CFA Institute Partnership

Coaching CFA

The Finance track of the ESSEC Master in Management program and the Master in Finance are partners of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute. 

This means that the required course of study covers 70 percent of the topics for all the levels of the CFA exams.

In particular the Finance track offers a “Coaching Course CFA” for the CFA Level 1 exam. This course is taught at ESSEC by Nathalie Columelli and Christine Verpeaux, both charter holders of the CFA Institute over 5 sessions (from January to April).

Students interested in registering for the class should contact filierefinance@essec.edu with their CFA candidate registration number in early January 2025.

CFA Scholarship

The very best ESSEC students (both Master in Management students enrolled in the Finance track and the Master in Finance students) will be able to benefit from scholarships (17 in total) to enrol in the CFA charter holder exams. Under each scholarship, program enrolment fees are waived and the student is responsible for paying only a portion (20%) of the registration fees. Besides, students also get access to CFA books to prepare for exams and possibility to attend conferences organised by the CFA Institute.

TO APPLY, please send en email to filierefinance@essec.edu (CV + transcript + Level).

Applications for the CFA scholarships 2025 will be open around December 2024. An email will be sent to the students of the Finance Track and the Master in Finance to announce it.

About the CFA

CFA Institute is the global, not-for-profit association of investment professionals that awards the CFA and CIPM designations. Its mission is to lead the investment profession globally by setting the highest standards of ethics, education, and professional excellence.

The CFA Institute network includes more than 86,000 members in 129 countries and 134 member societies. It is one of the most prestigious charters in the financial industry.

More information is available at www.cfainstitute.org