CAIA® preparation

Category
Private Banking & Asset Management
Level
Expertise
Format
Presential
Duration
10 non-consecutive evenings
Language
English
French
Location
ISFB Geneva premises
Manager
Oscar Marano
Type
International Certifications
Description
Content

Context

Founded in 2002 jointly by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Center for International Securities and Derivatives Market (CISDM), the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)® is the benchmark professional certification in the world of alternative investment. This 2-level examination offers international recognition to its holders, as well as the many benefits and privileges associated with membership of the CAIA® organization. The training program is based on a combination of teaching and coaching, designed to reinforce the employee's knowledge and enable him or her to successfully pass the certification.
The training program provides candidates with a wide range of teaching resources, including the possibility of contacting the instructors outside the classroom, the provision of comprehensive tutorial support (books, summaries, exam questions, etc.) and the holding of mock exams with correction.

Key objectives

Successful completion of the program leads to the title of Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst®, an absolute benchmark in the field of alternative asset management. Of comparable quantitative importance to traditional assets (bonds, equities, money markets), the field of alternative management encompasses asset classes such as hedge funds, commodities, real estate and private equity.
Training cycle
In parallel with a professional activity, the volume of work required is 150 to 200 hours per level (training + personal work). Training at each level takes place over 2 to 3 months. Training materials are published by the market leader: Kaplan - Schweser.

Target audience

- Institutional management
- Asset management
- Investment solutions
- Product manager

Stakeholders

ISFB lecturers have been working in the banking and financial world, or in their respective fields, for many years and are recognized as some of the best experts in our ecosystem in French-speaking Switzerland.
CAIA1

Professional Standards and Ethics

Duration: 3h00
CAIA2

Introduction to Alternative Investments I

Duration: 3h00
CAIA3

Introduction to Alternative Investments II

Duration: 3h00
CAIA4

Real Assets I

Duration: 3h00
CAIA5

Real Assets II

Duration: 3h00
CAIA6

Hedge Funds I

Duration: 3h00
CAIA7

Hedge Funds II

Duration: 3h00
CAIA8

Structured Products

Duration: 3h00
CAIA9

Private Securities

Duration: 3h00
CAIA9

Private Securities

Duration: 3h00
CAIA10

Final Review

Duration: 7h00

Information

A question about this service? Our manager is at your disposal
Oscar Marano
Oscar Marano
Product Manager
Category
Private Banking & Asset Management
Level
Expertise
Format
Presential
Duration
10 non-consecutive evenings
Language
English
French
Location
ISFB Geneva premises
Manager
Oscar Marano
Type
International Certifications

Information

A question about this service? Our manager is at your disposal
Oscar Marano
Oscar Marano
Product Manager
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