Licensing requirements L5

Financial Analyst

AF-NOS0201

Brief description

Performs specialist investment-research and financial-analysis work within an FSA-licensed institution, under a Senior Financial Analyst (Level 6); conducts preliminary equity and introductory fixed-income analysis, builds financial models, and prepares draft research for supervisory sign-off.

Required experience
Professional pathway

(CFA IFC / CFA Level I / CISI) or the Fundamentals certificate with the Corporate Valuation certificate.

12–24 months of experience
Academic pathway

Bachelor's + the Corporate Valuation certificate, or FMVA, or CFA Level I.

Competent authority requirements

LTP + Grade 12, within an FSA-licensed institution. Always refer to the official standard text and the competent authority's requirements when applying.