CFA Level 1 Prep Course
The basic idea of The Danish Finance Society/CFA Society Denmark’s CFA courses is to help with preperation for the CFA exam. Over the past 10 years the pass rate for the Level I exam has varied between 34% and 62%.
The structure and content is based on more than 10 years of experience, but since 2012 the teaching has been carried out by CFA Charterholders. The program for this course is outlined below. The course is spread over 12 sessions, 1 on a Monday and the rest on Tuesday evenings, at 17-21 PM. The last two evenings are reserved for two mock exams, which are inclduded in the course fee. Additionally, there will be an introduction meeting for participants.
The topics for the rest of the evenings are chosen based on the CFA Candidate Body of Knowledge and the content is closely correlated with the CFA Study Session Outline, which is where the CFA recommended readings are listed.
CFA Level 1 2019 Program
January 19′
Intro meeting for course participants (4pm-5pm)
14 January
Quantitative Methods (venue: Vartov, Farvergade 27, staircase H, Grundtvigstuen, Copenhagen V)
Torben Klint, CFA
22 January
Economics (Cogniance, BLOXHUB 2, Bryghuspladsen 8, entrance F, 2nd floor, Copenhagen K)
Nicholas Clark, CFA
5 February
Financial Reporting & Analysis (venue: Vartov, Farvergade 27, staircase H, Grundtvigstuen, Copenhagen V)
Peter Guldberg, CFA
19 February
Financial Reporting & Analysis (venue: Vartov, Farvergade 27, staircase H, Grundtvigstuen, Copenhagen V)
Jeroen Bresser, CFA
5 March
Corporate Finance (venue: Vartov, Farvergade 27, staircase H, Grundtvigstuen, Copenhagen V)
Lars Stage Thomsen, CFA
12 March
Equity (venue: Sydbank, Kgs. Nytorv 30)
Jacob Pedersen, CFA
26 March
Fixed Income (venue: CMP – Capital Market Partners, St. Regnegade 12, 3. sal)
Kenneth Brandborg, CFA
9 April
Derivatives (venue: Finanstilsynet, Århusgade 110, 2100 Copenhagen Ø)
Henning Hansen, CFA
23 April
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning/Alternative Investments (venue: IWC, Amalievej 20, Frederiksberg C.)
Dennis Lanther, CFA
7 May
Ethics (venue: Danske Invest Management, Parallelvej 17, Kgs. Lyngby)
Niels Markvorsen, CFA
21 May
Mock Exam (venue: TBA)
4 June
Mock Exam (venue: TBA)
15 June
CFA Exam
Early bird-price: When registrering before 30 November 2018, the course fee is 6.800 DKK incl. mock exams, exempt from VAT. In addition to this, membership of the Society costs 1.800 DKK for 2019.
From 1 December 2019, the course fee is 7.800 DKK incl. mock exams, exempt from VAT. In addition to this, membership of the Society costs 1.800 DKK (society membership is free for students) for 2019.
Registrations will be accepted as long as there are spaces available. The course fee will be invoiced regularly. If cancellation takes place after invoicing, an administration fee of DKK 500 will be charged. From December 7th 2018, none of the course fee will be refunded.
Teachers
In 2019, the teaching will be carried out by CFA Charterholders.They have been through the CFA Program themselves, understand the exam requirements and have solid practical experience being experts within their respective fields.
The teaching is supported by SimCorp, Sparinvest, Visigon, Sydbank, Capital Market Partners, Finanstilsynet and Danske Bank among others. These companies provide the instructors, premises and possible refreshments for the course.
Curriculum
Curriculum: When you register for the CFA exam curriculum for the course is included in your registration fee. It is recommended to read the entire curriculum, cf. Study Session Outline.