CFAI says there are 144,900 candidates ... 144, 900, Facebook, country, center

AnalystAlan

My Facebook feed just informed me that 144,900 candidates have signed up for the exams tomorrow (or the day after, depending). I guess there will be about 100-200 candidates at "my" test center/country.

Kapie

I should have posted this in "general discussion", sorry...

RMontgomery

oh. yea. my boss forwarded me the press release from CFAI.

Hong Kong, June 3, 2011 - CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announced today that 144,900 candidates from 162 countries have registered for the CFA exam in June 2011. The number of candidates has increased by four percent from June 2010, reinforcing the strong commitment among finance professionals to high standards of ethics, education and professional excellence, which the CFA Program demands. In total, there were 209,945 registrations for CFA exams in fiscal year 2011 (December 2010 and June 2011), an increase of five percent on fiscal year 2010.
Asia Pacific continues to be the largest source of candidates, with 60,416 registered for the June 2011 exam, accounting for 42 percent of the total. The Americas saw the registration of 52,131 candidates, 36 percent of the total, and 32,289 candidates registered in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), accounting for 22 percent of the total. Asia Pacific also led the worldwide growth, with a 10 percent increase in registrations in fiscal year 2011, which combines December 2010 and June 2011 exam registrations. View regional statistics for the global CFA exam registration below:
Regional statistics

June 2011 Candidates Year?]On?]Year Change
Global 144,900 4%
Americas 52,131 0%
EMEA 32,289 3%
APAC 60,416 7%
Hong Kong 7,383