Sabiran, I am in a similar situation as you. I really have no idea how to improve on my essay scores. I figure it may not be relevant if I don’t go for it the 3rd round? I wonder what’s the value added for gg through this beast 3x since it’s probably going to be hard for me to make a career switch anyway
Penny - congrats!!!
Once you have finished celebrating I hope you can take the time to reach out to me at
I’d like to pick your brain about AM jobs in Switzerland (assuming that you indeed are there)
Thanks,
Magnus
Passed.
AM got 7 of 11 above 70%, none below 50%.
PM got 7 of 8 above 70%, none below 50%.
I guess that would be considered a strong pass. I will take it!! Thanks to everyone for all the hints, tips and discussion on this forum. It’s been great!
Congrats to all that passed and good luck for next year to those that haven’t passed yet.
Fail band 9, will come stronger next time
Thanks a lot Sooraj. It would have been really icing on cake when all those who shared messages on AF would have passed. I read Babsfrey passed. no news about TRH, bilal missed it.
Anyone still waiting for results except me? It’s 10:40 EST and NADA.
Pass
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 20 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 - * - 3 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 * - - 4 Equity Investments 17 - * - 5 Economics 20 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Institutional 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 * - - 8 Fixed Income Investments 17 - * - 9 Fixed Income Investments 9 - - * 10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * - 11 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 16 * - -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 36 - * - - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - * - - Portfolio Management 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *
Fail Band 9
Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 20 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 - - * 3 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 * - - 4 Equity Investments 17 - - * 5 Economics 20 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Institutional 18 - * - 7 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 * - - 8 Fixed Income Investments 17 * - - 9 Fixed Income Investments 9 * - - 10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * - 11 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 16 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 36 - * - - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 * - - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *
I passed . I think AM was horrible , but did well on PM . This was my third time around. A lesson to all who missed it this time, keep at it , if I can do it , you should be able to as well , just concentrate and knock it off in 2014.
Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 20 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 * - - 3 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 4 Equity Investments 17 - * - 5 Economics 20 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Institutional 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 8 Fixed Income Investments 17 - - * 9 Fixed Income Investments 9 * - - 10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * - 11 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 16 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 36 - * - - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * -
Passed!
Morning - 6Qs above 70%, 4Qs 51-70%, 1Q below 50%
Afternoon: all above 70% exccept Economics below 50%
PASSED!!! Band 3 last year.
Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 20 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 * - - 3 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 4 Equity Investments 17 * - - 5 Economics 20 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Institutional 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 * - - 8 Fixed Income Investments 17 - * - 9 Fixed Income Investments 9 - * - 10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * - 11 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 16 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 36 - - * - Economics 18 - * - - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 18 - * - - Portfolio Management 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *
It’s probably in your spam folder.
Failed… Band 5. Thought I did much better. I gave a half-assed effort last year, though I remembered some of the readings, I barely did any questions. Did previous year’s exams.
Gave a solid effort starting in mid/late April (started late due to a family crisis/emergency) but felt comfortable in the material. Going through it, most of the material I thought I grasped. Putting it all together in the last week was a challenge, where stuff I knew, I easily forgot when needing to pull it out on command.
Exam experience was challenging but fair. Felt good after the exam. I didn’t read the command words in the booklet which there was a topic thread started here how that can effect the grading. I remember feeling a panic after thinking that might be my undoing. Maybe there is something to it since I finished the exam, felt comfortable in my answers, but got killed in the Essay section.
So now, I’m undecided on next year since I’m expecting a child in Feb… the first few months are hell aparently with the lack of sleep, proper pattern, so I don’t know if it’s wise to try.
Anyways, A BIG congrats to all that passed!
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
1 Portfolio Management - Individual 20 - * -
2 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 * - -
3 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 * - -
4 Equity Investments 17 * - -
5 Economics 20 - - *
6 Portfolio Management - Institutional 18 * - -
7 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - *
8 Fixed Income Investments 17 * - -
9 Fixed Income Investments 9 - * -
10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 * - -
11 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 16 * - -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
-
Alternative Investments 36 * - -
-
Economics 18 - - *
-
Equity Investments 18 - - *
-
Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * -
-
Fixed Income Investments 18 * - -
-
Portfolio Management 18 * - -
-
Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 18 - - *
-
Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *
PAAASSSSSSSSSED!! 2-time taker for level two and three. Thank you to all of the peeps on this site. Good luck to the newbies. Guys who didn’t make it this time; dust yourself off and come back harder next year!
Congrats janakisri and everyone else who passed!
Sooraj, better luck next year, you will have less new topics to study.
Thanks to cpk123, janakisri and of course, S2000 for all the help on these forums!
Passed
PASSED!
I was pretty sure I had failed, too. As expected did terrible on AM, better on PM.
Passed!
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 20 - * - 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 - * - 3 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - - * 4 Equity Investments 17 - - * 5 Economics 20 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Institutional 18 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 8 Fixed Income Investments 17 - - * 9 Fixed Income Investments 9 - * - 10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * - 11 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 16 - * -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 36 - - * - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *
Passed
Essay
Q#
Topic
Max Pts
<=50%
51%-70%
>70%
1
Portfolio Management - Individual
20
*
2
Portfolio Management - Individual
15
*
3
Portfolio Management - Individual
16
*
4
Equity Investments
17
*
5
Economics
20
*
6
Portfolio Management - Institutional
18
*
7
Portfolio Management - Institutional
14
*
8
Fixed Income Investments
17
*
9
Fixed Income Investments
9
*
10
Portfolio Management - Risk Management
18
*
11
Portfolio Management - Performance Eval.
16
*
Item Set
Q#
Topic
Max Pts
<=50%
51%-70%
>70%
Alternative Investments
36
*
Economics
18
*
Equity Investments
18
*
Ethical & Professional Standards
36
*
Fixed Income Investments
18
*
Portfolio Management
18
*
Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation
18
*
Portfolio Management - Risk Management
18
*
Passed, seems pretty ugly but seeing a couple other passes on here that look worse maybe it wasn’t too bad lol. Partly can’t believe I’m finally done with this test and have half my year back! Congrats to all who passed and to those that didn’t don’t be discouraged, it will pay off eventually and don’t use the Analyst Forums as a gauge of the passing rate haha.
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 20 - * - 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 - - * 3 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 4 Equity Investments 17 * - - 5 Economics 20 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Institutional 18 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - * - 8 Fixed Income Investments 17 * - - 9 Fixed Income Investments 9 - * - 10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 * - - 11 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 16 - * -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 36 - * - - Economics 18 - * - - Equity Investments 18 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - * - - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *