In mainland China, many investment banks, fund management companies, securities companies and other institutions have money that is easy to come by and analysts are hard-pressed to find.

According to surveys, with the continuous development of the domestic financial securities market since 2005, more and more chartered financial analysts are active in the domestic financial investment stage, and many have served as fund managers, investment directors, research directors, and outstanding financial analysts.

It is also very common for important positions such as directors to have good performance and annual sales exceeding one million RMB.

A survey of the salary situation in the investment industry shows that employers are willing to provide high bonuses to CFA charterholders with 10 or more years of work experience.

In the same industry, CFA charterholders earn 24% more than non-certificates.

If work experience is not discussed, the salary gap between CFA charterholders and non-certificates will be even greater. The salary of CFA charterholders is 54% higher than that of non-certificates.

The world-famous institutions with the largest number of CFA employees include: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P Morgan, Citigroup, Moody's, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Credit Suisse and UBS, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and leading domestic investment banks such as CICC, CITIC,

Galaxy Securities, Guotai Junan, GF Securities, Huatai Securities, Everbright Securities, Guosen Securities, BOCI Securities, etc.

The newly promoted senior executives of the five major banks in 2010 are all CFA holders. CFA has become the standard for measuring competency in China.

CFA's employment prospects - In view of the formality, professionalism and authoritativeness of the CFA exam, its qualification certificate is widely recognized in the global financial field. It is known as the "Second Passport" and "Wall Street Pass" and has become a popular choice for banking, investment,

A license to practice in the securities, insurance, and consulting industries.

CFA career directions include investment banking managers, fund managers, financial managers, project directors, chief executives, capital analysis executives, capital management directors, audit project managers, CEOs, tax managers, financing managers, general cashiers, financial directors, and financial settlements

Senior managers, senior managers of investment analysis, financial accounting supervisors, senior financial settlement managers, securities analysts, financial directors, investment consultants, investment bankers, traders, etc. also have considerable salaries.

The annual salary of a CFA in the United States is more than US$400,000, and the annual salary in Hong Kong is about US$300,000.