. All 3 exams in 18 months. Yes please!
PASS! PASS! PASS!
Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - * - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 * - - 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - - * Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
2nd try and final one …
PASSED!!!
was band 7 in 2013, could not take it last year half way through (got tied up at works), and took it this year. Would’ve been devasted if i didn’t passed - after going thru it for 3 years.
Essay
Q#
Topic
Max Pts
<=50%
51%-70%
>70%
1
Portfolio Management - Institutional
14
*
2
Portfolio Management - Institutional
17
*
3
Fixed Income Investments
19
*
4
Alternative Investments
20
*
5
Portfolio Management - Performance Eval.
15
*
6
Portfolio Management - Risk Management
14
*
7
Portfolio Management - Individual
18
*
8
Portfolio Management - Individual
16
*
9
Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation
15
*
10
Economics
14
*
11
Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral
18
*
Item Set
Q#
Topic
Max Pts
<=50%
51%-70%
>70%
Economics
18
*
Equity Investments
18
*
Ethical & Professional Standards
36
*
Fixed Income Investments
18
*
Portfolio Management
18
*
Portfolio Management - Individual
18
*
Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance
18
*
Portfolio Management - Risk Management
36
*
PASSED!!!
Pass Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - - * 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 - * - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - * - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - * - 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 * - - 10 Economics 14 * - - 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - * - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
Passed!!!
3/3
My results matrix is appalling but I don’t care!!! I thank God for this… 
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - - * 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - * - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 * - - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 * - - 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 * - - - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
PASSED!!!
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - * - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - - * 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - * - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - * - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - * - 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - - * Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - * - - Equity Investments 18 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
Can’t believe I passed!!!
Passed
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - * - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 - * - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - * - 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - * - 10 Economics 14 * - - 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - - *
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
Good luck All
didnt you give yourself a .01% chance?
should have bought some OTM calls on your self
Strange, I felt better about the morning. As with all my levels, you really can’t predict how you did. I had <50% on 5 sections in the morning with 4 >70%, but a perfect outcome in the afternoon.
Sending by best to everyone who missed this year. I was a retaker from band 6 last year, so hang in there. It’ll be over before you know it and the hard feelings of failing only last a couple days,
Failed, Band 8, 1st attempt.
That’s the price to pay for not attempting even a single mock exam (!)
Passed L1 & L2 without ever taking any. Always thought that taking mock exams just before the actual ones could only through you off-balance, 'cause you either know the material or don’t. So, I just focused in just learning the material. Which is fine for a multiple choice format.
Almost every topic in the AM was <50%, whereas in PM >70%
This only means that the formulation of my answers in the AM was completely wrong.
Funny thing is that I always trusted my writing skills and the thought of the AM session never seemed to stress me…
Lesson learned, I know the material perfectly well, see you in 2016.
So great! Just killed a bottle of champagne! I’ve never been so relieved in my life!
Passed and it is such a relief, can go back to sleeping regularly.
Thanks to everyone who has helped during the past 3 years on this forum, its an excellent tool and definitely a way to pay it forward.
My initial gut post walking out of the exam was correct, got my ass handed in the morning and killed it in the afternoon.
Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 -*- 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 *- - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 *- - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 *–
6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - -*
7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - - * 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 *- -
10 Economics 14 *-- 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 --*
- Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 --* - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 -* - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 --* - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
Passed
Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - - * 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - - * 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 * - -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - * - - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
looks pretty good to me … it is a pass!!! I had 4 below 50% in AM - that was good enough to pass this time around. in 2013, i had 9 below 50% and failed with band 9.
Passed!!
The AF community is beyond helpful throughout the years. Thanks AF.
This forum needs an update so it can display HTML tables. I’ll summarise, not because this is of any use to anyone but because I’m so happy/relieved!
AM:
more than 70: 7
50-70: 3
less than 50: 1 (first individual PM)
PM:
more than 70: 8 (including lucky guesses for ethics)