Question allocation across the syllabus is balanced on the guidance of psychometric and industry specialists. The following question allocation for Version 8 of the IMC is provided as a broad indication of the relative ‘weighting’ of different parts of the syllabus in IMC examinations from September 2010.
Unit 1 Topics Content area
1, 2, 3 Financial services and markets
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Regulation
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Ethics and advising retail clients
14, 15, 16, 17 Taxation
Question Allocation
15-25 questions
25-35 questions
20-30 questions
10-20 questions
UNIT 1 Total: 85
Unit 2 Topics Content area
18 Asset Classes
19, 20
21, 22, 23
24, 25, 26
27
Investment products & derivatives
Investment theory, management and measurement
Economics and statistics
Accounting
Question Allocation
20-30 questions
10-20 questions
20-30 questions
25-35 questions
10-20 questions
UNIT 2 Total: 105
Candidates who are not successful in their exam are given feedback on areas of weakness . Feedback will be based on the 9 content areas listed above.
CFA Society of the UK May 2010