相较于2019年,2020年CFA二级考纲半数以上科目实质变化较大。

  首先,相较于2019年,各科目的考试权重不变。

  其次,考纲内容上,除了财务报表分析(Financial Reporting Analysis)、权益投资(Equity Investments)、其他类投资(Alternative Investments)、固定收益投资(Fixed Income Investments)四门科目考纲要求无变化,其余科目的考纲都有不同程度的内容调整。单科科目的考纲要求变化情况具体如下:

  一、伦理与职业标准(Ethical and Professional Standards)

  删除两个章节:

  Reading 4 Trade Allocation:Fair Dealing and Disclosure

  Reading 5 Changing Investment Objectives

  二、数量方法(Quantitative Methods)

  Reading 4 Introduction to Linear Regression,删除关于相关分析的考纲要求:

  a.calculate and interpret a sample covariance and a sample correlation coefficient and interpret a scatter plot;

  b.describe limitations to correlation analysis;

  c.formulate a test of the hypothesis that the population correlation coefficient equals zero and determine whether the hypothesis is rejected at a given level of significance;

  Reading 5 Multiple Regression,删除关于机器学习的三条原考纲要求:

  p.distinguish between supervised and unsupervised machine learning;

  q.describe machine learning algorithms used in prediction,classification,clustering,and dimension reduction;

  r.describe the steps in model training;

  新增Reading 7 Machine Learning;

  新增Reading 8 Big Data Project;

  三、经济学(Economics)

  Reading 12 Economics of Regulation中,关于评估行业监管的影响的考纲要求描述有所修改:

  i.describe the considerations when evaluating the eects of regulation on an industry.

  四、公司金融(Corporate finance)

  删除Reading 23 Corporate Performance,Governance,and Business Ethics;

  删除Reading 24 Corporate Governance;

  新增Reading 22 Corporate Governance and Other ESG Considerations in Investment Analysis

  五、衍生工具(Derivatives)

  删除Reading 41Derivatives Strategies

  六、投资组合管理(Portfolio Management)

  删除两个章节:

  Reading 46 The Portfolio Management Process and The Investment Policy Statement

  Reading 51 Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Trading

  新增两个章节:

  Reading 43 Exchange-Traded Funds:Mechanics and Applications;

  Reading 48 Trading Costs and Electronic Markets,新考纲要求来源于:

  2019年CFA三级科目Trading and rebalancing相关章节;

  2019年CFA二级投资组合管理(Portfolio Management)Reading 51 Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Trading.

  CFA二级考试侧重:资产评估分析、股票估值、固定收益、衍生品投资,针对案例考察如何对产品进行有效定价和投资组合分析。考试形式是针对案例分析投资绩效和收益变化。

  建议CFA考生在备考中结合2020年CFA二级考纲内容及考试侧重点来进行学习,在备考过程中多看教材,多做题。

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