• 20 Jan 2011 at 10:45 AM
  • MBAs

CFA Loses Candidates’ Exams

By Bess Levin

CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals that awards the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, said the answer sheets of 275 candidates who took exams in Ghana last month were lost. The shipping agent hasn’t delivered the Level 1 papers to the institute so “we cannot grade your December 2010 CFA exam,” according to an e-mail addressed to “all candidates in Africa” by President John Rogers.

“I can only imagine how upsetting this news must be to you. We know the time and effort you put into this examination process and are determined to support your investment in time as best we can,” Rogers said in the e-mail.

CFA Institute Says It Lost Exam Answer Sheets of Some Candidates in Africa [Bloomberg]

Comments (49)

  1. 1
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    I hate you John Rogers!

  2. 2
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    I hate you John Rogers!

  3. 3
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Not being in Africa is the NKI

  4. 4
    Posted by Bonobos Enthusiast | January 20, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Needs more sirens.

  5. 5
    Posted by John Rogers | January 20, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    My lion ate your answer sheets.

  6. 6
    Posted by guywhodetectssarcasm | January 20, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    kind of get the feeling the 4-alarms = sarcasm from BL?

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    I stole them and am using them to wipe my ass. Suck on in Ghana.

    -L. Donovan

  8. 8
    Posted by Anonymous | January 20, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    I am N’djaibicou, CFA candidate from Cameroon! HAHAHAHAHA!

  9. 9
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    People from Africa can’t afford HP-12c’s.

  10. 10
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    People from Africa can’t afford HP-12c’s.

  11. 11
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    People from Africa can’t afford HP-12c’s.

  12. 12
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Dear friend,
    I am a CFA evaluator located in Nigeria. I regret that the recent unrest has resulted in your test being lost. I do remember your test and weeped at the brilliance of your answers. I have a CFA certificate on an ATM card ready for you. Please send your bank details at your earliest convenience.
    Kind regards
    Mr A. Hole
    Aholecfaevaluator@hotmail.ng

  13. 13
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Dear friend,
    I am a CFA evaluator located in Nigeria. I regret that the recent unrest has resulted in your test being lost. I do remember your test and weeped at the brilliance of your answers. I have a CFA certificate on an ATM card ready for you. Please send your bank details at your earliest convenience.
    Kind regards
    Mr A. Hole
    Aholecfaevaluator@hotmail.ng

  14. 14
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Dear friend,
    I am a CFA evaluator located in Nigeria. I regret that the recent unrest has resulted in your test being lost. I do remember your test and weeped at the brilliance of your answers. I have a CFA certificate on an ATM card ready for you. Please send your bank details at your earliest convenience.
    Kind regards
    Mr A. Hole
    Aholecfaevaluator@hotmail.ng

  15. 15
    Posted by Bonobos Enthusiast | January 20, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    There were 6 before, and I wanted more. Bess is punishing me for my request.

    -CFA, Level IV

  16. 16
    Posted by Bonobos Enthusiast | January 20, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    There were 6 before, and I wanted more. Bess is punishing me for my request.

    -CFA, Level IV

  17. 17
    Posted by Chuddy | January 20, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Too many CFA’s in Africa.

    Me have Cheetah steal them.

    Me smarter than MBA man-ape.

    ~ Tarzan, CFA

  18. 18
    Posted by Chuddy | January 20, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Too many CFA’s in Africa.

    Me have Cheetah steal them.

    Me smarter than MBA man-ape.

    ~ Tarzan, CFA

  19. 19
    Posted by John Rogers | January 20, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Ms. Levin, would you please stop using CFA as a noun in you headline. Kind of a big deal to us, much bigger than losing tests.

  20. 20
    Posted by Guestosaurus | January 20, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Ghanese CFA

    Q1: match the following amounts of gratitude with the following positions:
    - $20, $50, $200
    - Minister of Finance, President, Supreme Court Judge

    Q2: State the correct “private penalty” amount (hard currency) and government beneficiary (name, cell phone, swiss bank account #) for the following accounting transgressions:

    - Forgetting to pay taxes for the last 10 years
    - Accidentally selling off state property to foreign investors without having claim or title to aforementioned property
    - Accidentally misnaming the next 5 years aspirational business plan as last 5 years audited accounts in your company’s offering memorandum

  21. 21
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Dear African CFA Level 1 Candidates,

    We’re sorry to inform you that your answer sheets are Ghana. No, but seriously, we can’t find them. Sorry about that.

    Regards,

    CFA Institute

  22. 22
    Posted by JimTebow | January 20, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    John 3:16

    Repent you abortion loving fuckers!

  23. 23
    Posted by trojan | January 20, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Please to visit the Careers section of our corporate website.
    -Aurélie H.
    Director of HR
    Julius Baer Group

  24. 24
    Posted by trojan | January 20, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Please to visit the Careers section of our corporate website.
    -Aurélie H.
    Director of HR
    Julius Baer Group

  25. 25
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Dear CFA Level 1 candidates from Ghana,
    My donkey died from the weight of carrying all those little chalkboards the answers were written on, I buried them along with the donkey on the side of the road 40 miles from Accra. Sorry.

    –Abdul’s Donkey Cartage, LLC

  26. 26
    Posted by Nouveau Richie | January 20, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Also, more cowbell. Needs more cowbell as well.

  27. 27
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Next time, be funny

  28. 28
    Posted by StuckInOhio | January 20, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Let’s hope they make them all fail and keep the pass rate at ~40%.

    ~ Guy who took it in December… not in Africa.

  29. 29
    Posted by StuckInOhio | January 20, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Let’s hope they make them all fail and keep the pass rate at ~40%.

    ~ Guy who took it in December… not in Africa.

  30. 30
    Posted by Anon | January 20, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Kill yourself

  31. 31
    Posted by LSO Fan | January 20, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Didn’t Ghana unveil a groundbreaking $14 stimulus back in ’08? clearly it’s becoming the financial epicenter of the continent.

  32. 32
    Posted by LSO Fan | January 20, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Didn’t Ghana unveil a groundbreaking $14 stimulus back in ’08? clearly it’s becoming the financial epicenter of the continent.

  33. 33
    Posted by ExtraOrdinaryPopularDelusions | January 20, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Did anyone bother to check the underwear of all outbound passengers in the past 24 hours?

  34. 34
    Posted by SlimBeef | January 20, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    Africa is not a country, idiots.

  35. 35
    Posted by I Speak Brazilian | January 20, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Who said it was? And we’re all very impressed you knew that little-known fact.

  36. 36
    Posted by Anonymous | January 20, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    i ate your lion

    -taco taco enthusiast

  37. 37
    Posted by Chuddy | January 20, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Africa is the capital of Europe

    ~ Paris and Jessica

  38. 38
    Posted by Chuddy | January 20, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Africa is the capital of Europe

    ~ Paris and Jessica

  39. 39
    Posted by Guest | January 20, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    wondering who the idiot is, given that the only place the word ‘country’ appears on this page is your comment?

  40. 40
    Posted by Kosta | January 20, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    CAIA > CFA

  41. 41
    Posted by Kosta | January 20, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    CAIA > CFA

  42. 42
    Posted by Nyrebel2003 | January 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Merry New Year!!!!!

  43. 43
    Posted by Nyrebel2003 | January 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Merry New Year!!!!!

  44. 44
    Posted by xel | January 20, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    keep telling her that size doesn’t matter

  45. 45
    Posted by xel | January 20, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    keep telling her that size doesn’t matter

  46. 46
    Posted by Oranje, CFA | January 20, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Maybe in Africa?

  47. 47
    Posted by Oranje, CFA | January 20, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Maybe in Africa?

  48. 48
    Posted by Guest | January 21, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    New?

  49. 49
    Posted by Jtweee | January 21, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    This Is Africa

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