job prospects ACCA/CFA

[morientes]

hi,
can any one tell me of any completed ACCAs'or CFAs doing a good job if at all, especially in the UK and the Middle East.
Thanks.

[derivativetrader]

Not sure about ACCA but following holds for the CFA,

On its own CFA wouldn't get you a job in UK. If you are CFA then employers would also ask for relevant solid experience which I don't know would be satisfied while working in emerging markets.

So, I don't know whether having a CFA certificate would be enough to compete for well south after jobs in City of London or NYC.

Also, why do people in Pakistan tend to do bundle of qualifications? Take this example now, why would someone do ACCA and CFA? ACCA isn't quantitative and has (probably) no overlapping subject so why would you do qualifications from two differnt professions?

It make sense to some extent to do CA and ACCA but why accountancy and finance?

DT