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Doing an ACA, want to do MBA after, is it worth doing a CFA too?

Hi, I am currently doing an ACA at a big 4 restructuring practice, I want to move into debt restructuring at a bulge bracket firm once I have done this. I also really want to get an MBA after I move, so my questions are: 1) Which banks are most likely to fund a top MBA? 2) Is it worth doing the CFA before I move over? If you guys can think of more lucrative options I would love to hear them....

Asked by effkay

Posted in Qualifications and Investment Banking / M & A

10 Sep 2008

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  • Banks willing to fund MBA? Which planet are you on? Please start reading the FT... Instead of spending your life doing qualifications try and get some work experience - perhaps the debt advisory team within your Big 4 firm...

    . 11 Sep 2008

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  • v few would sponsor full fee for MBA nowadays. the cases are now EMBA but for senior staff & u need to be in the firm for certain yrs before going to the course. typically they are reserved for future firm leaders paving the way into top mgt roles

    banker 11 Sep 2008

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  • CFA and MBA are both good compliments to ACA. (I am ACA and CFA) It depends very much where you want to go - if it's asset management I'd go with CFA only, if more structured finance (eg debt recovery) I'd do an MBA (Only if from at least a top 20 school). As an example, I work in Private Equity and CFA means almost nothing to me here - an MBA is much more useful in my case (so now considering it and if I knew I'd end up in PE I would have done it from the start) Either way, at the end of the day it's up to you as an individual, if you are driven enough you can make a success in any of these careers with or without ACA, CFA or MBA.

    M 11 Sep 2008

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  • M was just reading this answer when i saw your reply, i`m ACA abd CFA level 2, looking to move out of the big 4 any advice seeing as you are both ACA and CFA qualified?

    Irish23 11 Sep 2008

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  • Stacking all those qualifications on top of one another won't help you land a job in IB. One alone would be sufficient.

    . 22 Sep 2008

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